after 5 weeks

So after 5 weeks post TnR this is what I have on my head. Pretty much all of the back hair came loose..dreadies turned to loose hair. The front, sides and the upper/top back stayed in. The dreads that are still in are pretty much loose roots and ends with a good knot in the middle section. How long will it take for the roots and ends to start knotting up?

updated by @erin-kochera: 01/13/15 09:21:43PM

awhile

thats just how dreads progress

if u backcomb or tnr they loosen 1st then dread the roots will not be tight for months

yoyr doing fine

in c=fact the roots wont be tight till nearly mature

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They do tend to loosen when you've done stuff to them to give them a bit of a start, but it's cool, you just leave them be and they'll still lock up.

lol i TnR'ed. my hair isn't very long at all and i have about an inch or loose root which is cool REALLY good knotting in the middle but they're all loose at the ends and everything i did at the crown fell out, but FUCK IT they'll be fine and they'll find their way home as i'm sure yours will

I am in the same boat as you. Mine are only a week old but i am impatient. I want the WHOLE strand to feel like the middle of the dread does. But sometimes wearing a wool hat around helps. Be patient. You arent alone on this dread journey