MTF Transitioning in your thirties (30's)?

[Adabelle]

It makes me smile every single time I see a reply to this thread. I just turned 37 last month and am so glad I've been able to be me for 3 years now!

[Lara the Lover and the Fighter]

It makes me smile every single time I see a reply to this thread. I just turned 37 last month and am so glad I've been able to be me for 3 years now!

You are an inspiration to all of us.

[ErinS]

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[JadeFla]

I was a competitive surfer in my teens and early twenties. That was a big factor in not wanting to transition when I was younger and wanted to make it as a pro. I knew how I felt then, I think I was scared about what others might think.

Now I have more body and facial hair and I can tell my hairline is starting to receded(slowly thank God!). I'm 5'9' and about 170 right now so I have to drop some weight. It's not like I didn't try to be a normal guy, I even enlisted in the Navy when I was 23, and only 140lbs.....

[princess amy]

So glade I found this post. I am 36 waiting to start my transition and like most on here I have my worries. My biggest is my kids I have 4 wonderful kids and they are the ression why I am still alive today. I just was wondering how did peoples kids handle it all?' x

[@Diana]

bit off topic but i am 35 now, yay to the 30s LOL , started HRT when I was 19-20, had SRS Sept last year , couldn't be happier ..

been through a lot to become who I am & who I really want to be , money wise , pain wise, but all worth it .. 

[Kylie]

It makes me smile every single time I see a reply to this thread. I just turned 37 last month and am so glad I've been able to be me for 3 years now!

Such a beautiful video Adabelle!  It made me tear up  Thanks for posting it! Videos like yours help so many people to see what is possible.  I am 39 and having the same debate about age that you had when you started.  This video makes me want to start HRT tomorrow . Of course I will continue debating it to death instead though.

[Ruth Ruthless]

I'm 34 years old and started taking hormones 4 months ago.

This is how I look today after 4 months of HRT.

My face didn't change at all from hormones yet as far as I can tell. Maybe there are subtle changes. There are other pictures in there you can check out and note the date of each picture.

[antonia]

Since we are reviving old threads and I'm firmly in my thirties now, might as well post:



I pretty much figured I did'n have a snowballs chance in hell until I shaved, put on some makeup and a wig, I literally cried when I discovered that there was still a chance that I could transition and pass.

[Lara the Lover and the Fighter]

Ahhh, at around 4 months I pretty much looked the same too, maybe a bit softened up here and there. It was around month 8-9 when thimgs almost exploded - or should I rather say, blossomed?

Cool Emily!  I'm around 4 months right now and things are starting to happen in a very good way.  Now I get to look forward to things exploding? 

You just added excitement to my morning breakfast.  ^.^



@Ruth Ruthless I think you look great for 4 months!

[ShawnaB]

i'm having another round of (painful) around the 2 year mark of hrt - hope it's worth it

[Monica Jean]

Adabelle,

I just joined.  Searching the 'net, I ran across this topic thread, read the first couple pages, then the last couple pages (impatient am I? LOL) but after finding the video you created **after** knowing it was a multi-year struggle, I have tears in my eyes!  You're so beautiful!  Inside & out!  And such an inspiration for us (me?) who are out there and can't make the move to the other side.  I wish and pray for you only the best.  You are truly an inspiration to me and many others out there!!!

HUGS!!!!
Michelle

[PrincessDayna]

Wayyy possible to do. I started my transition at 29 (one monthes before I turned thirty) and dont look at it as a 20's thing more so as an all my life off and on thing. I went full time at 21 and have been living full time as long as that lil ticker below says, so ten monthes 2 weeks. June 28th was my full time start date last year. Anyhow, itll be a year at the start of july and all I can say is it was the best decision if my life. Granted I started 'on the cusp' of my thirties, I look at it like a in my thirties transition. It is totally possible to do, and the bull is minor you have to face or go through, at least.....it was to me. Like many, I wouldn't go back if it was possible to do, and it is totally worth it, all around. I cannot wait to see where I am at come 36. It is a multi year process I get that, and I'm perfectly content with the ride. It is nice to see many successful transitions in here.

[Emmaline]

38 and started HRT today.  I will keep ya posted.

[Jessica-Louise]

It's almost exactly 6 months since I first saw this thread. I'm 29 and I felt like I'd left transitioning too late but stories like these gave me hope and for some reason it was Adabelle's story that finally gave me enough courage to come out to my friends and go to therapy. Today I started HRT and I'm so excited about what the future holds for me. I don't wanna get too sappy or anything but I feel I should thank you, Adabelle, for having the courage to become the real you as it inspired me to do the same.

[Incarlina]

I might as well add my story to this topic. I am now 37 (1977 represent!) and I started my journey two years ago.

Throughout my year of therapy I was concerned and/or scared about pretty much every aspect of transitioning. Hair growing everywhere, thick facial hair, some hair loss, a decidedly un-feminine body shape. But by the time I started RLE I had stopped worrying about most things. As soon as my diagnosis was official I changed my name and went full time, and everything has gone fine so far. My friends and most of my family are supportive, some have even forgotten my old name. HRT feels great, I have a pair of cute booblets, my facial hair is almost completely gone after electrolysis, my voice sounds great and people everywhere automatically treat me as a female. And I seem to have gotten younger as well. A 22 year old friend thought I was younger than her

So I'd say a late thirties transition isn't much different from an early twenties transition. Sure, I wish I had started earlier, but that's because it feels like I've wasted time, not because I'm late to the party. It's my party after all, and the party doesn't start until I arrive

[KayXo]

Great stories.

[Emmaline]

38- just started hrt and feel alive.  If anything, start just for having the right hormones in your head.  It is like driving with the handbrake on for years and then suddenly taking it off.

[Incarlina]

It is like driving with the handbrake on for years and then suddenly taking it off.

I might have to add that metaphor to my collection My usual metaphor is that it's like listening to radio static for years and then turning off the radio.

[Jenny07]

38- just started hrt and feel alive.  If anything, start just for having the right hormones in your head.  It is like driving with the handbrake on for years and then suddenly taking it off.

Welcome to the brave new world Emmaline.