Re: HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

[Guest guest]

My son, , had the same problem. I went to Gymboree and bought their

infant socks and he wore two or three pairs at a time the first week. The

doctor then decided that the shoes were too big and we got a smaller pair.

Tonya

San Diego

bcf

HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

sucks.

He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

[Guest guest]

My son, , had the same problem. I went to Gymboree and bought their

infant socks and he wore two or three pairs at a time the first week. The

doctor then decided that the shoes were too big and we got a smaller pair.

Tonya

San Diego

bcf

HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

sucks.

He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

[Guest guest]

Dr. Dobbs is our Dr. also. My son, , also got his shoes at 10

weeks old. I know what you feel like. When we first got his shoes

everytime we turned around his toes had slipped and he started

getting blisters on his heels. We had to drive back a few days later

(4 1/2 hours one way). They had not put the plastizode in the back

of the shoe. This was 2 1/2 years ago though and the shoes have

changed. They also padded the tongue of his shoes. I'm not sure if

they have the newest shoes now or if they are still using plastizode

or not. We haven't had a new pair of shoes in 6 months. Are you

tying the laces at the bottom of the shoe? If not turn the laces

around backwards and tie them at the bottom this seems to hold the

foot in better. Is the strap tight enough? Have you tried using

some extra socks for the weekend until you can get back to the brace

shop on Monday? The socks with the grippers (Old Navy and Baby Gap

are good)also seem to hold the foot in better. If they drew lines on

the shoes remember that will change if you wear extra socks. Rolling

a baby blanket or a towel and placing it under the knees in the

carseat helps, but some people have had to buy new carseats because

theirs was just too narrow to accomadate the bar. I remember how

horrible those first couple weeks were. Everytime he slipped it took

2 people and about 20 minutes to put the shoes back on because he

fought so hard. Now it takes one parent and about 2 minutes--it gets

sooo much better! With him slipping so much pay special attention to

his heels when you take his feet out to readjust the shoes to make

sure he's not getting blisters or pressure sores. If you start to

notice blisters the band-aid blister block band-aids are good. His

feet and legs are also going to be very sensitive due to the casts

this will also be getting better for him. Where do you live? We

live in KY. Good luck to you.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

> pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes

he

> feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

>

> On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

> well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

> ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

> sucks.

>

> He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the

worst!

> He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

> redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

> much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

>

> Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

>

>

[Guest guest]

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The shoes shouldn't fall off that easy by just holding them or in his car

seat. Sounds like your shoes are WAY TOO BIG. What size shoes did they give

you??? They come as small at 000 or the new 's come even

smaller.

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

>Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 04:15:25 -0000

>

>First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

>pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

>feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

>

>On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

>well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

>ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

>sucks.

>

>He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

>He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

>redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

>much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

>

>Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

>

>

>

>

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The shoes shouldn't fall off that easy by just holding them or in his car

seat. Sounds like your shoes are WAY TOO BIG. What size shoes did they give

you??? They come as small at 000 or the new 's come even

smaller.

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

>Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 04:15:25 -0000

>

>First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

>pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

>feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

>

>On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

>well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

>ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

>sucks.

>

>He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

>He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

>redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

>much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

>

>Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

>

>

>

>

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The shoes shouldn't fall off that easy by just holding them or in his car

seat. Sounds like your shoes are WAY TOO BIG. What size shoes did they give

you??? They come as small at 000 or the new 's come even

smaller.

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

>Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 04:15:25 -0000

>

>First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

>pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

>feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

>

>On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

>well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

>ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

>sucks.

>

>He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

>He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

>redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

>much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

>

>Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

>

>

>

>

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,

The new style Markells come in 0000's now. It's weird, because before the

reverse lasts came in 0000 but not the straight lasts. I am sure of this

because it says it on the PDF flyer for the new style that Jay posted here

in the files section.

If the bar is too big wouldn't that make them more prone to falling off

too? We never had a problem with the bar fitting in the carseat, and the

one we used with Darbi was actually smaller than the one I used with her

brothers. (we had to get a new seat that would fit between her brother's

two seats in the back, one being a hurkin Britax Super Elite for a child to

80 pounds - the old seat was way too big to fit so we had to get a new

one. It is a Graco.)

Something else to try would be punching a couple extra holes in the

straps. That is if they're being used on the last hole available now.

Oh! Remember that one parent who used that sticky wrap stuff last

summer? What about wrapping that over the socks and seeing if it held

better? I tried it with Darbi without a sock, seemed to work ok. Her feet

sweated in them but it was also summer at the time. What *is* that stuff

called? It's like an ace bandage but it sticks to itself. hummm...

Kori

At 10:13 AM 5/15/2004, you wrote:

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>

>The shoes shouldn't fall off that easy by just holding them or in his car

>seat. Sounds like your shoes are WAY TOO BIG. What size shoes did they give

>you??? They come as small at 000 or the new 's come even

>smaller.

>

>

>

>

> >

> >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >Subject: HELP! Just got the DDB...it stinks!!

> >Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 04:15:25 -0000

> >

> >First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

> >pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it causes he

> >feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

> >

> >On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping as

> >well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

> >ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

> >sucks.

> >

> >He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the worst!

> >He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

> >redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts so

> >much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

> >

> >Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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Kori-

I believe what you might be talking about is Coban (spelling?).

Pam and (8-12-01)

> >-

> >

> >The shoes shouldn't fall off that easy by just holding them or in

his car

> >seat. Sounds like your shoes are WAY TOO BIG. What size shoes did

they give

> >you??? They come as small at 000 or the new 's come

even

> >smaller.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > >From: " jaziesemann "

> > >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> > >To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> > >Subject: HELP! Just got the DDB...it

stinks!!

> > >Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 04:15:25 -0000

> > >

> > >First of all...our son is only 10 weeks..so he is still in his

> > >pumpkin seat. His bar doesn't fit down properly...and it

causes he

> > >feet to slide up and almost out of the shoes.

> > >

> > >On top of that, we can barely hold him without his feet slipping

as

> > >well. We have checked and they are as tight as we can get them.

> > >ANy ideas? I am going to call Dr. DObbs on Monday...but man this

> > >sucks.

> > >

> > >He had his last set of casts taken off today, and it was the

worst!

> > >He cried so hard. His feet are torn apart...dry skin, torn skin,

> > >redness...it just looks awful. I cired most the day. He hurts

so

> > >much. I swear I can't wait until the 3 months of 23/7 is over.

> > >

> > >Ok...I'll stop whining now. :-) Thanks for listening.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

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