Running with feet in

toby now at 2 yrs old runs like he has just started...all kids are diff but if you want you can always ask your plunket nurse (if you use them) if it is something to worry about.

I asked my Dr about it a while back because Benjy has the same thing. Both his feet turn in when he walks and runs, and one is turned in all the time.
She said it was quite normal for them to be that way and often it is a comfort/habit thing but as they grow and the muscles strengthen it should correct itself. Usually by about 5 years of age.
She said that as long as you can turn them straight that it isn't usually a problem.

Its damn annoying eh? I asked about it because my GMIL kept going on about how he wad 'bandy legged'.

my katie does the same but she is six and i didnt notice till some one elce pointed it out although i did think she triped her self up an awlful lot. any ways i asked the doctor and she said she has to have proper shoes with arch support to hold her feet stright otherwise when she gets older like 20s she will have knee and hip prob's. which sucks because proper shoes are expensive.

My 2 1/2 year old daughter 'in toes', I never really noticed it until plunket pointed it out. We got a referral from our GP to a podiatrist. This would have been about 6 months ago. She has been fitted with 1/2 inersoles that go in her shoes and this corrects the foot position. Unfortunately it isn't just her feet, her whole leg twists in. Now that it has been pointed out, I can spot it in her baby photos too. The earlier it is looked at the better.