How many casts is too many?

[Guest guest]

We've been through several sets of casts, then corrective shoes, then

more casts with our non-Ponseti doctor. Now that I've seen the light

and have begun our son's treatment with a Ponseti doctor I asked him

how many casts he thought it would take to correct my son's feet and

he said 8 because of his age (almost 11 months). This seems like too

many casts for a Ponseti doctor. I've read many of your posts about

Dr. Ponseti only needing three casts to correct your children's feet.

After all we've been through with other doctors I want make sure our

Ponseti doctor really is following the procedure exactly. Should this

be a red flag that he may not be? Or have others had this many casts

by a Ponseti doctor to correct their child's feet. Does it depend on

the severity of their club feet? My son's are severe, but he doesn't

have atypical club feet.

Thanks in advance.

and (born 11/10/03 bilateral clubfeet)