Transitioning without BC'ing Support Thread

shyekiera said:
how long does it take u....i'm so lazy..usually take me a few days....i'm braiding my hair now also
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usually 6 hours. i do medium braids. i hate doing them and especially taking them down so i will never do small ones (my hair will break).

i took 7 hours this time (i was slow and taking my time watching tv......) lol
 
baddison said:
coolsista-paris - another self-braider here!!! What kind of hair are you using when braiding? currently I am using the kanekelon, but thinking of switching to something else a bit more kinkier to match my 4b/c hair. also, I spray my braids daily alternating between (1) s-curl mixed with jojoba oil mist or (2) shea moisture coconut & hibiscus moisture mist.
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i also use kanekelon (they match my hair well and im 4b) i take color 1b to match well.

i really need to buy some hair spray. my hair feels soft right now as i very well moisturized it before braiding.

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coolsista-paris said:
usually 6 hours. i do medium braids. i hate doing them and especially taking them down so i will never do small ones (my hair will break).

i took 7 hours this time (i was slow and taking my time watching tv......) lol
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ugh...i have to do my hair in small sections because my hair is so thick...i'm still braiding...:lol:
 
shyekiera said:
ugh...i have to do my hair in small sections because my hair is so thick...i'm still braiding...:lol:
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keep going girl. you will have a rest for at least a month, and that IS SOOOOOOO GOOD :-) im loving it now.

im gonna ps more in the futur, with fake hair like hubby says. he doesnt mind braids but hates wigs,weaves and all that. i need all that for ps this time! i will listen to me and my hair,mr will have do just deal with it! lol
 
sharifeh said:
Thank you! Im in a sew in for 8ish weeks. I took a picture of my leave out. I actually like it . I want to weave up again if my braided hair is in decent condition. I'm scared that my braided hair underneath is super dry and breaking but if that's not the case and my hair is fine I will weave up again :yep: @SuchaLady I've been indoctrinated :lol:
@Britt who did you go to for weave take down?

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Oh good! A weave will certainly take your mind off your hair. I did 2 back to back sew ins last time I tried to transition lol. My mom would take my weave down on a Friday and then I'd wash and deep condition with Emergencee followed by a moisturizing dc and then get weaved up the next day.
 
I made 15 months post today. Thought I would want to chop now but I can't. I still don't enough desired length though in a lot of areas I am mostly natural. Looks like I'll keep this thing going a little longer.
 
Britt said:
I made 15 months post today. Thought I would want to chop now but I can't. I still don't enough desired length though in a lot of areas I am mostly natural. Looks like I'll keep this thing going a little longer.
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Britt
How are you dealing with styling without looking crazy?
Braid outs and twist outs ?

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sharifeh said:
@Britt How are you dealing with styling without looking crazy? Braid outs and twist outs ? Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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I honestly don't do much styling at all. For the past 3 weeks or so I've been wearing my hair pulled back which is easiest for me. Yesterday I did a braid out and today I'm wearing the braid out kinda pulled back.

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coolsista-paris said:
keep going girl. you will have a rest for at least a month, and that IS SOOOOOOO GOOD :-) im loving it now.

im gonna ps more in the futur, with fake hair like hubby says. he doesnt mind braids but hates wigs,weaves and all that. i need all that for ps this time! i will listen to me and my hair,mr will have do just deal with it! lol
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i think i will continue braids for the summer..i think a sew in will be too hot...
all my relaxed ends broke off in the back, so i know i will be keeping my hair covered some type of way
 
Britt said:
I honestly don't do much styling at all. For the past 3 weeks or so I've been wearing my hair pulled back which is easiest for me. Yesterday I did a braid out and today I'm wearing the braid out kinda pulled back.

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your hair is beautiful!!!!!
 
Britt said:
I made 15 months post today. Thought I would want to chop now but I can't. I still don't enough desired length though in a lot of areas I am mostly natural. Looks like I'll keep this thing going a little longer.
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wow! 15 months. all that is starting to make me regret my virgin relaxer :-/ although i said its just hair... i was bsb natural 5 months ago. with lots of crown breakage anyway....

im 5 months post :-)
 
shyekiera said:
i think i will continue braids for the summer..i think a sew in will be too hot... all my relaxed ends broke off in the back, so i know i will be keeping my hair covered some type of way
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moisture + covering it will keep things cool i guess.

im really thinking of ps like i never have. i will retain more i guess. i wàs natural hair backnand longer!
 
Britt said:
I honestly don't do much styling at all. For the past 3 weeks or so I've been wearing my hair pulled back which is easiest for me. Yesterday I did a braid out and today I'm wearing the braid out kinda pulled back. Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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so nice and shiny!
 
divachyk said:
So what you thinking of doing Cattypus1?
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havilland said:
Congrats!!! I can't wait to see pics ;)
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xu93texas said:
Congratulations!!!! I can't wait to see! Sent from my iPad using LHCF
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sharifeh said:
Omg congrats! That's really exciting! Cattypus1 Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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coolsista-paris said:
how does it feel? :-) im 5 months post but yesterday i cut off some ends. i reached apl again but just cut it yestereay( got mad at some split ends i saw).
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Hee goes nuthin'.

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As you can plainly see, I got my big chop on. Guess what? I didn't know I had curls! LOL
 
PlainJane said:
@Cattypus1 your hair looks great!! I'm hoping scab hair is real and I will eventually discover some curls in my head too
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It is MOST definitely real. I have it in my hair. Now that I have a decent amount of length to my new growth, there are areas where the hair much closer to the root is different than the hair on the end of the new growth. The scab hair has a bushy feel that's just totally different. I know that eventually (even if it takes long) the scab hair will grow out. My coworker who transitioned for 2 years told me she had it too and she's gotten a few trims.
 
xu93texas said:
Cattypus1, looovvee it! So how do you feel now that you chopped? It looks good on you!
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I'm not very good at selfies...I'm never as cute as I thought I was...LOL. I think the camera lies! I'm still getting used to it. It was making me sad that I would have to wait forever to see additional length and continue looking crazy about the head. I haven't measured but I have about 4-5 inches of hair left on my head that shrinks up to about an inch all over which I couldn't tell until I cut the relaxed hair off. I feel much better about my twa than I did about my transitioning hair.
 
shyekiera said:
your hair is beautiful too!!!!!!!!!!!!! dang.. i am getting really anxious to see what my hair will look like!!!
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Thank you. I'm excited to see what my natural hair will do. I reached almost BLS with my relaxed, damaged, beat up hair, I think the sky is the limit!
 
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