So that was the responsible and long-awaited moment - the crumb began to walk. But, as a result of this solemn event, a natural question arose-what should he now walk in? Of course, the desire to shave the baby could have arisen before you went alone - this is your business. But booties can hardly be called a full-fledged footwear. That shoes, in which the child will learn to walk properly, is quite different.
The best shoes for the first steps
Well, now, let's see what the baby's first shoes should be:
- Comfortable.
- The selected pair must be made of natural materials. Including the insole and the entire inner surface.
- Have a fixed, sufficiently firm, deformable backdrop.
- Also in stock should be heels, wide - somewhere up to half a foot, not high - 0.5mm.
- From the heel to the back, a small spade is desirable, approximately so that you can shove the tip of the index finger into it.
- Have a soft, non-slip sole (ideally - when bending up a shoe or sandal, the socks should reach the back).
In such shoes, the baby's first steps will be right and easy.
In addition to the "right" shoes, the characteristics of which are listed in the list given above, there are also orthopedic shoes. It treats and prevents various leg diseases. It differs from the usual high clasps (above the ankles) and a very tight back.
To buy such footwear without recommendations of the doctor-orthopedist it is not necessary. If you really want, you can buy preventive models of orthopedic shoes. Or there are orthopedic insoles for sale, they can be made individually for your child or you can buy standard ones. Insoles are better to invest in orthopedic shoes, because such an insole should fit snugly to the leg, and ordinary footwear is wider than the medical one.
When to buy and wear the first child's shoes?
Some orthopedists recommend wearing booties from six months until the moment when the child starts walking without support. Argumented by fixation of the ankle joint. But this is a contradictory theory.
Given the choice of the right and comfortable shoes to make the first steps the child will be easier. Up to 10-12 months you can stomp in rag-like slippers. To develop an ankle joint, doctors recommend walking barefoot on uneven surfaces - grass, sand, pebbles, etc.
When the child only begins to stand on the legs, you can put on booties with a fixing sole - pimply, corrugated, etc.
What first shoes to buy a baby?
About what should be the first shoes, you will be told in detail by an orthopedist. A surgeon or neurologist on a routine examination may reveal some abnormalities in the development and formation of the foot.
When buying the first shoe, take the baby with you to the store. Measure both shoes or sandals. Walk for about five minutes, and follow the reaction of the child. The first winter footwear, as well as the spring autumn and summer, should be
Most likely, orthopedic shoes for the first steps you will not come in handy. The first orthopedic footwear may be needed not earlier than three years. After all, it is precisely up to this age that it is almost impossible to say exactly about the presence of flat feet and its varieties. But, if the changes are very clear, then the doctor's recommendations will help to correct the leg. In addition to the necessary footwear, there are also therapeutic massages.