Inturned foot vs club foot??

alpine1976 · September 2011

Sorry Ladies, it's been a few weeks since I posted last (went out of town and started back at work) anyhow we had our genetic counseling session today and things went really well risks lows numbers all good. Then at the ultrasound the DR and tech told us they were concerned about the feet. The left is turned in slightly but the right is almost completely pointing at the other. They didn't think it was a club foot but they werent sure. I have a follow-up in 4 weeks.

They also sent me to a cardiologist to rule out other complications and luckily everything turned out normal.

I know they could have told me a ton of things that could have been sooo much worse but I am so sad/stressed tonight... I'm thinking it was just a long emotional day and I know little to nothing about foot defects in babies or children.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

emjenkins715 · September 2011

I was club footed when I was born. Both my feet were casted when I was a few months old and I actually learned to walk with the casts on. My feet are fine now. I just have really high arches and rolled/sprained my ankles a lot playing sports. Whatever was wrong was corrected, so no biggie in my situation.

alpine1976 · September 2011

Awesome!! Well maybe not "awesome" but good to hear! Thank you for responding. Big Smile

DEBBIE33CASEY · September 2011

A little boy who's about 6 months older than my DD was born with a club foot. He was casted within a few months of his birth and had a brace that was on his leg/food until he was 9 months. At that point he only had to wear the brace at night and I think he started walking around 10 months. He wore the brace at night until he was 18 months and hasn't had any complications whatsoever. He runs around as fast, if not faster than the rest of the kids his age at church. It hasn't slowed him down at all!!

Seeing this firsthand really calmed me about possibly having it happen to one of my children. This kid thrived and you would have no idea he was born with a club foot. I actually talked to his mom about it on sunday and she said he recently had a checkup and they said he didn't have to go back again until he was 5 just to check up on it again. She said that the dr said the only difference between his two feet now is that the club foot will be a little bit smaller than the other, but not even different enough to need different sized shoes (and that most of us have one foot that's bigger than the other anyways). She said the only physical impairment he could suffer is that if he wants to be an Olympic Sprinter, the club foot will make him a couple of seconds slower than if he hadn't had a club foot. We got a good laugh out of that b/c what are the odds this kid is going to be an Olympic sprinter (just as likely as the rest of us, right?). But that other than that his foot is completely normal.

Luckily, if your LO has club foot/feet there is so many amazing things they can do for these kids that it shouldn't ever be a negative longterm effect on them! There are much scarier things we can worry about as parents! lol

alpine1976 · September 2011

DEBBIE33CASEY:

There are much scarier things we can worry about as parents! lol

Yes, I agree, my friend lost a baby when certain organs didn't form and I've taught kindergarten for 13 years and have had many students with special needs and medical issues. But all I could think of during the appointment was my child won't be able to play on the playground... got to love these wacky hormones!

Thanks for helping to calm my irrational fears... guess I just needed some reassurance

califorever81 · September 2011

My oldest was born with club feet. Her's were turned in towards each other and up towards her bum. She had cast for the first year of her life, then braces, then special shoes. She walked at about 18 months old. She is 11 now and her legs are completely straight and her feet are completely flat, but they do curve slightly towards each other. It doesn't affect her in the least, it's purely cosmetic. Chin up! I remember when they told me she was going to have this issue, it felt like the end of the world. I promise it will be ok Wink

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kiwiadiremWed231308 · September 2011

We were told last week that the A/S showed a right clubfoot. The doctor said of course we all want a perfect baby, but if there has to be a problem, this is the problem to have. I still cried my eyes out in the car and had a rough couple of days. I'm coming to grips with it now. There is a lot of info out there and a great group on yahoo (nosurgery4clubfoot). Casting usually begins at 2 weeks old, then the brace. It's still a lot to take in, but having all the knowledge and finding a doctor before we need it helps me. It should not effect development at all. Oh, and Troy Aikman, Kristi Yamaguchi and Mia Hamm all had clubfeet. So maybe he will be a sports superstar!

I will have ultrasounds every 4 weeks to watch the foot.

talanswife · September 2011

I was born with bilateral club feet. They casted both of my feet at 3 days old and I had the casts soaked off and reapplied weekly for a year. Mine was pretty severe, I ended up having surgery when I was a year old on my right foot when the casting didnt correct it. They "z cut" my tendon to release some pressure. I learned to walk at about 18 months, after the surgery and when the casts came off. I wore corrective shoes for about six months after that but then never had to wear braces. I have not had any problems since. I was active, played sports (although not well lol), and can walk/run without a problem. PPs were right, if something is going to be wrong with your baby, this is something completely fixable. The pediatric orthopedists see this so often and can correct it without a problem. Your sweet little one should have no problems at all running, jumping, and playing on the playground!

DEBBIE33CASEY · September 2011

alpine1976:
DEBBIE33CASEY:

There are much scarier things we can worry about as parents! lol

Yes, I agree, my friend lost a baby when certain organs didn't form and I've taught kindergarten for 13 years and have had many students with special needs and medical issues. But all I could think of during the appointment was my child won't be able to play on the playground... got to love these wacky hormones!

Thanks for helping to calm my irrational fears... guess I just needed some reassurance

It's not an irrational fear

There is so much unknown to us in life that it's okay to be afraid! Luckily we have friends to help us through it!

By the time your child is really wanting to play around the playground it's VERY likely that he will be able to! Most of the club foot problems can be addressed way before then!

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