3 months later......

Wow, went to the Health Visitor for babes 3 month check the other day & I realised that time is just flying by!!  And typically of me I have neglected by blog.  Tut Tut!!!!  This is just what I didn't want to happen.  So here I am, back on it....

So my last post was wrote 2 days before the big C-Section & the day our little man arrived into the world.  So the big thing on many minds was his expected talipes.  And yes, he has talipes on both feet just as predicted 20 weeks previous.  When I first met my beautiful boy I'm sad to admit that the joy was slightly tainted by the worry that I felt that there was something else wrong & how would this journey be.

Well 3 months on & I can say that my worries have become less & less although I don't think I'll be totally happy till his walking, running, jumping & hopping around!!!

Like the treatment for all talipes baby, or those lucky enough to receive the correct treatment, the first phase began with the casting.  This didn't begin till he was 4 weeks old which from my limited experience I think its quite late.  We made good progress with this & after just 5 casts that were changed on a weekly basis his little feet were ready for the tenotomy.  This is I feel, a rather barbaric procedure where the achilles tendon is cut, in order for the heel to drop, under a local anaesthetic.  Then back in casts for 3 long weeks while the scars heal & then into bar & boots.

We've been in the bar and boots now for almost 4 weeks & all is going well.

So there we are, now up to speed on the talipes journey which is made all the more easier because my little boy is a happy chap that keeps on smiling throughout!!!!