Babies born~ May 16th-31st 2009 #9

[MummyNaomi]

Vic - we have found that the converse high top sneakers are great shoes for the orthodics (mind you Baileys orthodics come up level with his ankle so the shoes hide them) and as they are nice and wide they accomodate the orthodics well. Also, they have a nice flat sole which has really encouraged Bailey to walk flatter. Bailey is a size 3, but with orthodics is actually a size 5. We have gone through 4 pairs now (two size 4's and recently bought 2 size 5's) and found that we can get them for $35 at the Converse Factory Outles store at Harbour town - they'd probably be at the DFOs in Melbourne. If you don't need high tops, they have the normal converse sneakers as well that also have nice flat soles. The reason we got the high tops is that we need to hide the orthodics from Bailey's sight, otherwise he cracks the sh*ts and wont wear them. I found that lace up shoes are best with orthodics as easier to tighten or loosen the fits depending on the orthodics this way. Also, they have really cool colours and designs. I'll take a pic and post on FB for you

Anyway, hope that helps