Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 > The first time we were given the shoes my daughter protested greatly and could wiggle her little foot out of the shoes before I could get them both on so we gave up. Later I found out from Dr. Ponseti the reason was our local doctor didn't correct her foot well enough with casting to be braced at a 75 degree angle. After additional casting by Dr. Ponseti we tried the DBB again and after the first 24 hours Katelyn was fine. Whe didn't have any trouble with blisters or anything. She is 10 months now and looks for her DBB when it is nap time just like it was her teddy bear. HaHa. I would check with the doctor, sorry, I'm not sure if you see Dr. Ponseti, but if it is a doctor other than Dr. Ponseti I would definately check into why the bar won't stay on. If Dr. Ponseti is your doctor, I would wait a while calm down and try again. Maybe during a nap. I found with my daughter (who sleeps sound) that her foot relaxed when she was asleep and it would go in the shoe much easier. I was never able to get the shoes on with her kicking and screaming. Also, I found it helps to put her CF in first and fasten the strap, put her other foot in and fasten the strap, then lace the shoes. > > Date: 2004/01/03 Sat AM 12:20:32 EST > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Subject: DBB shoes > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hi Our son is in day care mornings only and they take his shoes off at 11.30. We have had no problems there so far. Connors shoes never came off though although we have suffered infected blisters etc in the beginning. We now have the new Markell shoes which are much kinder to his feet that is for sure!!! Connor is 8.5 months and is now in the shoes 16-18 hours per day. Do you think the shoes are too big?? Connor's first shoes were a 000 and we drew around his toes so we could see if his foot had slipped. We felt these first shoes were a bit big but his toes were visible with maybe half an inch from the end. We also made another hole in the strap. Do you think her heel is all the way down?? It must be a night mare to keep putting the shoes on like that. I used to take Connors on and off to keep checking his poor heels which was bad enough. Now they go on at 7pm at night and that is it till the next day. Good luck. Rach, Steve & Connor (born 16th April 2003, b/l c/f UK) -- DBB shoes We have been using the DBB shoes for almost three weeks. It is not getting any better-in fact it is getting worse. The minute we get the shoes on, they are off again. M is only 3 months old. I've put the shoes on her three times in the last half hour. It would be easier to hold her feet in position myself I think! The day care will never be able to handle this! We are lacing tightly and using gripper socks. Has anyone used duct tape??? Has anyone had their child with DBB in day care? M's grammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Isn't it funny how different things work for different people. I have tried fastening the strap first and it just dosn't work for me. I take the shoes off the bar, open the laces as far as I can without removing them from the holes, pull the tongue up and slip it on. Then I start tightening the laces and maybe pull the strap over if it gets bunched up. When all laced up and tied, I tighten the strap down. When I get both of her shoes on her, I attach the bar. I always put it on her non-club foot first because it is stronger and then attach it her club foot. Usually this whole procedure takes about 10 minutes or two animal cookies. Robin & Rose 3/12/03 Right club foot. coffey140@... wrote: > The first time we were given the shoes my daughter protested greatly and could wiggle her little foot out of the shoes before I could get them both on so we gave up. Later I found out from Dr. Ponseti the reason was our local doctor didn't correct her foot well enough with casting to be braced at a 75 degree angle. After additional casting by Dr. Ponseti we tried the DBB again and after the first 24 hours Katelyn was fine. Whe didn't have any trouble with blisters or anything. She is 10 months now and looks for her DBB when it is nap time just like it was her teddy bear. HaHa. I would check with the doctor, sorry, I'm not sure if you see Dr. Ponseti, but if it is a doctor other than Dr. Ponseti I would definately check into why the bar won't stay on. If Dr. Ponseti is your doctor, I would wait a while calm down and try again. Maybe during a nap. I found with my daughter (who sleeps sound) that her foot relaxed when she was asleep and it would go in the shoe much easier. I was never able to get the shoes on with her kicking and screaming. Also, I found it helps to put her CF in first and fasten the strap, put her other foot in and fasten the strap, then lace the shoes. > > Date: 2004/01/03 Sat AM 12:20:32 EST > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Subject: DBB shoes > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hi, Rose got her DBB at three months and in day care. I told the day care people to call me if she got her shoes off and I would come put them back on. But, they just put them back on themselves. Because the bar and the shoes are marked, they didn't have any problem getting them back on her and I guess she was quite a little escape artist at first. I was lucky because the lady that watches Rose had a sister that wore a DBB when she was about 4 years old. She was completely comfortable with the DBB and there were no problems. She even modified one of the highchairs so Rose could sit in it (and later gave it to me). At almost 10 months old, Rose can twist her foot and get the shoes off if she wants. I guess I am lucky that she dosn't do this. Occasionally she gets bored waiting for me to get them off and, one quick twist and the shoe is off, still buckled up. Good luck! Robin & Rose wizgal71 wrote: We have been using the DBB shoes for almost three weeks. It is not getting any better-in fact it is getting worse. The minute we get the shoes on, they are off again. M is only 3 months old. I've put the shoes on her three times in the last half hour. It would be easier to hold her feet in