Second Wash Routine Attempt: Mistakes and Steps to Improve

So today was wash day, and with the braid-out, it was some rough detangling. I won't be using that as a regular style. It's too much manipulation and too much breakage when detangling. So this wash day, here is what happened:

1. I put my hair in nine pony tails instead of the four I did last week. 
2. For the first six sections, I parted, put extra virgin olive oil on it, detangled, and ponytailed. 
3. Then I realized my hair was still extremely dry and I'm getting a lot of breakage. So for the last three sections, I used Shea Moisture's Shea Butter conditioner to detangle. This REALLY helped. I wished I would have thought about it six sections ago, lol. 
4. From there, I changed my mind and decided I couldn't effectively wash nine sections and split then back into four, parting with the comb and finger detangling into the four ponytails. 
5. I washed each section with Cream of Nature's Kiwi and Mango shampoo for dry, brittle hair, then rinsed each section, changing my mind AGAIN, deciding that redoing the ponytails while soaking wet would cause too much breakage because the hair ties tangled with the wet hair. 
6. So halfway through washing, I decided to remove all of the ponytail holders and bantu knot each section.
7. Deep breath...SO! I had four soaking wet bantu knots when I exited the shower. I went section by section, undoing the knot, squeezing dry, toweling dry, coating section in Shea Moisture's Shea conditioner again, detangling with comb, and putting back into ponytail to stretch the new growth. 
8. In the end, I ended up with four ponytails again, which will air dry overnight. Here they are. Nothing special:

In the morning, I plan to undo the ponytails and put in four bantu knots with As I Am Twisting Cream, and cover with scarf. Then I'm going for a 30 minute walk (38.5 weeks pregnant, ZERO dilation, and STILL trying to get this little guy moving), and I'll take down the knots and see if it's possible to get a decent little puff to wear. If not, then I'm going to put it in a bun.

Improved (and shortened) plan for next wash:

1. Part in four sections and bantu knot
2. Take down each section and detangle with conditioner and shower comb
3. Redo bantu knots
4. Wash and rinse each section thoroughly, being sure to redo bantu knots as I go
5. Squeeze dry, condition, detangle, and ponytail section by section to moisturize and stretch new growth