First Week of DBB - tips or suggestions?

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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,