At what point should I be concerned about my DS being bowlegged? The doctor said last time that he'd grow out of it but he's been walking for almost 4 months and he is still very bow legged. He's almost 13 months.
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@travellingbee: Wow he walked early! I have this question too. DS is the same way and he's 14 months (but only walking 6 weeks). I plan to ask at his 15 month appt.
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I'm severely bow legged. I was given the option of PT or swimming and ballet. My parents chose ballet. It never impacted me--i was a varsity athlete and ran marathons. Is his walking impaired by it? I'd probably wait until 18 months and then get a referral.
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DS started walking at 10 months and at about 1 year we noticed that his leg was turned in. We voiced our concerns at his yearly visit and they had use meet a specialist, although they felt like it would correct itself. The specialist said that it would correct itself but she wanted to see him in a year. So at 2 he started OT so I gave her some time to work with him before visiting the specialist again. Voiced my concerns with her because it wasn't correcting herself. We had a PT come in and guess what...little man needed foot braces!! Listen to your inner mama voice. Continue to stay on it and revisit it until a solution is found.
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@bubblegum: thanks! Good to know!
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@wrkbrk: yeah, we have early walkers. He's been pretty significantly bowlegged since birth (I know they all are to a degree but his is more pronounced.) When he first learned to pull up at 6 months he was standing on the outside of his feet. I was concerned then. But the doctor wasn't. He does stand on his feet now and walks fine- although he looks a bit waddle-y.
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LOs doc wouldn't let us go to a specialist. He kept insisting her leg will turn out as I asked him at every appt. He even showed me physically how her leg would move this way and that somehow proving she doesn't need it. She was five when I saw him last. The bowleggedness reached its peak about four months ago and has finally started to correct itself. I have her in supportive shoes almost all the time. No more slippers and sandals for now as it makes it worse. Also she is in soccer so that might be helping too.
We did talk to her and made her more conscious of pushing her foot out as she walks. I can see it only occasionally on the right side.
Sorry - I think LO was pigeon toed, not bowlegged. -
I'm about to put my nurse hat on.
I see this all the time as I'm a pediatric orthopedic nurse. A physiologic genu varum (bowed legs) is a normal variation in physical appearance in a kiddo under 2 years old. It starts to improve at 18 months old and up. It usually corrects itself by 3-4 years old.
If your LO continues to look bowlegged as a toddler, it's worth it to see an orthopedic specialist to evaluate for other issues (most commonly Blount's disease-abnormality in the growth plate at top of the tibia causing it to turn or shift).
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We were told dd would outgrow it around three but she really has only noticeably gotten better between three and four.
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My dd was very bow legged and has grown out of it by 22 months.
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Thanks everyone! That helps a lot! @madisonbee: Good to know. Thank you!
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