https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 30 May 2026 09:30:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-175803 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:58:25 +0000 pelikila 175803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never put my son in shoes until he was cruising consistently. I went with the Stride Rite SRT (early walker) type of shoes with the rubber sole but it is still very flexible. We've never had problems with them being too stiff. I didn't go with the soft leather sole because I didn't want my son to have slipping issues when he was wobbly enough just learning to walk. By the way, Stride Rite has a sale going on right now online that may be cheaper than you found in store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-175801 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:56:01 +0000 Andrea 175801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she is 10 months and not walking yet - the soft soled ones are fine. But once she is walking, I would put her in the harder ones from Stride Rite. That is what I did with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-175791 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:50:00 +0000 MrsHotDog 175791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I will just stick with the ones I got from Target and return the ones to Stride Rite...they were so expensive anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-175017 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:31:21 +0000 chopsuey 175017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have my Lo wear soft soles .. The soles are leather. I got them from livie and luca! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-175010 Thu, 31 May 2012 17:28:26 +0000 heffalump 175010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious too, I always asumed they were the soft soft shoes like you did. Luckily I haven't bought her any shoes yet. Curious to hear the replies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/soft-soled-shoes-question#post-174912 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:48:05 +0000 MrsHotDog 174912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First of all, let me start off by saying that I am horrible about picking which category my posts go in unless it is obvious so I hope I am right...</p> <p>Anyways, my daughter is 10 months and is getting pretty close to walking so I want to buy her some more shoes for when we go out of the house. I read online that she shouldn't wear hard soled shoes until she is at least two but I am getting myself confused on what is actually classified as hard soles. I went to Stride Rite yesterday and bought her two pairs that were under the "early walker" stage but they seemed pretty hard to me. The sales associate told me that those were the ones I needed though. I always thought that soft soles were the ones that I bought at Target, where the bottoms were basically a fabric so they were more like socks than shoes. (Does that make sense?) They also have those at Stride Rite but they were under the category of "pre walker". I could see how they might not be good for a beginner walker though because they don't have any grips on the bottom. </p> <p>So, can anyone please shed some light on this topic for me? I really want to make sure I have her in the right shoes. I bought a Robeez pair and a Stride Rite pair. </p> <p>Geez...sorry for such a long post! </p>