Day 21
Today was rough (on me). My alarm was on silent so I woke up 20 minutes late and could not implement her routine how I want to. I did not get a chance to have a hot rag on her head as long as I wanted to, I did not apply the ACV/ Aloe Vera mix and I did not get a chance to pack her lunch. * HEAVY SIGH * After I picked her up from the bus stop, I took the kids to visit their dad, so none of our night routine happened and she did not eat as healthy as she should have. Yesterday was on point, but today was a BUST! In all honesty I am a bit discouraged because of her recent hair loss - and although part of me wants to fight with all of me to figure it out, there's another part of me that feels so discouraged. I'm not a scientist, doctor, dietitian, immunologist or anyone that has any real background in the things I'm trying to do. Im so afraid :( I'm afraid that what I'm doing wont work, I'm afraid that my daughter will be severely self conscious and combative, I'm afraid that in her eyes I failed. It's so hard but tomorrow is a new day. Forgive me for the lack of a blog I have today, but I just couldn't. Peace.
January 19, 2014 - Day 19
Day 19
Today was interesting. Akhilah and Jahvel spent the night with my mom (shout out to the AWESOME GRANDMAS out there :-)). My mom knows the regimen I have her on in terms of the gluten free, diet, pro-biotics, less stress and the minoxidil - but I have not fully explained the hot rag sessions we do. However, my mom is a big advocate (and motivator) when it comes to me trying to figure out her triggers, so she is totally on board. She had a great time with her grandmother and was relaxed and happy when she got home. Tonight I decided to prepare beef stew because its COOLLDD, and of course gluten free. I love the fact that corn starch is gluten free because that means I can still thicken my soups/stews/chili without compromising our diet.
Dinner
We didn't eat dessert tonight because Akhilah lost a tooth. Once that happened I put up the rest of her dinner and passed on any other food - we went straight to bath time. Tonight I shampooed and conditioned her hair (please see the "Regimens" page for details). When I condition her hair I notice that there are some parts that are red - not super red and not raised, but red enough to notice. Honestly that is what I want to see because I need to know that what I am doing is stimulating her scalp. Since she is so little I only use the oils on her head once a week until I can better observe the type of effect they will have. I don't want to over stimulate her scalp or cause her discomfort. After I rinsed out the conditioner I sprayed on the ACV/Aloe Vera mix (please see the "Regimens" page for details). This caused her scalp to tingle/burn - but I know it was mild because had it been severe my baby would have lost it! Instead she told me it was burning and kept playing with her toys. I rinsed it out immediately and applied a warm rag for the next 5-7 minutes. Overall she is adjusting to our new diet and regimen very well. I hate the fact that she's lost about 50% of the regrowth she had, but I am encouraged by the fact that I still see new growth AND fuzz. Until tomorrow :-D
Today was interesting. Akhilah and Jahvel spent the night with my mom (shout out to the AWESOME GRANDMAS out there :-)). My mom knows the regimen I have her on in terms of the gluten free, diet, pro-biotics, less stress and the minoxidil - but I have not fully explained the hot rag sessions we do. However, my mom is a big advocate (and motivator) when it comes to me trying to figure out her triggers, so she is totally on board. She had a great time with her grandmother and was relaxed and happy when she got home. Tonight I decided to prepare beef stew because its COOLLDD, and of course gluten free. I love the fact that corn starch is gluten free because that means I can still thicken my soups/stews/chili without compromising our diet.
Dinner
- Beef Stew - Beef, (marinated in chicken stock, tumeric, garlic powder, bay leaves onion powder, cumin, sea salt, and ground black pepper), carrots, onions, celery and white potatoes. After I combined all the ingredients I added more of the above ingredients plus fresh parsley and then the corn starch at the end to thicken it.
- Arizona RX Iced Tea mixed with 1 oz of aloe vera juice
We didn't eat dessert tonight because Akhilah lost a tooth. Once that happened I put up the rest of her dinner and passed on any other food - we went straight to bath time. Tonight I shampooed and conditioned her hair (please see the "Regimens" page for details). When I condition her hair I notice that there are some parts that are red - not super red and not raised, but red enough to notice. Honestly that is what I want to see because I need to know that what I am doing is stimulating her scalp. Since she is so little I only use the oils on her head once a week until I can better observe the type of effect they will have. I don't want to over stimulate her scalp or cause her discomfort. After I rinsed out the conditioner I sprayed on the ACV/Aloe Vera mix (please see the "Regimens" page for details). This caused her scalp to tingle/burn - but I know it was mild because had it been severe my baby would have lost it! Instead she told me it was burning and kept playing with her toys. I rinsed it out immediately and applied a warm rag for the next 5-7 minutes. Overall she is adjusting to our new diet and regimen very well. I hate the fact that she's lost about 50% of the regrowth she had, but I am encouraged by the fact that I still see new growth AND fuzz. Until tomorrow :-D
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