This is my second attempt at transitioning. The first time, my motivation was strictly health-motivated, but to be totally honest it was a little too much pressure for me. I wasn't prepared for the challenge of detangling and styling my hair. The transition lasted for six months before I went right back to the easy way out: the chemical hair relaxer.
This time I'm more than positive that I will make it all the way through my transition. I would like my transition to last about 2 1/2 to 3 years, but from my personal research I'm finding that transitioners with my hair texture don't usually last longer than a year and a half. It seems like the stark difference between the chemically straightened relaxed hair and the natural 4b hair leads to tons of breakage. So I'm keeping hope alive, but also being realistic.
At this point, I'm 22 weeks into my transition (4 weeks earlier than my record of 26 weeks) and I haven't had too much trouble. My original intent was to wait until after I have my baby to relax my hair. Then I realized how beautiful 4b natural hair is through Youtube, hair forums, and most of all the large number of family and friends I have that are natural. This time around I have so much more support from people who have been there through the transition, and I'm hoping their experiences will guide me through the exciting--and at times frustrating--journey of transitioning to natural.
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