Up dos for hospital stay?

**joflakes** · December 29th, 2013, 03:15 PM

Hi all,

I'm going to be staying in a hospital for a long while, seven to ten days.

I want to have my hair up tightly so I can leave it the entire time, I don't want nurses etc messing with my hair.

what up dos do you recommend? I can't sleep with any buns on my head.

i was considering corn rows but I can't do them

any advice appreciated!

thanks

jo

**Juanita** · December 29th, 2013, 03:19 PM

I was going to suggest going to a hairdresser specialising in braiding.

**joflakes** · December 29th, 2013, 03:21 PM

That might be an option but I don't really have any spare money

**Sharysa** · December 29th, 2013, 03:22 PM

Just wondering, why don't you want the nurses "messing with" your hair? Even if they can't help style it, they'd certainly be able to help comb/detangle it as well as they can.

And unless you have magically well-behaved hair, you probably won't be able to leave your hair up for TEN DAYS STRAIGHT. Even black people only leave cornrows in for about a week before they need to take it out for a couple of days to let their scalp and hair breathe.

The only real option you seem to have left is braids, so I think two or three French/Dutch braids would be fine for four or five days before you need to detangle them and redo them.

**monsoonstorm** · December 29th, 2013, 03:23 PM

perhaps use some watered down aloe and do two dutch braids, one on either side, like pigtails? The aloe might help keep them a bit more together, plus they are off to the side so that they don't interfere with you laying down.

**joflakes** · December 29th, 2013, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Sharysa

Just wondering, why don't you want the nurses "messing with" your hair? Even if they can't help style it, they'd certainly be able to help comb/detangle it as well as they can.

And unless you have magically well-behaved hair, you probably won't be able to leave your hair up for TEN DAYS STRAIGHT. Even black people only leave cornrows in for about a week before they need to take it out for a couple of days to let their scalp and hair breathe.

The only real option you seem to have left is braids, so I think two or three French/Dutch braids would be fine for four or five days before you need to detangle them and redo them.

Because it'll stress me out and I want to reduce my stress as much as I can. I am protective of my hair!

Originally Posted by monsoonstorm

perhaps use some watered down aloe and do two dutch braids, one on either side, like pigtails? The aloe might help keep them a bit more together, plus they are off to the side so that they don't interfere with you laying down.

I do that all the time anyway. Maybe I could do two on each side if I practice some before the op? Hmm.

**makeminea99** · December 29th, 2013, 03:45 PM

Crown braid, or hair taping maybe? They're quite comfortable, although I've never left them in more than 2 days.

**Madora** · December 29th, 2013, 04:00 PM

Two braids. Easy to wear, easy to redo..and if at all possible, rebraid every day. Braids left in for days are not fun to detangle. Good luck!

**melusine963** · December 29th, 2013, 04:04 PM

I also recommend two braids. One added advantage would be that they're easy to detangle and redo one at a time, in case you don't have the strength or energy to deal with your whole head of hair in one sitting.

**tigereye** · December 29th, 2013, 04:20 PM

I'd suggest hair-taping. I did it before for 5 days straight. My only complaint was an itchy scalp from not touching it, but, not only was I wearing a helmet the entire time (and those helmets seem to trap all sorts of annoying, irritating stuff in), that was during the time of sores and rashes before I discovered I was allergic to SLS, and SLES, so my scalp was always itchy back then, and it's not really a fair judgement. I haven't had cause to wear my hair the same way for a week since then.