#shortdreadlocks

8 month dreadlock update!

Well here I am in all my pregnant belly, dreadhead glory! It was nice getting to have a beach weekend with the locks. I forgot how refreshing it was to get actual ocean water on them.

Anyway, so yes, I am now 8 months along locked. And really there is nothing much to report. Currently they are in some wired loopy stage. Not all of them but mostly the ones that I tend to sleep on. All of the locks are coming along nicely. I have some really nice tight ones that have very few lose hairs. Along with some small ones that are still developing and learning how to grow together.

As for care and maintenance I have changed up my wash a bit. I was using a BS/ACV rinse with a variety of essential oils that was going relatively well. However, I wanted to try a shampoo just to mix things up. I read a lot about Dollylocks and decided it would be the best for me. They have travel sized bottles that are great for first time users so I purchased a couple. The one I’m using right now is Tee Tree oil and Spearmint and so far it’s working out. I did have to experiment with quantity. I’ve learned a little goes a long way. Since it’s made up of essential oils and other all natural ingredients it does not sudd or bubble. Which is what you want. But it can be deceiving. I’ve found that using more than a nickel sized amount is too much for me personally.

51 is my current dread count. With the potential for about 3 or 4 more (I have some lose hair on my left side that is still growing in from my previous side shave). They have grown a lot length wise. Thank you prenatal vitamins and pregnancy hormones for that! I love having short dreadlocks but I do miss my long ones… You live and learn I guess.

Anyhow, I’m excited to see my dreads continue to grow and change. I can’t wait to see what they will be like in another 4 months when baby Miller number two comes earth side. Until then, stay funky my friends!