Lucy Toddler got her braces on Thursday. They are intended to help with her hyperflexibility, and we hope they'll stabilize her ankles enough to help her stand and walk. They are super cute (note the lady bugs :-)!
The braces fit perfectly, but I did not anticipate how hard it would be to find shoes to fit them. I could get them in some of Molly's old size 5s, but that meant that Lucy's feet were now almost 2 inches longer than normal. She couldn't walk at all (with us holding her hands), and easily got the shoes off when left to her own devices. After spending several days searching stores, I found these:
These size 3 wide sandals came from a local Payless. The great thing about them is that they open up completely:
This means you can "simply" place the brace in and wrap the straps around:
The bottom strap was easy:
The top was trickier, but I got creative.
I attached the white sandal strap to the red Velcro of the brace:
Then I covered the sandal strap with the red brace strap, and made sure the brace strap attached to the sandal itself.
Tah-dah!
The shoes are small enough that they don't interfere too much with Lucy's gait, and they stay on well. Success!
We've always had to get sandals in that basic style for Rachel because her feet are so wide. Payless always has a good selection of them, as does Target. Way to be creative!
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