When my 9 week old was first born I was told he had the type of club foot where the baby has been lay with his feet together in the womb (sorry I don't know the proper term) and that it would correct before his 6 week check. We had to massage his feet and the sides of his legs to help.
I went to the doctors for his 6 weeks check and he referred him for a scan on his hips which we're waiting to go to. But I've been looking at his legs and feet for the past couple of days and I'm worried that it's all worse than originally thought. His feet turn in noticeably and his toes curl under a lot.
I, myself suffer with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (the hyper-mobility form) so I have extra flexible joints etc, so I'm also worried that he may have this too. Does anyone have any experience with Clubfeet?? I'm wondering what to expect with his scan and what happens from there. TIA x
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Clubfeet
BeeXxX · 02/11/2015 21:29
My son had positional talipes and we were shown the stretching exercises to do. They gradually worked and after a few months it wasn't really noticeable. He had an ultrasound to check for clicky hips (auto correct wrote that as colicky hippos - he definitely didn't have those 
). He learnt to walk normally, though was slow to crawl.
My niece as a baby had very bow legs and nothing was done for her and she started walking at usual time and they gradually straightened out.
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