lilycat88
04-28-2005, 12:35 PM
*sigh*
I had planned on keeping Susanna in Robeez/Bobux for quite a while longer even though she is starting to want to pull up, etc. Now, it seems I need to rethink that and go for more traditional shoes for her. I don't know where to start.
A little background. Susanna has been in physical therapy for a couple of months to work on some muscle tightness in her hips and trunk as well as some increased range of motion in her ankles. These issues were keeping her from rolling over and crawling. She's now starting to crawl and even attempt to pull up. Her therapist mentioned this morning that it was probably time to get her some "regular" shoes...meaning, high top and a harder sole. She's starting to "in-toe" a bit and she tends to curl her toes/foot down because of tightness in the muscles along the side of her foot. So, the soft-soled shoes aren't providing enough resistance to keep her from doing that.
When I mentioned StrideRite to her she said that she really wasn't a fan of StrideRite because of the expense and that she wasn't sure the StrideRite shoes would fit her foot well. She's actually had luck with shoes from Wal-Mart. Ok...I'm so far from a clothes/shoe snob for Susanna but I can't see buying her first pair of "real" shoes from Wal-Mart. While we don't want to spend $100 on a pair of shoes for a 10 month old, cost isn't the main concern here. She just looked at me blankly when I mentioned a couple of the brands I've seen mentioned here.
So, any thoughts on where to start looking or what brands? Her foot is sort of on the small side, I think. She was 4 1/4 inches last week. It's definitely on the narrow side but she has some puff on the top of her foot. She fits in a size 2 patent mary jane "dress up for church and pictures" shoe that we have.
Thanks for any input.
I had planned on keeping Susanna in Robeez/Bobux for quite a while longer even though she is starting to want to pull up, etc. Now, it seems I need to rethink that and go for more traditional shoes for her. I don't know where to start.
A little background. Susanna has been in physical therapy for a couple of months to work on some muscle tightness in her hips and trunk as well as some increased range of motion in her ankles. These issues were keeping her from rolling over and crawling. She's now starting to crawl and even attempt to pull up. Her therapist mentioned this morning that it was probably time to get her some "regular" shoes...meaning, high top and a harder sole. She's starting to "in-toe" a bit and she tends to curl her toes/foot down because of tightness in the muscles along the side of her foot. So, the soft-soled shoes aren't providing enough resistance to keep her from doing that.
When I mentioned StrideRite to her she said that she really wasn't a fan of StrideRite because of the expense and that she wasn't sure the StrideRite shoes would fit her foot well. She's actually had luck with shoes from Wal-Mart. Ok...I'm so far from a clothes/shoe snob for Susanna but I can't see buying her first pair of "real" shoes from Wal-Mart. While we don't want to spend $100 on a pair of shoes for a 10 month old, cost isn't the main concern here. She just looked at me blankly when I mentioned a couple of the brands I've seen mentioned here.
So, any thoughts on where to start looking or what brands? Her foot is sort of on the small side, I think. She was 4 1/4 inches last week. It's definitely on the narrow side but she has some puff on the top of her foot. She fits in a size 2 patent mary jane "dress up for church and pictures" shoe that we have.
Thanks for any input.