My daughters shoes are causing blisters, but the fitting lady says they're fine.

[mummyloveslucy]

My 3.5 year old daughter has has her start-rite shoes for 9 weeks now, and a blister has been rubbed on the sides of both her little tows. I assumed they were now too small and went to have her fitted with new ones. The lady measured her as the size the shoes are and said she had between 2 and 4 weeks left in them. I said she had blisters, and the lady felt again and said that she shouldn't have.
She said she'd try a bigger size on her but didn't have anything I liked, she has to have ones with a square tow and a T-bar in a G so it limmits it. In the end I thought, if she's got a few weeks left in them and she thinks they're o.k, I'll go back in 2-4 weeks. I looked inside the shoes today and can see where the little tow rubs as it's caused a patch inside the shoe.
Should I have them checked again at a different shop, or just go back and get the bigger size in what ever style they suggest?

Try a different style of shoe eg Clarks. I would definately replace if she has blisters as they wear the same pair every day don't they!

I'd better re phrase that, they didn't have any shoes suitable with a t- bar in her size which suited her foot shape and in a colour that goes with everything. They'd have to order them in, I don't live in the city I had them checked, so I thought I'd rather get them locally.

Yes, I could try clarks. She has a really awkward foot shape, so it's hard to find shoes that fit and look nice. I love the classic looking ones, but untill she looses her chbby instep they are a no no.

I've just looked at their websight and they only ahve one pair of t-bars and they look awful. She had a nice pair last year from clarks, which suted her foot shape perfectly. They even had flashing lights in the heel.

It could be her socks, I find that I have to wear mine inside out other wise the seam digs in on my little toe.

I've thought about that too and I've started doing that with her socks. I've tried looking for seamless socks, but can't find any.

Ahh get her a pair of trainers from Woolies or something, mine always seem to find the £5 supermarket shoes more comfy than their proper ones!

Her feet are very wide though. I'de have to get them 2 sizes too big to get the length. If she was a standard fit it would save a lot of money.

I have found our local shop a bit hit and miss with fittings. I have returned 2 pairs in a year as when we get home and she puts them on to play in they are too narrow. In fact I have another pair here waiting to go back - the woman must hate me

However I think that if you are paying £30 ish for well fitting shoes you should get the correct size. Perhaps they were always wrong?

DD is also a G fitting and I found some lovely trainers in Next yesterday for £14. First thing she said was - lovley comfy shoes Mummy. She is 2 and only ever tells you straight; so we bought them.

I actually find boots rather than shoes are good because they fit the high instep better - obviously you have to have zips all the way down.

Hate to tell you she may not grow out of it me and 3 out of 4 dds still have very broad feet, narrow heels, high arches tis a nightmare.

I'm going to buy her some boots but she also needs shoes for nursery. With boots, they often fit her with an F which is standard. This is because there's plenty of room for her instep. She's also narrow at the heel.

We go for doodles all year & boots for winter & wellies for the rain! Not looing forward to when the youngest starts school and isn't allowed to wear doodles anymore!

Unless they bring out some black doodles, or you could dye them.

they do make black doodles - was in clarks only yesterday and saw them!!

MLL, have you tried a children's shoe shop which will have a wider range? DD (2) was wide footed, high arched (but has slimmed down a bit now) and could only wear T bars. Last summer she had Startrites but this winter she's wearing some deep red Italian shoes and burgundy boots that are so stylish I want them!

I'd take them back and ask for them to be swopped or refunded. My DD has the same problem as yours and they fitted her with boots in Clarks which rubbed a blister on her foot. I took them back and the conceded that they had fitted them wrongly and I got a refund. Now we go for trainers or Next shoes which seem to come up quite wide if you get the right style.