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HRT and tucking

Started by V M, February 06, 2010, 07:55:36 PM

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V M

I've noticed since being on HRT awhile that it has become easier to tuck the annoying bits away

They stay in place much better and I can wear panties I couldn't wear before for fear of the junk falling out

Even when I go potty they seem to stay in place for a good while and tuck back away rather easily

That was something I didn't expect

Has anyone else noticed more ease with tucking after starting HRT?
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- V M
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Janet_Girl

Sure have.  But after an orchie it is really easy.  No twins to worry about.

It comes from the atrophy of the bits.
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Autumn

Yeah, I tuck any time i leave the house these days. It got easier after a couple of months of HRT. I still use 2 pairs of panties, but it's  better than those $30~ gaffs they sell online.
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Janet_Girl

I have been tuck 24/7 for the last year and a half.

I did use a gaff, but now it is just a pair of panties.
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placeholdername

I'm pre-HRT and this is still nearly impossible for me to do despite numerous attempts.  Even when I do manage to get things in the proper place, the bits get all excited from being touched that they bulge out anyway, rendering the tucking useless, and when they're done being excited they don't end up in the proper place, it's a vicious cycle.  I've tried all the advice I've found so far with no luck :(.
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V M

Before I started HRT I had the same problem with the bits getting exited from time to time...especially at the wrong time

But a few months on HRT took care of that problem
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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placeholdername

That's what I'm hoping.  Right now it's too frustrating to bother with, considering I don't go out dressed anywhere.  But at the same time it prevents me from being able to go out dressed anywhere unless I wear clothes with strategically placed ruffle hems (although I do really love ruffle hems :)).
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Autumn

Don't wear a sheer skirt or ultra tight pants. It's pretty brutal pre-HRT, I just got frustrated. Try two tight thongs or a tight thong and another cut of panty over top. The first one helps position and the second applies pressure to try to hold into place and smooths things over in general. Some girls will use a pad to help smooth out the area.

You also learn to walk differently. For example, I very much do the female one foot in front of the other now that I tuck. It's more feminine and it also helps to keep things positioned. Plus there's a lot of room there without the dangly bits.

Believe me, wearing a bra and tucking as habitual activities REALLY restricts your movement. I'm learning an entirely new body language to avoid unsettling either. I kinda long for the freedom I used to have, but, once SRS happens I'll get a lot back. Ahh, years to go...

Spontaneous erections really ruin everything, yeah, so it's just better not to dress like you need to tuck.
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Alyssa M.

I freakin' hate tucking, and I usually don't bother, unless I have some very good reason to wear something that requires it. When I do, I tape too, and things usually go awry anyway.  >:(

Yeah, SRS ... Having $20K would be nice, and definitely a motivation to get out of grad school ASAP ... i.e., years from now ... oh, yeah, $40,000 postdoc salary, here I come!  :-\
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azSam

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    Quote from: Ketsy on February 06, 2010, 11:57:32 PM
    I'm pre-HRT and this is still nearly impossible for me to do despite numerous attempts.  Even when I do manage to get things in the proper place, the bits get all excited from being touched that they bulge out anyway, rendering the tucking useless, and when they're done being excited they don't end up in the proper place, it's a vicious cycle.  I've tried all the advice I've found so far with no luck :(.

    I am also Pre-HRT (But not for long). It takes practice. And after a while you'll get used to the fondling and no longer become aroused. It took me a couple of months to get the technique down. But now that I have it down, I can tuck (comfortably) and even get away with wearing a bikini with no bulge in just a matter of seconds. I also stay tucked 24/7, regardless of clothing choice.

    For a while I was trying to do it while laying down. Big mistake. By the time you get it all situated, it gets very hard to put on the panties when your lying down. So give up on that method. The method I use I've named "Toilet Tucking", sounds gross but it works really well. I'm sure someone else came up with it before me, but since I discovered it on my own, I am going to take credit for it.

    Before I start there are a couple of things to think about. Where you are tucking your testies up into is called the inguinal canal. The testes have a tendency to reascend back up into the inguinal canal when you are very cold or having intense sexual intercourse. While this may happen, it is still very rare. The inguinal canal can shrink slightly, making it harder for the testes to stay in place. After a couple of weeks of moving the testes in and out as well as keeping them in place, it can become far easier to move them in and keep them in.



