Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 's heels took several weeks to a full month to fully seat in the shoes...and the left one still is a bit far up, but it is the " tight heel cord " foot. (Still up in the air about a tenotomy on that one...) Her right one was pretty far down and well seated in 2-3 weeks, I would say. (No tenotomy needed on that one.) They were both so far up at first that I could put a stick through the heel from one hole to another and not touch her foot. It will happen for Keira - don't worry! Enjoy your s! Carol and shoe question Hello, We received our shoes a few days ago. I had noticed in the past that people had mentioned that it takes a while for the heel to sit completely down in the shoe. I have noticed that Keira's heels do not sit all the way down and wondered how long it may take before they do? Also how far up the heels in the shoes when you first used them for your children? Thanks very much! Halley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi Halley, we have had the s for about 5 weeks or so and at first, Hayden's heels were slightly up and forward. It took about two weeks before they sat flat and further back into the heel. I could get maybe my pinky under his heel at first. I noticed that Hayden's feet would swell up a little when I first removed the shoes, so the best suggestion I can give is to get the shoe as snug as you can and then half an hour later, tighten the center strap which is the critical one. Tightening the other straps can cut off the circulation. I had to get extra holes punched in the toe strap to make it tighter. If it makes you feel good, I have not had any trouble with rubbing spots, pressure sores, etc. He has a slight red mark where the center strap sits and on his heel, but otherwise he has been totally fine. He has not objected once at me putting them on, except when I tried to make the center strap too tight right off the bat. Good luck! Halley Prestage wrote: Hello, We received our shoes a few days ago. I had noticed in the past that people had mentioned that it takes a while for the heel to sit completely down in the shoe. I have noticed that Keira's heels do not sit all the way down and wondered how long it may take before they do? Also how far up the heels in the shoes when you first used them for your children? Thanks very much! Halley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hi Carol & , Thanks for your replies! I feel much better after hearing that this is normal. I too can put my pinky finger under Keira's heel in her shoe. I am hoping after a few weeks, this will improve as you said. Thanks for the info and encouragement! I do like the shoes. I feel a bit awkward putting them on at this point but I'm sure I'll get used to it. Bye for now! Halley Re: shoe question 's heels took several weeks to a full month to fully seat in the shoes...and the left one still is a bit far up, but it is the " tight heel cord " foot. (Still up in the air about a tenotomy on that one...) Her right one was pretty far down and well seated in 2-3 weeks, I would say. (No tenotomy needed on that one.) They were both so far up at first that I could put a stick through the heel from one hole to another and not touch her foot. It will happen for Keira - don't worry! Enjoy your s! Carol and shoe question Hello, We received our shoes a few days ago. I had noticed in the past that people had mentioned that it takes a while for the heel to sit completely down in the shoe. I have noticed that Keira's heels do not sit all the way down and wondered how long it may take before they do? Also how far up the heels in the shoes when you first used them for your children? Thanks very much! Halley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 HI Halley I know other people have replied to your post and you now seem to be feeling happier but I always think it's nice to hear things are all ok several times so I wanted to add our experiences Ethan went into the s at 7 months after tenotomy number 2. His left foot was stiffer than his right and when he first got them you could easily fit your whole finger under his heel. It took around 5-6 weeks (I think this is right may have been a bit longer? hard to actually remamber now!) for his heel to come down and now at 12 months old his feet are just great. Ethan also didn't have full dorsiflexion correction when he came out of his tenotomy cast but when we returned to the hospital 4 weeks later he had full correction which he continues to maintain. I used to worry about the tightness of the s but was determined to get them as tight as I could. His straps are always thinner now where they buckle because I pull on them so much and on both his first and this pair I quite quickly moved down at least 2 holes as the suede stretched out. I think keeping the middle strap really tight has helped to ensure his dorsiflexion is good. I cut the toes off a coule of pairs of socks due to worry that they were too tight but all seems fine. Ethan also seems to suffer (like several other babies on this site) from the really cold purply legs at times. I emailed our doctor several times about this but she doesn't seem too worried and recently I've found leaving the top strap on snug but not tight seems to have helped a bit here. I'm hoping like other parent seem to have mentioned that it's nothing to be overly worried about and it will disappear with time although I'm sure I'll still mention it when we see our doctor again in 3 weeks! If you have any worries or questions about the s, ask away. I'm still coming up with questions of my own 5 months downthe line! Kathy and Ethan (BCF, atypical, s 18/24) --- Halley Prestage wrote: --------------------------------- Hello, We received our shoes a few days ago. I had noticed in the past that people had mentioned that it takes a while for the heel to sit completely down in the shoe. I have noticed that Keira's heels do not sit all the way down and wondered how long it may take before they do? Also how far up the heels in the shoes when you first used them for your children? Thanks very much! Halley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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