Stage 3-full time dennis browne bar

After those casts came off, it was time for the dennis browne bar. For 3 months it must be worn full time, except for an hour off a day (for baths and exercises).
It was SO good to be done with the casts, with the weekly vinegar baths, with the plaster dust everywhere! It was SO nice to see his little legs again after being hid away for over 3 months! His feet were little pudgy things, and the casts create a lot of extra skin around the ankle bone that kind of look like those wrinkly pups.
Eventually the babies grow into that skin!
We had a very difficult time with the shoes staying on. His worse foot, the left, kept popping out. The shoes must be pulled as tight as possible and worn with socks to eliminate friction as the baby moves which causes sores. But it just would not stay on, even after placing a foam pad at the top back of the shoe above his heel.
We did the best we could though.
The dennis browne bar is essential in preventing relapses and must be worn according to the guidelines. Without it, 80% of the of the feet relapse.