Walking on insides of feet?
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Topic: Walking on insides of feet?
Posted By: baalamb
Subject: Walking on insides of feet?
Date Posted: 02 February 2008 at 7:37pm
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We're going to the doctor to see what we can do about this but I thought I'd ask and see if anyone else's child has shown signs and what came of it.
Ashlee seems to be heavily walking on the insides of her feet, like her ankles are slightly rolled. She's not pigeon-toed, and if anything, her feet point slightly outwards when she walks. It's getting more and more obvious. Mum suggested we go and see the doc while her bones are still soft in order to be corrected, which seems wise! I've always thought there's been something up with her hips as her leg creases have never been even. I checked that with Plunket at her last visit (months ago!) and they said that not all the creases have to be even, but the ones they are most concerned about are the ones right under the butt cheeks (which seemed pretty even). But would I be right in thinking that the hips have something to do with her turned in feet? Any thoughts? Thanks 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 8:39pm
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The turned in feet may be causing the hips though. Pay a trip to the GP and see what he says. Do either of you have flat feet by any chance? -------------  |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 8:44pm
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No harm in getting it checked Kirst. My Mercedes had a clicky hip as a newborn but no-one could agree on whether it needed treatment so I took her to an orthopaedic specialist and he said it would self correct and it has. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 9:05pm
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Does she wear shoes? I read an article a while ago, suggesting good quality hard sole shoes can correct toe walking so maybe they can help here too.
I'll second what's above though and say a visit to the GP is a good idea ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 9:17pm
Thanks for your replies  I will be ringing the GP tomorrow.
No, no-one in the family has flat feet, but my FIL does walk on the insides of his feet also (you can see it by the way his shoes wear out on the heels). Ashlee passed her hip tests with flying colours through those early months. Is it possible for it to go undetected without her being in any distress about it? I've read about this type of foot thing being self-corrected too, but I can't help but think that it's getting worse as she gets older/over the past few months. She doesn't wear shoes all that often (she hates wearing them!). Usually only outside. Do you think it would have anything to do with her weight? She's always been well above average for her weight!!! |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 9:20pm
| BTW, I dislike Ashlee's GP, who is very good at making me feel like the things I go to him for are insignificant. I'm dreading it, but I'll push for a referral to a paed or someone who knows more about what I'm seeing him for! I can almost guarantee he'll tell me "she'll grow out of it". Haha, I want a second opinion already! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 03 February 2008 at 9:53pm
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I wouldn't think it was weight related, and Ashlee is tall for her age too so her weight is in proportion.
I was shockingly pigeontoed as a kid, there are photos of me with pigeon toes but I don't know what, if anything, was done to correct it. I guess I could ask mum. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 7:25am
| I thought pigeontoed was pointing inwards? Ashlee's go outwards. |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 11:55am
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I just wanted to say we are having issues with Jacks walking as well and are going to get him checked out as well.
Jacks Dad Ben had walking issues as well that they put it down to gim being such a chubby baby and walking too early so his knees couldn't handle it. I'm not sure if he had any sort of treatment but I know it was nothing major and was a very goos runner so it had no long term effects. I hope it turns out to be nothing for you. |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 5:26pm
Hehe the chiro! I guess Dee would definitely see the difference since the last time we went was when Ash was 6mths!!! I really don't want to shell out that sort of money again 
I just booked an appointment with the dr for Thursday. Watch this space. Don't know why, but I really have convinced myself that he will say 'she'll grow out of it'. I think I'm just psyching myself up to ask for a referral 
Rach, hope you get Jack's little feet sorted too. That's good (and reassuring) to know about Ben also. |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 05 February 2008 at 6:10pm
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Yeah *rolls eyes* I can imagine the lecture!!! Because they move around a heck of a lot more now, I would assume that she'd want us in more frequently than we were going
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 1:48pm
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Well, had the appointment this morning. Ashlee charmed her way around the waiting room and the Dr was really happy to see us after such a long time.
I explained the situation and how I thought it was getting worse. He said exactly what I thought he would say!!! But I was more than happy with his justification for it. He check out her ankles, knees and hips (much to Ashlee's horror - she cried! More for the fact that she had NO idea who this person was who suddenly grabbed her feet and started pushing and prodding) and he could see that her feet 'rolled in' (thank goodness other people can see it lol), and also measured the length of her legs, which were both the same. He basically said that if there was any sort of problem, it would be in the joints and since he checked them out, there was no worries there. He said her feet were 'well padded' (hehe chubby!!!) and that it was a developmental thing and when she slimmed out a bit, you'd be able to see that the walking was normal. He also said I wouldn't need to buy special shoes or anything like that. I also thought I'd be cheeky and ask what happened regarding prenatal care when I next fell pregnant as he resigned from the prenatal side of things just after Ashlee was born. So I got some good info out of him about that for free! Hahaha! So overall, it was really good for peace of mind, and I'm happy that we don't have anything to worry about and no specialists to see etc!! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 10:24am
| Thats great news yay |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 11 February 2008 at 9:55pm
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Yeah I think a lot of babies go through this. I noticed it a little with Kahtrell but now that he's gotten a bit steadier with his walking its not so noticable. Because of their size and where their centre of gravity is, it's normal for their bodies to bear the brunt of their weight through the midline of their bodies therefore resulting in the "inward" foot walking. It woud most definitely correct itself as she grows. ------------- 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 8:00am
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That's great. I saw my podiatrist yesterday and asked him about signs to look for in my kiddies (cause my flat feet are genetic) and he mentioned that young kiddies tend to walk with their feet spread apart and therefore have their feet flat/rolled in. I thought of you when he said that. Basically it's quite normal and if you give a child like that, orthotics in their shoes, they'd probably fall over because they use it to balance when they don't have "grown up" co-ordination yet.
I'm still chuckling about someone that age falling over from having their feet put 'right' though! ------------- |