trouble with DBB and tiny feet

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Hello! My husband & I are looking for some advice concerning

the DBB. Our 7 week old daughter Alyssa was born with severe

bilateral clubfoot and we recently completed her treatment with Dr.

Ponseti. She did not need a tenotomy, and we just took her last casts

off Monday evening (she went through 6 castings from the age of 2

weeks). Her poor feet and skin are incredibly sensitive and she cried

whenever anything (even bath water) touched them, so putting her into

socks and trying to slide her tiny feet into the DBB shoes was no fun

for her or us - she screamed in pain the whole time. Now, two days

later it still is a huge challenge to keep her tiny tiny feet down

into the shoes the way they should be, and she still seems to be in

pain. Has anyone else had this problem?? I have the straps as tight

as they can go without hurting her, (they already leave red marks)

and have tried different socks, but it seems she has Houdini feet and

I'm worried that if we don't get this right soon, she'll end up back

in casts. Whenever she attempts to move her legs, inevitable one or

both of her feet come up a bit to where her heel is no longer down.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

Kim and Bleeker