When I.was 22 weeks pregnant i was told that my little boy would be born with a condition known as Talipes (clubfoot) .I was full of emotions and not entirely sure what this was or meant.  I was told by the doctors that there would be treatment called the posneti method . This would include my son wearing casts from his foot to the top of his legs and that they would get change weekly and then get fitted with a boot bar that he would have to wear 23 hours a day for three months and then only at night until he was 4-5 . Trying my best to take all of this in whilst remaining calm as I was pregnant and didn't want to cause stress for my baby I was in shock and had so much anxiety . Despite numerous scans I still had this fear of the unknown and not known what to expect . Right till the moment he arrived I had so much worry and fear. The second he arrived our lives changed forever.. when I looked at his feet for the first time my first thought was he is perfect..I knew that things had to be done to ensure that he will be able to  kick a ball about the park and run in his first sports day .. almost two weeks old we are at the Queen Elizabeth hospital for his appointment and whilst they were putting on his first set of casts on I remember thinking I hope my baby will be able to walk and despite been told several times by doctors I couldn't shift the feeling of fear and anxiety . After 3 weeks of wearing his casts he had a procedure done to cut the back of his heel to give more flexibility on his foot and more casts put on for further three weeks . He was then fitted with his boot bar he had to wear this for 23 hours a day for 3 months . I remember thinking this will be difficult he will be so unsettled . However I was wrong there were difficult days but my little boy got through it . Despite having bad colic and bad reactions to his jags he still got through it.  We had a follow up appointment on the 12 August  after wearing his boot bar for three months the doctor advised us that his feet are looking great and he now only had to wear them at night 

Club foot affects about 1 baby in every 1,000 born in the UK.

Approximately 50% of cases of clubfoot affect both feet.

More common in males than females 

Steps is the leading charity working for all those whose lives are affected by childhood lower limb conditions . Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, families and carers affected by conditions which have an impact on the legs, hips or feet.

We are the only charity which supports the most common and much rarer lower limb conditions. Our valuable experience can help families, individuals and carers make confident and informed decisions at what can be a confusing and difficult time. How do we do it? We partner with health national systems and local communities around the world not only to raise the medical standards, care and emotional support – but also to establish them!