having problems sleeping in crib with bar

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hi there!

i am so excited to have found this site - i live in saskatchewan and

have not been able to find any sort of support group - it seems like

no one wants to talk about it!

my daughter naomi is 6 months old and was born with both feet turned

in (very floppy, could be bent right back into shape with no problem

but would turn back in when the foot was let go) - one doctor told us

it was positional and another told us it was clubfeet. since she was

four days old, she was in casts changed weekly for nine weeks and then

she had her heel cords cut (casts for three weeks straight after

that)... she then had to wear boots and bar full time (23 hours a day)

for three months and now she's wearing them at night (the orthopedic

surgeon said for possibly three years). is our experience similar to

yours??

my question is: how do we get naomi to sleep throughout the night in

her crib?? she was ok with the 10 inch bar and smaller shoes, but

she's now into the 12 inch bar and larger shoes... she can't roll over

without catching her boot on the side of the crib... this wakes her up

and really disturbs her sleep.

any suggestions???

maureen