wear my retainer every night

Didn’t wear my retainer last night. Damn. :(
There’s always tomorrow though.

Holy moly.

So, I have always been so bad about putting on my retainers that I had to get braces twice because my teeth shifted so much. After getting the braces off a second time around my junior year in high school, I was resolved to wear the retainers every night and actually be a dutiful kid. Psh. Wrong.

I just finished my first year of college and even though I still put on my retainers every blue moon to make sure I can still squeeze them on, it’s barely doing anything for me. Because I barely used them, it hurts so bad to keep them on now that I’ve avoided wearing them at all…in fact, if I don’t get with the program now, I can almost bet that I’ll have to get braces a third time. AGH. I mean, my mom even said to be last week that she was starting to notice a gap forming between my two front teeth. Just…oh my god. No way. It scared me enough to try to make it into a habit. Now. FINALLY.

My progress so far: I started to wear my retainers last Friday night and I’ve continued to wear them every night. I’ve kept them on for the past two days now, taking them off during the day. My teeth are still tender, but they weren’t as bad as the first night. I woke up on Saturday morning with the most painful jaw ever. The tension was so bad that my gums felt like jelly and I felt like I would never be able to swallow whole food again, or open my mouth wider than half an inch.

But man, I’m going strong and steady. It’s my THIRD night with them on, and my teeth have already started shifting back to how they’re supposed to be. It’s only just the beginning though. I hope I continue to keep on going! :D