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Ally Shaw, 33, Shilbottle, Northumberland
Watching my daughter toddle across the living room, I frowned.
It was October 2021 and Nala, then 2, still didn't seem to walk like other kids her age.
'She's dragging her feet,' I worried to her dad, Jake, then 28.
Tilting his head, he watched with concern as Nala shuffled along.
'Let's make another appointment with the GP,' he said.
We'd been back and forth for months.
Since Nala could crawl we'd been worried about the positioning of her feet.
They rested at odd angles.
We were