Was my baby given the wrong shoes or should I give it more time?

I had by 10 month old fitted for shoes as she has been walking for 2 weeks. I expected the lady at Start-rite to recommend the first soft shoes but she said she was ready for the normal shoes (something to do with the way she walked). Now we are home, my daughter won%26#039;t walk..she just trips up all the time and the shoes sometimes slip off (the are on the tightest buckle)

Was my baby given the wrong shoes or should I give it more time?
Babys first startingto walk should not be forced into reg shoes, their feet are soft and curved, which is why they need the same kind of shoes. Also they use their squishyness and flexability to help them walk. Store clerk person was an idiot! Baby%26#039;s don%26#039;t even need shoes when they start to walk and shoes have been shown to actually signifigantly inhibit walking. Use thick socks, booties, and soft shoes only till baby has been walking for 4-6 mos. then preferably use hard shoes only outside. always use socks for hard shoes for cusion
Reply:I would think that she would have fitted your baby in a pair of soft shoes also, with laces to give your baby some needed support.


I would not make her wear them all the time, I would try to wean her gradually into using the shoe, around the house you could always put a pr of soft booties on her to keep her feet warm, and her feet will grow so fast that soon she should be wearing them without any difficulty.
Reply:Considering she has only been walking for two weeks, i don%26#039;t think she%26#039;s ready for %26quot;normal%26quot; shoes. She still needs to get acclimated to walking, balance, walking on different surfaces...I%26#039;d recommend that you get her the first shoes...Something with soft and flexible soles...However, i would also not keep shoes on her while she%26#039;s in the house. Barefoot is always best. Just put shoes on her if she were to walk around outside.
Reply:if your at home bare feet is best, are you in UK? clarks really know what they are talking about, think you may need cruising shoes, they are not too hard and not too soft





you say they are slipping off, go back to the shop, they certainly shouldnt be doing that, can cause an accident, they are either too big or not the correct shoes for your daughter
Reply:keep your daughter walking in her barefeet as much as possible, as for the shoes take them back and go to clarks to get her fitted, kids actually only really need shoes when their walking outside, if she%26#039;s not walking outside then ditch the shoes for a while yet!
Reply:where she is really young, she might not fit into the first size shoes. The best way for a child to learn to walk is without shoes, just put soft ones on her, but if she is walking on the streets then just try her with some trainers, as they come up in smaller sizes. Proper shoes have hard soles that may not allow her to bend her foot properly. That could be why she is falling over.
Reply:Go back and get soft shoes. Babies/toddlers use their toes for balance and she can%26#039;t tell how to walk in the harder shoes. My friend was married to an orthopedic, and he said that it is best to let your child go shoeless as long as possible. His kids didn%26#039;t have any shoes (outside of mocassin type) until they entered school.


Good luck!
Reply:Thats a shame, it doesn%26#039;t sound like these new shoes actually fit your daughters feet although kids need time to get used to harder shoes on their feet but they shouldnt be falling off, she may have narrow feet but they should be supporting her as she is walking.


I used Clarks with my son, he got little soft crawling shoes they call them with leather soles and they did him til he needed his first pair of actual shoes. I%26#039;d take her somewhere else and see if you have a different experience. If your in the UK I recommend Clarks - they give you a first photo or your baby in her new shoes and let you know when to come back and get her measured and keep track of her growing feet. Good luck x



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