Ok, thanks for the response. I guess I should probably wait a few more months or I know I will get frustrated.
How long does it need to be to backcomb? I will probably wait and go natural anyway, just curious...
I had my dreads for about 3 years and for a variety of reasons I cut them off about a month ago... huge mistake, I hate my hair and I want mydreads back. I backcombed last time and did the wax thing for the first year. This time I'm thinking about going natural but my hair is pretty short now. How long doesmy hairhave to beto dread up?
I'm doingsome things right now to help it grow faster but these are things that also prevent it from knotting up (hot oil treatments, lots of scalp stimulation...). I'm just wondering at about what length I should stop these things and let the dreading begin 
Yeah that's what I was going to do!
So maybe a combination of the 3 (wool pillow case, T&R and sea salt) will help. If I keep trying it's got to work eventually, right?
taye said:
some people just slide their pillow inside a wool sweater
I will try the sea salt spray, thanks for the suggestion!
I have tried to T&R on the front hair, like I said I have a lot from pp hair loss, I almost have full bangs. It seemed really tight for the first day or so but then it all came right back out. And I know I didn't touch it at all. My husband thinks maybe I do touch my hair more then I think I do so I am being really conscious of it. He also suggested I try a wool pillow case (I've seen it talked about before) so I think I'll do that.
Thanks for the suggestions
Nope... neither 
The ends still come lose sometimes too. That is another thing I have seen people say you should do nothing about but I tried that the last time I had dreads (years ago) and they literally became 1/2 straight and never did anything. Maybe it's just my hair...
soaringeagle said:
hmm is it oily at all? could u be finger combing it in your sleep?
... and that things like dreadballing are unnecessary because the short hairs will eventually join a dread or just make a baby dread. Well that just doesn't seem to be true for my hair. Well I guess I should say it hasn't been true so far.
I have had dreads for almost 2 years now, I started them by backcombing and my husband accidentally left a small section of hair out. It didn't really bother me so I just left it, assuming eventually it would take care of it self or that I would get sick of it and do something with it. 2 years later it is still there and still as straight as it was 2 years ago. What's the deal?
I also had a lot of postpartum hair loss after I had a baby in October 09. The hair eventually started growing back and now I have a ton of lose hairs all over my head. They have been there for almost a year now. Just getting longer and longer and longer. Most never knot up, or even get close to it. I wash with BS a couple times a week. I don't know if it's just my hair type or if I'm doing something wrong. Why has my experience been so different from what everyone else seems to talk about??? I really hate the straight hair
