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Stefan's Story
Friday 27th FebStefans Story;
During our early scan, we learned that Stefan had clubfoot -a common congenital condition (1 in 1,000 births) where both feet are turned inward and downward due to short, tight tendons.
Hearing that your son will be born with a birth defect is never easy to process.
We trusted The Royal Children's Hospital by following the Ponseti method, at 12 days old Stefan was put in plaster from his nappy to his toes, it was very hard for Stefan to sleep. He returned weekly to have a bath, change the cast and position for almost 2 months. the casting helped straighten his feet, followed by surgery to lengthen his Achilles tendon, he then moved on to wearing his boots and bar brace 23 hours per day for a few months and then wore them to bed every night for the first four years of his life. For Stefan, wearing that brace became all he ever knew. For me, it broke my heart putting them on him each night, i couldnt imagine what it felt like to sleep with your feet and legs held in place.
we took it one night at a time, pushing through until he’d reached 4 years old. When we were told Stefan no longer needed to wear his boots and bar ever again we were so happy for him.
The look on his face and the smile that came from hearing he was finally done with something that had grown more uncomfortable as he got older, made every difficult night worth it.
It broke my heart on every level but now that the treatment is behind us I’ll shout from the rooftops how proud I am of his resilience!!
Thanks to the Ponseti method, Stefan didn’t need the horrible surgeries they did in the past with some countries not having any treatment available. All thanks to The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Your amazing Stefan 👏 🤩 ✨️ ❤️ 💖 😍