    5-Step "Toilet Tucking" Process

    • 1: Sit on the toilet like you normally would to take care of business. Keep your panties just above your knee, and let the "parts" dangle as they may.
    • 2: Put your legs firmly together and then stand up. By this point the "parts" should be pretty much tucked between your legs, except with the 2 rocks have not yet reascended.
    • 3: To get them to reascend, simply wiggle around a little bit and try to push them up with your legs (or thighs). This might hurt the first couple of times, but once you get the technique down, it doesn't hurt anymore.
    • 4: After that, pull up the underwear.
    • 5: To allow it to remain comfortable for hours, reach around back (over your butt), and pull the scrotal skin back over your butt (no joke). It's a weird sensation, but you get used to it.



    If you don't pull the skin back it may get caught in the underwear, between the underwear and the legs and start to pinch; after a while it can cause some fairly excruciating pain. I wear fairly tight underwear that is designed for a woman exactly my size, so given that I have those annoying extra parts, they are quite tight. You need them a little tight like that to keep it all secure. And if you tuck properly you will absolutely remain comfortable.

    Another tip is to not lean on anything from the front. For instance, when I cook dinner, I have a tendency to lean against the counter from my front. And since my "boys" are right there, I end up smashing them in, and it hurts like holy hell. After a while you don't do it anymore and you don't think about it; but if you do start to tuck more frequently keep that in mind.

    I've tried all different types of underwear and here is my experience with the different styles as far as Comfort and Function.


    Do use:

    • Bikini Style
                These are great all around. They hold everything in place, and remain comfortable.
    • High Cut Style
                Another fantastic style. Hold everything in place, and because it rides up higher it may help hold the underwear up. The extra pressures from below encourages the underwear to slip down slightly.
    • Stretch Cotton
                Make sure you buy any of the above style in stretch cotton, because it holds tight. While in standard cotton the threads tend to stretch and it loses it's ability to hold.



    Don't Use:

    • Boy Shorts
                While comfortable at first, I found that my parts tend to jiggle out of the sides of the underwear very frequently. I love boy shorts, but I recommend against using them.
    • Hipster (Maybe)
                This style may or may not work. They are sort of low, and they may slide down a bit to easy. I don't encourage many people to use these.
    • Thongs
                I don't think this really needs explaining. Plus they are just kind of uncomfortable anyway.
    • Plain Cotton
                Like I mentioned above. Standard cotton underwear stretches to much, and ends up losing the ability to hold everything secure.


    I don't buy underwear in packs. Like if you go to walmart or target and you can buy a 5 pack of hanes underwear. In just a matter of minutes they will stretch and lose the ability to hold everything in place and they'll stay that way until you wash them where they shrink back down. The stuff I buy is a little bit more expensive and off the rack (usually hanging up in packs of 3). They are still cotton, but more stretchy (like spandex) and hold things far better.

    Don't use the "boy shorts" style of panties. In all of my experience, my bits tend to slip out. I really love boy shorts, the way the look and their comfort, but they just don't function. I have tried a butt load of different types too.

    Surprisingly, I don't buy or have ever tried a gaff. I thought about it, but I don't feel the need to use one. Thankfully, I was not "endowed" with anything special; and I've gotten my technique down to such a degree that I don't think I'll ever need one.

    If you have any questions regarding my method, let me know. I'll be happy to answer. :icon_boxing:[/list][/list]
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    placeholdername

    Thanks, I'll try that.  Have to buy some new underwear though... since I couldn't tuck I was buying them as stretchy as possible to fit the parts into :P.
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    Jasmine.m

    Hi. I use the same method as azSam... That's so weird! 

    When I first started, I mostly used the Hipster Body Panties from Victoria's Secret. They worked super great and kept everything snug and in place. After a while, you sort of get trained to stay in place and can begin to experiment with other styles of panties. I'm pre-HRT and really have no issue with tucking anymore.

