Re: First Week of DBB - tips or suggestions?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

You must have the Markell boots and red DBB? If so, I suggest you

contact and try his sandals. My son initially started

out in the Markell boots and his left feet would always slip out when

the dr. rotated the shoe to 45 degrees. When we visited Dr. Ponseti

and , they suggested to try the sandals and they work wonders.

They are so much lighter and my son kicks and lifts those sandals

like crazy and they NEVER slip.

At the beginning when our son had the DBB, I did have to hold him and

put him in a comfortable position all night long. We used a flat

pillow and put it under his calves/feet so that the their legs are

elevated. We also held him alot during his sleep because he is a

restless sleeper like his parents. (and it's harder to move freely

with that bar) Initially, I lost alot of sleep in fear that the shoe

would slip off Baby Ian's feet. And sure enough, it did. The

stronger he got, the easier it was for him to move and have them slip

off. When we switched over to the shoe, I was able to

sleep peacefully and Baby Ian is so much more comfortable in the

suede sandals. I hope this helps. I know exactly what you are going

through. Just be careful about the slippage. Sometimes, this is

caused b/c the heel cord is still tight and the heel tends to go

upward which causes the slippage. This is what happened to our son.

We had to get that last set of casts from Dr. Ponseti since it was

not performed correctly by the other Doctor in Illinois.

's contact # is: or .

Thanks,

Liz

> Hello All,

>

> My husband and I are new to this group. I just spent a few minutes

> reading over some of the posted messages and I already feel better

> about our situation and just knowing there are other parents out

> there like us.

>

> Our daughter (2/1/04) was born with bilateral club feet. She

> began casting when she was one week old and was casted over the

> course of six weeks. Her doctor has raved about her progress.

This

> week she was fitted for her shoes and Dennis Browne Bar.

>

> has been very fussy since she began wearing the shoes and we

> are all having a tough time of it. The first night she cried every

> time we put her down. I ended up holding her all night, so that

she

> wouldn't cry and could get some sleep.

>

> Can anyone offer some tips or suggestions, so that we can keep our

> sweet baby girl as comfortable as possible while she is adjusting

to

> this new device. Also, we noticed that her heel keeps slipping out

> of the shoe. What can we do to prevent that from happening or is

> this pretty common?

>

> I look forward to hearing from any of you that have gone through

the

> same thing and can offer some words of wisdom! So glad I found

this

> group!

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Liz~

Thanks for responding. Yes, we have the Markell open-toe boots and

red DBB. We have been doing a little better each day. I constantly

worry that 's heel isn't all the way down in the shoe. It's so

hard to tell.

I have already taken your advice and elevated her legs while she is

sleeping. This seems to be helping with some of her discomfort.

Thanks for the tip!

I'm glad to hear that these new sandals are working out so well for

your son. I'm curious about them and I'm anxious to see a picture.

If you can't get one posted in the Files section, can you send a

picture to my individual yahoo email.

It's nice to know we're not alone in this " adventure " .

Thanks,

> > Hello All,

> >

> > My husband and I are new to this group. I just spent a few

minutes

> > reading over some of the posted messages and I already feel

better

> > about our situation and just knowing there are other parents out

> > there like us.

> >

> > Our daughter (2/1/04) was born with bilateral club feet.

She

> > began casting when she was one week old and was casted over the

> > course of six weeks. Her doctor has raved about her progress.

> This

> > week she was fitted for her shoes and Dennis Browne Bar.

> >

> > has been very fussy since she began wearing the shoes and

we

> > are all having a tough time of it. The first night she cried

every

> > time we put her down. I ended up holding her all night, so that

> she

> > wouldn't cry and could get some sleep.

> >

> > Can anyone offer some tips or suggestions, so that we can keep

our

> > sweet baby girl as comfortable as possible while she is adjusting

> to

> > this new device. Also, we noticed that her heel keeps slipping

out

> > of the shoe. What can we do to prevent that from happening or is

> > this pretty common?

> >

> > I look forward to hearing from any of you that have gone through

> the

> > same thing and can offer some words of wisdom! So glad I found

> this

> > group!

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

So happy is a little more comfortable. Baby Ian is a restless sleeper

like his parents and it's hard for him to move his feet or rollover to sleep.

Ian usually sleeps until 1 a.m. in his crib, but after that; he sleeps w/ me

because he starts tossing and turning alot. Before I had Ian, I was determined

that there would be no co-sleeping but because of Ian's precious little feet, I

like to be available to him when he needs me.

I will send you the picture to your yahoo since somehow, the files section don't

have enough space for the pictures. (hopefully, I can save it as a smaller

file)

If we can be of any help, please let us know.

Take care,

Lizzy and Baby Ian

agsho agsho@...> wrote:

Liz~

Thanks for responding. Yes, we have the Markell open-toe boots and

red DBB. We have been doing a little better each day. I constantly

worry that 's heel isn't all the way down in the shoe. It's so

hard to tell.

I have already taken your advice and elevated her legs while she is

sleeping. This seems to be helping with some of her discomfort.

Thanks for the tip!

I'm glad to hear that these new sandals are working out so well for

your son. I'm curious about them and I'm anxious to see a picture.

If you can't get one posted in the Files section, can you send a

picture to my individual yahoo email.

It's nice to know we're not alone in this " adventure " .

Thanks,

> > Hello All,

> >

> > My husband and I are new to this group. I just spent a few

minutes

> > reading over some of the posted messages and I already feel

better

> > about our situation and just knowing there are other parents out

> > there like us.

> >

> > Our daughter (2/1/04) was born with bilateral club feet.

She

> > began casting when she was one week old and was casted over the

> > course of six weeks. Her doctor has raved about her progress.

> This

> > week she was fitted for her shoes and Dennis Browne Bar.

> >

> > has been very fussy since she began wearing the shoes and

we

> > are all having a tough time of it. The first night she cried

every

> > time we put her down. I ended up holding her all night, so that

> she

> > wouldn't cry and could get some sleep.

> >

> > Can anyone offer some tips or suggestions, so that we can keep

our

> > sweet baby girl as comfortable as possible while she is adjusting

> to

> > this new device. Also, we noticed that her heel keeps slipping

out

> > of the shoe. What can we do to prevent that from happening or is

> > this pretty common?

> >

> > I look forward to hearing from any of you that have gone through

> the

> > same thing and can offer some words of wisdom! So glad I found

> this

> > group!

> >

> > Thanks,

> >