DS was born 10 weeks premature at 29+5. He is now almost 17 months, and Im worried about his development.
He has a small cyst on the right side of his brain which has affected his left hand (although this has almost corrected itself), and his left leg. He has a tendancy to cruise on his tip-toes (both feet), and his left foot goes out to the left slightly when he applies pressure and tries to walk.
His consultant referred him to a physio who suggested that he be fitted for AFOS splints in order to correct the problem. He received the splints last week, ans has not taken well to them at all. He cries when we put them on him, they are affecting his crawling as they make his legs seem to bend inwards when he is on the floor, and the left splint keep coming off of his foot. We were also advised to buy soft trainers for him to wear over them as he would slip without, yet the only thing Ive been able to find for him to wear are slippers as everything else is too heavy for him to be able to lift his legs.
I bought him some shoes today from Clarks that have helped put his right foot flat on the floor, yet he is still on his tip-toes on his left foot, and again, the shoe keeps falling off. The physio has been away for the past week, but I will be speaking to her tomorrow regarding what else to try.
To cut a long story short, I just wondered if anybody has experienced similar problems with children? Its upsetting me seeing him stuggle as he desperately wants to walk, but this muscle inbalance isnt letting him