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Lucy Mae getting out of boots and bar

Thank you Mia for the post. I will keep everyone posted about the appointment on monday.Best of luck with clever clothing its fantastic, the clothes look beautiful. A great idea,Louis feet look great also.Rena and Lucy Mae See More

Feb 4

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Mia Barry commented on Rena Owens's blog post My daughter will not leave on her boots and bar

"Well that sounds great! And if her foot is very flexible, that is even better as a sign of relapse is when the foot becomes stiff. I don;t have any experience with splints - hopefully you'll get someone else replying... Best of luck on…"

Feb 1

Rena Owens posted a blog post

My daughter will not leave on her boots and bar

Hi Mia,Thank you for your post. Spoke to staff in plaster room today, we are going up to Temple Street Monday.They are going to make and fit her for splints. I was wondering has anyone else had this problem? or anyone elsechild wearing splints? If so do they have the same sucess rate as the boots and bar? They think Lucy Mae foot very flexable?,thats why she is able to get her foot out of the boot. Well I know she has very good movement in her foot from doing the streches.I know her heel is…See More

Feb 1

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Mia Barry commented on Rena Owens's blog post My daughter will not leave on her boots and bar

"Hi Rena! Mostly people tend to have problems if the child unties the boots and then an adult tube sock or socker sock with ducktape at the top (cut out heel of sock for the boot) is a good solution. However, and I don't want to worry you, but…"

Jan 31

Rena Owens posted a blog post

My daughter will not leave on her boots and bar

Hi Mia and everyone,I was wondering has anyone got any tips on getting the FULL night in the boots and bar.My daughter Lucy Mae is two yeaes and three months old. She will not leave the boots and bar on her at night anymore. I dont know what else I can do, its very frustrating for her and us. Since the summer she will get so frustrated trying to pull her affected (left) foot free from the brace and she always is succesful even though I have it extremely tight I dont know how she dose it…See More

Jan 31

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Nov 2, 2010

Mia Barry replied to Rena Owens's discussion Lucy Mae

"Hi, and great to hear your story! I have not heard that the boots and bar has ever delayed a baby's progress. As far as I know (and I am not a medic) the baby will develop in his or her time regardles what treatment they are going through. I…"

Oct 4, 2010

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Lucy Mae

Hello everybody. My name is Rena Owens and My husband is Marcus Owens we live in Tullamore Co. Offaly. We have one little girl Lucy Mae Owens. She was born on 29th of October 2009 in Mullingar hospital. When Lucy Mae was born she had a talipes on her left foot, which was not detected until she was born. The start of the treatment was very hard to cope with but got easier over time, as everybody is more than likely aware. Lucy Mae had casting, tendonotomy and now the ponseti boots and bar. …See More

Oct 3, 2010

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