Hi Feathertop

Thanks for your advise. I recognise that the AFOs are giving her better anatomical position for walking, and that of course is our ultimate goal, but that is probably awhile off.

I have been reading up on Doman Therapy (What to do about your brain injured child? Glen Doman -horrible title but really interesting book), where they found that it is really important for babies to go through all stages of movement, even for short periods.

Children that that put in calipers and all sorts of contraptions actually did worse than those who went hope and spent more time on the floor going through the different stages at their own pace. I believe he was the guy who started patterning therapy for those with brain injuries.

Have you heard of Doman Therapy at all?

I had AFOs as an older child (different reason), and i know if you are wearing them all the time that they can cause muscle weakness bc you learn to rely on them.

I would also be interested to hear if there were any other parents whose littlies had AFOs from a young age.

Thanks again for your reply,

Kate