position myself I think! The day care will never be able to handle this! We are lacing tightly and using gripper socks. Has anyone used duct tape??? Has anyone had their child with DBB in day care? M's grammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 Markell makes the new style boots in a 0000 now which should help with the tiny little ones footlets. If she's slipping that much the strap probably needs a couple more holes and perhaps the 0000's would be a better choice. Kori At 02:19 AM 1/4/04, you wrote: >Hi > >Our son is in day care mornings only and they take his shoes off at 11.30. >We have had no problems there so far. Connors shoes never came off though >although we have suffered infected blisters etc in the beginning. We now >have the new Markell shoes which are much kinder to his feet that is for >sure!!! Connor is 8.5 months and is now in the shoes 16-18 hours per day. Do >you think the shoes are too big?? Connor's first shoes were a 000 and we >drew around his toes so we could see if his foot had slipped. We felt these >first shoes were a bit big but his toes were visible with maybe half an inch >from the end. We also made another hole in the strap. Do you think her heel >is all the way down?? It must be a night mare to keep putting the shoes on >like that. I used to take Connors on and off to keep checking his poor heels > which was bad enough. Now they go on at 7pm at night and that is it till >the next day. > >Good luck. > >Rach, Steve & Connor (born 16th April 2003, b/l c/f UK) > >-- DBB shoes > >We have been using the DBB shoes for almost three weeks. It is not >getting any better-in fact it is getting worse. The minute we get >the shoes on, they are off again. M is only 3 months old. I've put >the shoes on her three times in the last half hour. It would be >easier to hold her feet in position myself I think! The day care >will never be able to handle this! We are lacing tightly and using >gripper socks. Has anyone used duct tape??? Has anyone had their >child with DBB in day care? >M's grammy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Yes, Simon was in daycare from the time he was 6 weeks old. It was no big deal for th elady who keeps him. Simon is in a daycare that is run from a ladies house. But she does have 12 kids and is liscenced by the state. My advice is look into the centers policy, and make sure the provider is a loving devoted caregiver and not just there for a paycheck. We are forunate because we live in a small town where we know everybody. Reputation in this town is everything. As far as the dbbs go, if the foot is well corrected and the shoes are set at the right angle, the shoes should stay on. I would suggest taking him back to the dr ASAP. & Simon > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot >To: nosurgery4clubfoot >Subject: DBB shoes >Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 05:20:32 -0000 > >We have been using the DBB shoes for almost three weeks. It is not >getting any better-in fact it is getting worse. The minute we get >the shoes on, they are off again. M is only 3 months old. I've put >the shoes on her three times in the last half hour. It would be >easier to hold her feet in position myself I think! The day care >will never be able to handle this! We are lacing tightly and using >gripper socks. Has anyone used duct tape??? Has anyone had their >child with DBB in day care? > M's grammy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Does M have a crease on the bottom of her foot that goes across the width of the foot at the base of the heel. (between the heel and the most narrow part of the foot)?? I had trouble with my sons too but we had trouble in the casts and the shoes because he has plantaris. Plantaris makes the foot more difficult to correct and If M has the crease I mentioned I recommend having your doctor call Dr Ponseti for instructions for treatment. If no then my only suggestion is practice. Assuming you have the markell shoes. I hold pressure to keep the foot in the right place until I have the strap buckled. I also lift the toes up to make sure the heel is in the right place. The tong of the shoes is best if the top of it is even with the top of the shoe. Goodluck hope this helps. Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Hi, I had the exact same problem with my son. When he first went into the DBB. He would keep his foot in long enough for you to get the shoe laced up and then they were off again. All the while you were trying to put them back on he was screaming. The whole family was hysterical. The next day I called his doctor back and we took him back in and he casted him one last time because his heel wasn't stretched far enough. This helped a lot! He has been in the shoes almost a month now (he's coming up on four months old). I still have to check and make sure he's positioned right. I made a mark in the shoe to where if I see the mark I know he's pulling out. Usually I have to fix it during the day but I think it's more the shoes stretching out. It was the hardest thing I had ever been through and I tried every trick in the book but finally it seems to be working. Is her heel stretching out enough to allow the shoes to stay on? I wish I could tell you how to help because believe me I know how stressful it is. I " ve tried different kinds of socks but found the thinner the better on him, I guess maybe because I can get the shoe on tighter. So far we haven't had any problems with blisters or sores (thank goodness). If I can help in any way please let me know. Sharon and Garret > We have been using the DBB shoes for almost three weeks. It is not > getting any better-in fact it is getting worse. The minute we get > the shoes on, they are off again. M is only 3 months old. I've put > the shoes on her three times in the last half hour. It would be > easier to hold her feet in position myself I think! The day care > will never be able to handle this! We are lacing tightly and using > gripper socks. Has anyone used duct tape??? Has anyone had their > child with DBB in day care? > M's grammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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