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Posted by: nicolettemala
« on: August 04, 2017, 11:57:32 am »

Awesome news. They said they shipped my impression kit yesterday. How long ago did you get that message? I'm also in the Americas

As for being loose, do you mean against the teeth or against the palate? Because that's a big difference. If it's loose against both, I suppose you just need to expand it a bit before putting it in. If your impressions were accurate, the expander being loose could mean that your tongue posture actually expanded your palate a little bit in the weeks between making the impression and receiving the device.

The mewing feeling less effective, in my opinion, means that your body is now calling for your to change where you are applying pressure. You can feel around with your tongue what works, push like that for a long while, and eventually your body will start asking for pressure somewhere else. In a 100% developed palate/maxilla, there is a proper tongue posture. In a poorly/underdeveloped one, there is no proper tongue posture: Only various different postures which will slowly shape it into the proper position where you can hold a resting tongue posture indefinitely.

Make sure your head posture is correct too though, the position of your skull can produce like 95% of the force of mewing.

Sorry I forgot to respond to your question! After they sent the kit it took a week to get and a week to get back to them! They practically sent my finished product as soon as they got them! A three week process. All together.
Posted by: nicolettemala
« on: August 04, 2017, 11:39:57 am »

Which one did you buy?

The regular active piece. It was the most simplistic one without the Y expansion:)
Posted by: nicolettemala
« on: August 04, 2017, 10:20:42 am »

It just slid off my back teeth a little. Mostly it's doing a fine job!! So you don't think having the tongue on the roof is enough? It needs to be more specific mixes of postures? What's your method?  you sound like you've been at this research for a while. :)
Posted by: dadfa
« on: August 02, 2017, 05:59:59 pm »

Which one did you buy?
Posted by: TheGreatWork
« on: August 02, 2017, 04:01:01 pm »

Awesome news. They said they shipped my impression kit yesterday. How long ago did you get that message? I'm also in the Americas

As for being loose, do you mean against the teeth or against the palate? Because that's a big difference. If it's loose against both, I suppose you just need to expand it a bit before putting it in. If your impressions were accurate, the expander being loose could mean that your tongue posture actually expanded your palate a little bit in the weeks between making the impression and receiving the device.

The mewing feeling less effective, in my opinion, means that your body is now calling for your to change where you are applying pressure. You can feel around with your tongue what works, push like that for a long while, and eventually your body will start asking for pressure somewhere else. In a 100% developed palate/maxilla, there is a proper tongue posture. In a poorly/underdeveloped one, there is no proper tongue posture: Only various different postures which will slowly shape it into the proper position where you can hold a resting tongue posture indefinitely.

Make sure your head posture is correct too though, the position of your skull can produce like 95% of the force of mewing.
Posted by: nicolettemala
« on: August 02, 2017, 03:48:56 pm »

So my braces shop expander has come to America! For 150 they did a really good job, but I find it's just a tad loose. Will that effect my expanding? No local orthos will adjust it just because they didn't make it...p00ns.
Also, I've dropped in Mewing a bit and it feels like my progress is worse than before. Could just be awareness. Does anyone have some before and after??