Feet

For a while now Jen has been going back and forth over whether or not to put some form of support in Ayden Jane's shoes. The back and forth is mostly related to Ayden Jane looking fine sometimes and then needing support other times. Last Wed. during PT she watched her for a bit and decided we should go for it. Basically, Ayden Jane's feet stay in the proper position when she is walking and standing and aren't too bad running. What we saw, however, is that when she jumps off of things so has a good impact and particularly when she carries anything heavy or when she fatigues it all goes down hill fast.



So, we have decided on some shoe inserts which she will wear whenever she has the shoes on. She will wear them to school and when outside playing hard. I will be sure to give her lots of time out of them too to continue to strengthen those little feet and ankles in hopes we won't need them someday.



Monday we went to see Mr. Alan. Ayden Jane really liked him and he totally agreed that a simple shoe insert was the way to go. He checked her knees (a little laxity) and feet. His determination was that she has a good arch and foot position when non weight bearing, so just supporting her own natural foot position should to the trick.



So, step one was for Gary and I to get AJ some shoes. I know that sounds nuts, but she has been bare foot most the summer and has worn crocs if she needed shoes. When we went back to school shopping we tried to put shoes on her and she FREAKED out. We just gave up. The first pair we tried on seemed great, for a few minutes, then AJ began to again hate the feel of them. We tried another shoe and a bit bigger size. So far so good. She does not like to wear them long but is getting through school. Of course, they come off in the car on the way home, but I can live with that.