I was born with severe talipes equinas (club feet) in both feet. I had plasters from about day 3 and surgeries later on.
As there is a genetic aspect to talipes, i looked into the treatments today (cos mine were 30 years ago). Get a dr that is familiar with the Ponsetti treatment for clubfeet. This is based on physio, plasters or strapping and then special boots that are worn overnight. Surgery is sometimes required but is not the main focus.
The surgery that i had as a child has created more issues as an adult so i would get a couple of opinions before operating, and try the non-surgical methods first.
THere are a couple of good websites that i will PM you
my dd is 6 days old, and a midwife mentioned she had 'positional talipes', not an issue... mild... will fix itself... however, given my history (I had severe bilat talipes as did one sibling) I know importance ofearlytreatment when needed and am wondering if I should get it checked out by someone more experienced in this area.
Our eldest had positional talipes and when he was 2 days old he'd had x-rays and an othopaedic surgeon appointment. He did say that it was only positional and that physio and time would correct it, but he did want a follow up just in case it didn't. In hindsight, the x-ray and surgeon were overkill but being first time parents with one of those parents having a genetic skeletal condition that he'd passed on to the baby (brachydactyly of the hands) my Dr kinda hit panic stations. I think because he'd never seen the condition before and combined with the talipes I think he wanted to cover all bases. Maybe just take bub to a podiatrist first? They will be a lot gentler than anyone else or maybe a physio and see how it goes.
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