forget about ur hair!!!!! dont worry about it so much..dont measure..just take care of it as in shampooing conditioning etc. and then leave it alone!! dont stress it. Also..extend ur relaxers longer...me, i extend mine to about every 3 months..trust me it works..whenever i get a touch up it seems as if my hair has grown so much....the more u stress over ur hair is the less it seems as if it is growing..its like watching grass grow..of course it gonna seem like ur hair never grows if u constantly watch and measure it..so let it be..nature wll take its course and the next thing u know u will wonder where all that growh came from!!