Fitting shoes for bub
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Topic: Fitting shoes for bub
Posted By: newmum
Subject: Fitting shoes for bub
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 10:13am
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Just a quick question as to shoes...
Joey is now well and truly a walking bubba and likes to walk everywhere so needs to wear shoes when we are out and about. I am just a bit worried about the sizing. Can anyone tell me how I should go about fitting the shoes? How big is too big? etc. Thanks in advance!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 10:39am
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I wouldn't get the shoe to big. Take him and try them on. His foot should be able to get into the shoe without a struggle and when you push down at the toe there should be a small (1cm or so) bit left for him to grow a little. If you buy the shoe too big then they struggle to walk. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 12:24pm
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i took my boy to hannahs and got them to do a proper sizing - i didnt buy shoes from them tho.
and i think that the more flexible the shoe the better, their bones are very soft and flexible at the mo and it is too easy to damage them. i have only just now brought tobys first pair and he hasnt even worn them out yet. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 1:18pm
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I used to work in a shoe shop, and the recommendation we gave mums (and dads) was to allow a thumb width of space at the front.
Would be best to get Joey to try them on and go for a walk to check that he won't trip over if they're too big! |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 2:34pm
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Head to a shoe shop where there is someone who knows how to fit shoes properly. For Han's first pair I went to Gubbs Shoes in town, just up from Courtney. The first pair of shoes are most important to be fitted properly (Or so I read somewhere).
Be aware that shoes are sized differently... even if they say they are the same size. So he might fit size 4 in one pair and size 5 in another.  So confusing!
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 2:41pm
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You need to be able to bend the shoe backwards and forwards. For ages Ella just wore those baby shoes with a very soft sole. You can get some with a waterproof sole on the bottom too. Look at The Warehouse, Hi Hippo often have a good range of baby shoes. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Karysta
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 3:06pm
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you have to be able to bend em, we took laura to a shoe shop as well, enigma shoes in Moera their shoes arent even heiniously priced ;)
our probelm is she has chubba feet so while she fits em length wise its hard to get her foot into shoes.. especially when shes in the throes of a tanty (all hers are maryjanes..but not really helpful to you hehe) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 3:28pm
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Maya was in the Bobux for ages after she started walking, then in the soft soled ones you get from the warehouse, but I had her first pair of proper soled shoes fitted at Hannahs. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 3:43pm
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Thanks guys! I might go and get him properly fitted. The thing is that my MIL sent us about 8 pairs of GRORGEOUS leather shoes of various sizes, so I need to see which of these fit the bill...
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 4:20pm
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LOL my Dad bought 2 pairs of cute leather "first shoes" from the markets in Melbourne for the gremlins. Then I discovered that one 'pair' was actually 2 different sized shoes ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 6:54pm
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Hehehehe a friend of hubby's brought us back these cute sandals that squeak (oh dear gawd... ) but we had two of the right foot. Luckily for me (NOT!) they brought back 2 pairs of the same sandals and had mistakenly given us 2 right feet. I don't think we'll lose Ashlee in them!
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Posted By: tarn4
Date Posted: 09 October 2006 at 8:42pm
| How old should they be when you start putting shoes on them??Billy is 5mths and has some cute little shoes from my Mum.Is he too young?? |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 10 October 2006 at 9:12am
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I had a cute pair of shoes for Ella when she was around 5 months too.. just real baby shoes but I decided not to put them on her. They need to have been walking for a while before they can wear real shoes. We used bobux for around the house when Ella first started to take steps. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 October 2006 at 9:42am
| Jake didn't really wear shoes til we came back to NZ - he was..16 months I think. He was given a pair oif adidas shoes forhis first birthday that lasted him about a year. |