Hair Failure

I have super thick hair. Once upon a time it used to have really pretty waves and curls. Sadly I have lost most of my curl since having Emma. Now it just has some slight wave to it.
Enter Pinterest.
While browsing for some new ideas to do my hair I stumbled on a tip that was suppose to make your hair wavy. It looked super easy and I thought "brilliant I'll try it!"
So I braided my hair in pigtail breads and turned on my straighter. Once my straighter was hot I proceed to iron my braided hair.
In theory this would work like a charm. It would basically curl my hair in pretty much no time... The only problem was it didn't work.
What I felt like I would of looked like...

 

What I felt I actually looked like...

 

(Okay so maybe this is a bit exaggerated :)

All I did git was some weird crimps and a very slight wave that looked more like a crimp go bad. So my hair ended up going up for the day.
Maybe you need thin hair for it to work... all I know is that I will use my straightener as an actually straightener next time.