Ribcage size?

[Jennygirl]

Many good points being brought up in this thread

[so-kool]

I am 5'4" and have a 40 band width.  Lots of back muscle i guess and a triangle frame.
Been on hormones almost a year now and hoping and waiting for muscle to shrink more.
Cant even find 40 A cup so i put an extender on a 36 A cup.

[Jamie Marie]

I'm 5'8 and underbust is 36 and a 38a is pretty comfortable. My champion sports bra isn't though its a medium and guaranteed to drop one cup size.
Ahh shoes are an interesting thing though terrible luck finding flats locally in an 11.

While most of us worry about our looks, just remember we all come in various sizes and shapes just like cis girls. Heck you can buy bras up to 56j fairly easily.

Be happy with your body or do what you can to improve it naturally and safely.

[Kelly J. P.]

 29" under bust... not that it matters, since there are no bras that do what I want them to.

Therefore bras are overrated, and I don't wear 'em.

[Jennygirl]

I'm 5'8 and underbust is 36 and a 38a is pretty comfortable. My champion sports bra isn't though its a medium and guaranteed to drop one cup size.
Ahh shoes are an interesting thing though terrible luck finding flats locally in an 11.

While most of us worry about our looks, just remember we all come in various sizes and shapes just like cis girls. Heck you can buy bras up to 56j fairly easily.

Be happy with your body or do what you can to improve it naturally and safely.

11 in womens?? That's not that big!

And I identify hugely with your last sentiment. Always do what you can to improve your body! Personally though, I feel like everything is natural

[Lady_Oracle]

Just measured myself for this thread and my underbust is like 30 or 29 if I make it super tight. I'm 5'10 or 5'9 not sure. I feel pretty lucky with my physique

[Jenna Marie]

Those online bra calculators are all bonkers - my wife did all of them she could find and came up as between 34A and 44DDD, which is not a helpful range.

My under-bust measurement is 37", but I generally wear a 40 or 42 in band size. (Except in Wacoal, and I wonder if it's because the more expensive manufacturers are also more consistent? I was professionally fitted as a 38D in that brand, but my favorite Lane Bryant T-shirt bra is definitely either 40 or 42 depending on style.) Of course, because a 40A has approximately the same cup volume as a 36C, finding bras in the early days was kind of hellish. Oh, and I'm 5'7". My wife is 3" shorter and 1" smaller around the rib cage, so I figure I'm pretty reasonably proportioned? I dunno.

[laurenlg]

I am 6' tall and have a 38" measurement on my underbust. I wish it was a little bit smaller but I think most of it is ribcage and not anything that HRT will help out with too much unfortunately but luckily it doesn't look too out of proportion due to my height.

[Shantel]

Now I don't feel like such a lone Sherman Tank thanks to several others who have posted since I did earlier. My under bust measures 39" which requires a 44" band size. The problem when we get into those larger band sizes is finding the appropriate cup size as women with big band sizes are often DD - F. Then there is the fact that most cis female's have the mass of each breast centered mid-way under each coller bone whereas most trans women's breast mass is more to each side of the chest. This makes finding the right bra a real pain in the ass!

[vegie271]

I'm 5'8 and underbust is 36 and a 38a is pretty comfortable. My champion sports bra isn't though its a medium and guaranteed to drop one cup size.
Ahh shoes are an interesting thing though terrible luck finding flats locally in an 11.

While most of us worry about our looks, just remember we all come in various sizes and shapes just like cis girls. Heck you can buy bras up to 56j fairly easily.

Be happy with your body or do what you can to improve it naturally and safely.

I got EXTREMELY fortunate here I am just an 8 and I am thankful for that, take after my mother.

[Nicolette]

I double checked with my mum what her under-bust is and it's the same as mine. But maybe she isn't a genetic female.

[Naomi]

So I'm 5'6" and technically a 40" under but I've found that I can get away with a 38 sometimes, both a B cup. That's before HRT so fingers crossed. As for shoes I can fit 10s if they have a wide enough toe box, otherwise 11s. Also if you want to find size 11 JC Penny's has about 1500 on their website.

[Shantel]

ass!  <=== This may be your problem - bras go around your chest (JK!!)

Thanks for clarifying that! No wonder huh Miss smarty pants? 

[Tiffanie]

I am very heavy     I've been losing weight before hrt, but hope to lose much more before hrt causes a lot of physical changes to me.

[tomthom]

I assume people are always interested in these measurements so I'll go ahead and post mine.

I have a 31-32 underbust and have a rather muscular back, and this is all pre hrt.

to give conext to the measurement though, I have a 29-30 inch waist and 40 inch hips. I stand at 5'10 high as well. I wear a 34c.

[AMDERS]

5"9 and 30" underbust. I can't say my age (cough cough) but I'm not 20 yet, so I'm still young. I'm very early on HRT BTW and my waist is 25" and hips are 34".

[Mary81]

I haven't started HRT yet, but I hope to soon. I'm not sure how my measurements will change after that. But, for what it is worth, I am 5'7" (170 cm), wear size US 4 or 6 depending on the brand (EUR34-36) and wear US32A (70A) bra. 

[Katie10]

5'1" and a 34A.

[tarac]

just wanted to throw you ladies a chart I found at :http://www.->-bleeped-<-.com/r/ABraThatFits/
chart: http://imgur.com/7Ss1170

I had to go down on the cup size due to back muscle but the band size was perfect when you follow their wear guide.

5'11, just under 34 inch underbust and I think it looks huge :/

[Lexi Belle]

just wanted to throw you ladies a chart I found at :http://www.->-bleeped-<-.com/r/ABraThatFits/
chart: http://imgur.com/7Ss1170

I had to go down on the cup size due to back muscle but the band size was perfect when you follow their wear guide.

5'11, just under 34 inch underbust and I think it looks huge :/

Kinda funny, my underbust is 29-30 and I'm about 5' 11" 5'11.5" and I feel like MY chest is huge.  Either way though, I've kinda just learnt to be 'okay' with it.  Just barely started HRT, hoping development of breasts will make them appear a bit less large.