Interested in late walkers

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Hello my name is and I signed up as a member of this group in

Summer 2002, but until now I have only been reading what everyone

else is talking about. I am just wondering if there is anyone out

there like me who hasn't written yet who might have a similar

problem to ours. Our daughter has severe bilateral clubfoot. She

endured 14 serial castings before a tentonomy and a three week

cast. She went into the DBB 23/7 at six months old and 12/7 at nine

months old. She didn't begin to crawl until she was eleven months

old. Here feet are still not in a perfectly corrected position with

her heels slightly pulled up and she is not walking yet. She is now

20 months old and we have a decision to make. Does she not walk

because of confidence or because she can't? I am just wondering if

anyone else had casts that long and delayed crawling. I saw the

poll that was taken and the latest walking entry was 20 months old.

She doesn't even try so we don't see that she is unable, but our

doctor suggests we could try a botox treatment with casting to relax

the muscle or Z-cut lenghthening of the achellies tendon. Any one

with any of these experiences?

Thank You