Chiro thinks our clothies are causing 'funny' walk.

[sazzafrazz]

I take DD to the chiro to have her neck adjusted as it helps her circulation in her hands and feet. Without it they are blue and cold. She also has adjusted her sacrum/pelvis as when DD was crawling she was very twisted and tight on one side. It has helped her a lot.

DD has been walking for almost 3months now and still has a very wide apart stance. She is not bowlegged but just walks with her feet very wide, like a learner. I have noticed she will walk that way even when naked so I wasnt blaming the cloth nappies although I have had backhanded comments from aquaintances along those lines! (Grrr).

We use either Baby beehinds hemp with covers or terry squares (more squares in the wet weather due to drying times) and I dont think either are ridiculously bulky in the crotch but she seems to think they are causing it and has asked me to try sposies for a few weeks to see if she changes her stance.

What do others think of this? Has anyone else had a bub who walked this way? I know Maz has had rave reviews from specialists about how GOOD clothies are for her DS so wondering how this could be?

I put her in a sposie tonight for the first time in a year and missed her big bedtime bum

[briggsy's girl]

there are literally generations of people who's parents used cloth nappies before sposies came into play and there isn't generational issues with wide stance! i think it's a bit of a cop out to blame a nappy for something when, realistically, the sposies are the "new" thing.

[Indadhanu]

there are literally generations of people who's parents used cloth nappies before sposies came into play and there isn't generational issues with wide stance! i think it's a bit of a cop out to blame a nappy for something when, realistically, the sposies are the "new" thing

:yeahthat: Well thats all I was going to say!! I have heard people say it over and over again, but have never personally read/seen any research to suggest that cloth nappies are bad for stance/walking.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

its quite interesting to think that cloth nappies are blamed if a child walks funny. In my opinion, all kids walk abit funny for the first year really (from lookin at my 11 neices and newfews). 6 of them have been cloth bubs and 5 have been sposies bubs.

[HotI]

What do others think of this? Has anyone else had a bub who walked this way? I know Maz has had rave reviews from specialists about how GOOD clothies are for her DS so wondering how this could be?

I think Maz' little one has CP, where scissor walking can be an issue (where the legs cross over in front of each other, so the nappy holding the legs wider would be a good thing.

Don't know if it could be an issue for your little one, but there are different clothies to try if you thought it might be and didn't want to use disposables.

[Phteven]

Obviously cloth didn't stop previous generations from walking so I think your chiro might be a bit wide of the mark but if you trust her judgement why not try some of the trimmer nappies and maybe try a nappy free period each day - you'll just have to be prepared to wash a few extra clothes.

[sazzafrazz]

Yes, I think all kids walk a bit funny to begin with too. She has only been walking for 3months so she IS still a beginner really.

And Yeppers to the generation thing too. I cant see how it would really effect her if MILLIONS of people over the years wore cloth nappies and it didnt effect their walking. Obviously if she has a condition that makes her more succeptable (sp?) then it could but not that I know of. She is rather small though so maybe they effect her more than someone else of the same age/development moreso as there is less room there to allow for the nappy.

I think the nappies I have are pretty trim in the crotch really, except for the night ones of course, so I wont be spending up buying a heap of other brands to try. I will give the sposies a go for maybe two weeks just to see but I know I will be torn as to what to do if I do notice a difference! I know the same woman thought she took longer to crawl because of the nappies; she commando crawled from 8months till 10.5months when she got up onto her hands and knees so not absurdly late.

I'm taking her to the doctor about her hands and feet tomorrow so I will ask then. I'm actually worried about her circulation or iron levels etc because they are so bad but that's another topic really!

Its ridiculous how many aspects of parenting there are to potentially feel guilty about. Every decision gets scrutinised by someone it seems

[Olive]

i asked the Dr about DD1's slight knock knee (more like knocked thighs) and he showed me pictures of kids, they start bow legged, then go slightly knocked knee then the legs straighten up!!

[Visitor7]

I remember one of Mateauz's specialists said to Maz to keep him in cloth as they were helping. Can't quite remember what the situation was though.
Instead of buying sposies for a couple of weeks, how about trying trimmer cloth nappies, like AIO's for example. At least then you won't be wasting your money on sposies.

[~Raven~]

I was going to suggest trimmer crotch ones like ittis or swaddlebees. I dunno, maybe give the sposies a trial to see but how long would the trial last for?

I'm sure that Maz will pop in to add her 2c but I think the way cloth helps Mateauz is it sits firm across his hips and helps support his weak side.