Your thoughts

Sharyn - posted on 06/12/2009

Quoting Joy:

I'm no expert but here's what I've learned in the 19 months since my son was born. I think that the more babies use their hands, the more they stretch out, so to speak. For me, I was paranoid about my son's feet. I was so worried that his feet would be turned inward forever. You know how a baby's toes curl under and their toes point inwards in the begining? Well what I've noticed is that once they start to walk, their toes straighten and the pidgeon toe gradually goes away in most cases. In my son's case, we have exercises we have to do daily because his big toes still turn inward. But the doctor is confident that at his age, his bones are still "pliable" enough that the exercises will correct the problem. I think the more your daughter uses her hands to grasp, hold, squeeze and feel things, the more she uses those muscles in her hands, the more flexible her fingers will become and the less she will clench them into fists. Sounds like you are doing everything you should so I wouldn't worry. I hope this makes sense and I hope it helped in some way :)

i know that she is only 6 months sometimes i think i expect too much cause i know so little about babies ... i just dont want to impede her growth .... i want to give her the best help i can give her ...

thankyou for your reply it was helpful!!

Joy - posted on 06/12/2009

I'm no expert but here's what I've learned in the 19 months since my son was born. I think that the more babies use their hands, the more they stretch out, so to speak. For me, I was paranoid about my son's feet. I was so worried that his feet would be turned inward forever. You know how a baby's toes curl under and their toes point inwards in the begining? Well what I've noticed is that once they start to walk, their toes straighten and the pidgeon toe gradually goes away in most cases. In my son's case, we have exercises we have to do daily because his big toes still turn inward. But the doctor is confident that at his age, his bones are still "pliable" enough that the exercises will correct the problem. I think the more your daughter uses her hands to grasp, hold, squeeze and feel things, the more she uses those muscles in her hands, the more flexible her fingers will become and the less she will clench them into fists. Sounds like you are doing everything you should so I wouldn't worry. I hope this makes sense and I hope it helped in some way :)

Joy - posted on 06/12/2009

I'm no expert but here's what I've learned in the 19 months since my son was born. I think that the more babies use their hands, the more they stretch out, so to speak. For me, I was paranoid about my son's feet. I was so worried that his feet would be turned inward forever. You know how a baby's toes curl under and their toes point inwards in the begining? Well what I've noticed is that once they start to walk, their toes straighten and the pidgeon toe gradually goes away in most cases. In my son's case, we have exercises we have to do daily because his big toes still turn inward. But the doctor is confident that at his age, his bones are still "pliable" enough that the exercises will correct the problem. I think the more your daughter uses her hands to grasp, hold, squeeze and feel things, the more she uses those muscles in her hands, the more flexible her fingers will become and the less she will clench them into fists. Sounds like you are doing everything you should so I wouldn't worry. I hope this makes sense and I hope it helped in some way :)