2 year old child leg alignment

[Compostella]

Hello

Our 2 year old boy seems to walk with his left foot slightly inwards.

Its only ever so slightly but we have noticed it and so too have a couple of family members.

we just took him to the Docs and she got her book out which said the guidelines say that as long as he can walk fine and bend down etc etc there is nothing to worry about.

Has anyone else had experience of this that they can share?

Thanks in advance

[B00]

It sounds like talipes (think that's how it's spelt) My eldest daughter had this when she was born, however hers was both feet and extremely noticable, to the point where she wouldn't have been able to walk without them being corrected.

She spent the first 4 years of her life in and out of plastercasts up to her thighs to correct it. It basically involved manipuating her feet to the correct position, then plastercasting them. It worked well to a degree, though even now at nearly 21 her toes still "drift" inwards.

I was told that her condition was down to how she was laid in the womb, instead of being mostly legs straight with knees bent, in a kneeling position she was cross-legged in there and this caused her feet to curve inwards.

If your son is walking well un-aided and it's hardly noticable, i'd be tempted to leave well alone (unless your GP recommends otherwise). As i know from experience that a toddler with a leg, or in my case, legs in plastercasts is a thoroughly miserable time for them.

[sandmaster]

We experienced something similar. Being anxious parents we went to the doc who referred us to a specialist clinic, although he thought it was nothing to worry about. NINE, yes, NINE years later the appointment came through. By then we had forgotten all about it and my daughter's foot was fine. I'm glad she did not have treatment which may have resulted in an injury. She is now 26 and fine. By the way during her childhood she won many prizes for dancing and is an excellent swimmer.

[B00]

Me again- when my daughter was diagnosed with this condition they told me as I was leaving the maternity hospital that an appointment to see the specialist would come through the post. It did- for two years later! Given that she would not have been able to walk before properly before it was corrected, we were left with no choice but to see her hospital specialist privately for an initial appointment, and that somehow pushes you to the front of the NHS queue.

It was one of the most expensive half hours of my life that first appointment.