Chloe was born last Monday, and as we had been told, has moderate Talipes on both sides. We were immediately referred to the Mater Hospital in Brisbane, where they use a method called the Ponseti Method to straighten her feet, hopefully avoiding surgery.

She was put in casts this Monday (1 week old), and will have those casts changed every week for the next 6-8 weeks. She may need a tiny surgery to her achilles tendon after that, and then has to spend a month or two wearing special boots to bed at night, but after that should be fine.

We are really relieved that it is so easily fixed, and are grateful to the hospital for getting onto it so quickly. I think it will be much easier for her to go through now than it would be in 6 months time.

Rosy.