We've known for about 6 weeks now that our baby has clubfoot (talipes). We weren't at all phased by this as the GP and sonographers all said it was no big deal and was easily corrected.

Fast forward to now, and we've had our tertiary scan. Apparently it's only one foot, instead of both which they originally thought which is great. However after speaking to the midwife we're both really concerned about what's actually going to happen after the birth.

The midwife seemed pretty sure there was going to be surgery required, which really freaks me out. I'm trying to stay positive but we're really worried about what the treatments might actually be like to deal with as parents. Don't get me wrong we accept the situation and will do whatever it takes to make sure bubby doesn't have any long term issues with his/her feet or walking, but we're a bit freaked out about what this might all mean.

As far as we know it doesn't look very severe, and when they showed us both feet on 3d u/s I would have to say the affected foot looked very normal, just a little bendy. After having a mc at 8 weeks and now this, I'm having a bit of a 'poor me' moment and wondering why we can't just have a trouble free road to parenthood.

I'm a little worried about how we might cope with the added strain of all the medical procedures when I'm supposed to be recovering from birth and adjusting to being a first time mum.

My question is this: Has anybody here had a baby with talipes and can you tell me exactly what the treatments were like to care for, how the baby coped with plasters etc, and how did it all turn out in the end?

TIA