before you start to wear them i should let you borrow my pointe shoes so you can get your feet used to it, it doesnt hurt as bad if your feet already know the torture that they are going to be in. I got used to my pointe shoes in about a week. but i wore then morning, noon, night, sleeping.. etc.
and i wouldnt walk in them with them flat i would walk upright in them, i wasnt going to slack off on getting my feet used to being like that.Just trying to help