    I'd agree with azSam on the do's and don'ts list (except the hipsters), especially on the boy shorts ironically enough! As for leaning against stuff, big ouch at first! I kind of developed a way that I push my hips back to avoid bumping stuff, which has the added benefit of making my hips sway a little more when I walk and also makes the derriere look a little more bootylicous...  :icon_chick:
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    aubrey

    Wow good to hear I wasn't the only one with the spontaneous problem getting in the way pre-hrt. I've been 24-7 almost 2 yrs now. Really thought I wouldn't have to anymore by now but hopefully soon!
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    placeholdername

    Well, I tried the 'toilet' method -- although I couldn't wiggle the things into the spaces with my legs, it was easy enough to pop them into place manually.  And they seem to stay put... only problem is that my underwear is a little too stretchy so the resulting shape still didn't quite look right.  The other thing is that it's surprisingly hard to tell whether they're in place on just bodily sensation -- I had to keep reaching down and feeling around to make sure they were still in the spots (which surprisingly they were).  I've got some new stretch cotton undies on order, so I guess I'll find out soon how much of a difference the fabric makes.
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    Autumn

    I tried with super stretchy panties and they will not hold you. At least, for me.

    A size smaller thong seems to work the best... if you wear a size 5 like I do/used to (Think I'm creeping up to a 6 now), you can get XS thongs from VS or F21.

    Look for materials that do not stretch much.
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    placeholdername

    I tried thongs in the past, and yeah I usually wear size 5 underwear.  My problem with thongs is that when I tuck the parts towards the back, there isn't enough thong material to cover things up.  Not like anyone is going to be looking there, but I don't like the idea of rubbing the parts against my jeans all day.

    I just tried again with 2 pairs of my less stretchy panties at the same time, and that seems to be working okay.  The parts got excited at first and wouldn't flatten out well, but it was a step in the right direction.  Unfortunately once the parts got unexcited, the fabric wasn't tight enough and the other parts started coming out of place so I went back in the bathroom to readjust, and of course the parts started getting excited again, but not as much.  Other issue is that if I move my legs apart whatsoever then it doesn't stay.  I'm still waiting on the new even less stretchy panties to arrive though so we'll see how that works.  But I've gone from 'this is never going to work for me' to 'maybe just possibly this can work' which makes me feel just a bit better :P.
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    Autumn

    Shrinkage and loss of spontaneous/easily achieved erections from HRT really help with that. Honestly, like a month into E i was like "Holy crap, these panties didn't fit at all..." and then it became so that I could remain tucked for 12+ hours. I've even slept tucked.

    It's just a bitch pre-hrt. You may find two panties that work and have to order a bazillion of those exact pairs.

    Bazillion is in the Chrome spellcheck, but spellcheck isn't. Weird.
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    placeholdername

    Yeah, I'm hoping to get on HRT in the relatively near future.  Still have to get the first blood test done, and have my old medical records transferred to my new TS friendly doctor (he works with the LGBT clinic where I get therapy).

    As for the tucking, it was working okay while I was sitting at the computer, but the parts got out of place when I went downstairs to put some food in the microwave, despite the fact that I'm wearing the tightest pair of girls jeans I own.  I think part of it is that for whatever reason, the left side doesn't quite go far in as the right side.  The right side I can only tell if it's in by pressing on the area, whereas the left side still bulges out a little.  Stupid lopsidedness :(.

    But it was nice for a little while to be able to look in the mirror and not have to mindblank the crotch zone.
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    Hannah

    The whole shrinking genitals thing is awesome, except for one thing: I've recently come down with a wicked, and I mean wicked case of jock itch. I've never had jock itch before, and it's wild that it should come now. The inner parts that gave it substance are practically dissolved now, and it's all just a mess of loose skin vaguely shaped like boy parts and my god, it hurts. I'm not sure how this is going to work out either because there is no choice but to tuck, it all presses against my abdomen regardless, and that skin is warm and moist and dark all day. I got some powder and went without undies today (except while I was at the gym) so we'll see.

    Also I've been fighting what I'm pretty sure is diaper rash! Once again from those parts shriveling up into nonprominence I've started brushing my thighs together when I walk. I've got a few extra pounds on my thighs and I hope that will stop being an issue at some point, but for now I'm the powder and desitin queen. Gross, huh.
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    Autumn

    I'd see a doctor about all of that... and perhaps change gym habits. It's very easy to catch a nasty fungal infection from contaminated shower floors/shower shoes/stepping into your underwear without socks on/etc.

    I think I'd have to switch to baggy clothes and avoid the gym if I were in that situation. :(
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