Lusi
November 5, 2014, 5:34am
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Re: newborn curved foot
Saniya, one of my family members had this birth defect and its not a big deal so don’t worry too much. She is a distant relative. The doc prescribed plaster/casting and now you can never even tell she had curved foot. She’s in her 20’s. They plastered a few weeks after birth.
What you do need to do is GET TREATMENT. It does NOT get better on its own unless the foot is manipulated into the proper position at a very early age. By early I mean a few weeks after birth.
A baby’s bones are very soft when she’s born. If the foot is fixed during that age, the chances of her walking on time and normally are very good. If not, the bones develop and that foot remains curved. The severity of the curve also matters.
Nowadays, most docs will not do surgery, they will plaster which is BEST. Google the Ponseti method of fixing clubfoot…and follow it.
For your daughter’s sake, do not neglect treatment. Do not listen to anyone who says this will get better on its own. Follow your doc’s advice, it sounds like he’s on the right track. Plaster is painless for baby and the best way to slowly get her feet into a normal position so she can walk and do things normally as she grows.
This!
My little cousin had it, his patents got it plastered at the right time, Alhamdulilah it is fine now. He is in his early 20s now mashallah.