When Kristen started to stand on her own it became noticeable that her feet turned in. Actually, we noticed it before that, but when she was 9 months old her pediatrician, Dr. Stirlacci, wrote me a prescription for corrective shoes. I remember the day so clearly. My grandmother had gone with me to the pediatrician's office and we took the prescription to Brooslin Shoes on Sumner Ave. in Springfield. I was so shocked to see what the salesman came out with; little white shoes with open toes attached to a bar with screw type things underneath the bar that kept the shoes at a certain angle. He proceeded to try them on her and I had all I could do not to cry in the store. I took them off her before we left; I wasn't even sure that I could get her in her car seat with them on. As soon as I got in the car I started to cry. My poor grandmother tried to comfort me but she didn't know what to make of it either.
Kristen, on the other hand, wasn't bothered by it at all. She soon learned how to crawl with them on and to pull herself up on things and balance on one screw while twirling around!
She wore them for three months, and then went to straight last shoes (they are neither left or right, but straight). I'm not sure how long she wore those, probably until she outgrew them. Her feet still turned in a little bit after that, but gradually she grew out of it.
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