Re: need help from experts on this one...

[Guest guest]

My guess is that it IS MA, for which casting is NOT necessary. The other

possibility is positional clubfoot, for which casting is ALSO not necessary. My

second child was born with left positional clubfoot and bilateral moderate MA.

She was never casted for either, and although when she has a growth spurt the MA

becomes more pronounced, she is just fine (and the positional clubfoot is

completely gone (-; )

Angel

need help from experts on this one...

i just got a call from a friend whose niece was born last night

with " feet that turn in " . she said the doctors told the parents

it's not clubfoot, the baby's feet were just starting to turn in

because she was running out of room in the womb and that casting for

2 months would take care of it ~ they casted the baby today. has

anyone heard of this? how can a baby's feet all of a sudden start

turning without there being something more than CF/MA to blame? i

just told her that i was happy that everything worked out for them,

but in my gut i hope that they're doing the right thing. thanks!

Tia

[Guest guest]

I'm no expert, but I just did a little research on Metatarsus

Adductus (Varus) since I wasn't very clear on what it was. It seems

that MA only affects the forefoot while clubfoot affects the

forefoot and the equinus and something else. MA sometimes is

positional and in most cases will correct itself without any

intervention. Some MA is non-flexible and will require casting. I

suppose if the doctors of the baby feel that it needs correcting

with casting right off the bat that it must be non-flexible.

I actually am in a similar position right now with a very good

friend of mine having just had a baby whose foot was turned in

slightly at birth. Her doctors have also told her that it is

positional, but they are not doing any casting at this point. They

have shown her stretching exercises and are waiting to see if it

corrects on its own since it is so flexible. I just told my friend

that I sincerely hope that it all works out well, but if she has any

questions about our experience then please feel free to ask. I want

so badly to tell her not to listen to the doctor without doing her

own research and to be proactive in her babies care, but I'm not

sure how she would react to that. The best I can do right now is

make myself available to her. She is aware of our endeavour to

correct Olivia's clubfoot with the Ponseti method and all that we

went through to get Livie to Iowa, so I at least know that she

understands there are other alternatives besides surgery. If her

doc even suggests surgery, I hope that she is brave enough to say no.

Sorry I can't be of more help! I hope everything goes well for them!

Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot)

> i just got a call from a friend whose niece was born last night

> with " feet that turn in " . she said the doctors told the parents

> it's not clubfoot, the baby's feet were just starting to turn in

> because she was running out of room in the womb and that casting

for

> 2 months would take care of it ~ they casted the baby today. has

> anyone heard of this? how can a baby's feet all of a sudden start

> turning without there being something more than CF/MA to blame? i

> just told her that i was happy that everything worked out for

them,

> but in my gut i hope that they're doing the right thing. thanks!

> Tia