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1 Year HRT and No Boobs :(

Started by Icephoenyx, April 16, 2011, 08:21:00 PM

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Padma

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jainie marlena

my bra size is 36 B, but it is hard to see because torso little big. I eat a lot of chicken which seem to go to my butt. Dont know why said all that. lol.

Carlita

Two words: Keira Knightley ... the girl is a mega movie-star, models for Chanel is ravishingly pretty ... and is as flat as a pancake that just got run over by a steamroller.

Some girls get boobs so big they can't run for a bus or find a top that fits. Other girls get nothing at all. That's the way is works in cis-land ... You've gotta figure that's the way it works for trans-girls too ...

... but the really important point is, you can still be sexy, desirable and feminine, even if you don't have a pair of DDs on your chest (just as you can be if you do!)
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ravij

You should wait at least 3-4 more years.
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andream

You're 6'1 and only 160lb - I think that's a big reason you haven't achieved much boob growth. I am 5'8 and a half, and over my first year of hrt I went from 193lbs to 130lbs and developed only mosquito bites for breasts - in fact, my breasts were bigger BEFORE hrt when I was heavier! Over the past six months I have made an effort to gain weight and have increased to 155lbs, and also incorporated micronized progesterone into my hrt regime. In the past six months my boob growth has been quite pleasing, to the point where I am now almost a B cup. Less pleasing is the fact that my arms have also gained an inch, but then there are still plenty of women with arms bigger than mine.

You might not want to hear this, but I think if you were to try gaining weight to perhaps 175lb you may experience boob growth. 175lb would still put you at a healthy weight for your height.

What I find interesting is that when I over-eat, like at Christmas or something, my boobs really start to itch the next day, and they look much bigger. Since my endo keeps my hormones levels at near-pregnancy levels, it's almost as if my body is saying "Wow! Here's some food, I'd better hold on to it so the baby can have some!"

I guess a lot of it depends on what type of woman you want to be as well. I would like to be super-skinny and waif-like but my frame won't support that, and I just end up looking ill when I get too light. If you are happy being skinny, then you should probably accept that you aren't going to get much breast growth, in which case implants would be the way to go. When I look around I rarely see skinny women who have decent-sized breasts.
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Tyler90210

Quote from: Icephoenyx on April 16, 2011, 08:21:00 PM
I'm really concerned, I've been on estrace, prometrium and aldactone for about one year now, and I have only had very little breast growth. Actually, I started out with a lower dosage of estrace but 4 months ago I was bumped up to to a higher dose.

I'm 22, 6'1'' and 160 pounds, so I'm tall and thin. Therefore, a small chest would suit me and I would only want to go B or C cup max, but I'm not even an A cup yet.

Is it normal, or should I start looking for breast augmentation surgeons now? Or should I talk to my endo?

Any insight would be great, thanks all!!!

Chrissi

First off sorry hun.  I'd give you what little I have in a second lol.

I think though the fact that you're so thin at 160 might be the reason why you're flat.  I'm about 5'10 ish and I'm only about 10 pounds less then you.  Maybe you could try and see if gaining some weight will go straight to your chest?  ;D

Also is prometrium basically just Depo Provera but in a pill form? 
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Icephoenyx

#26
Thanks all for the responses, it's encouraging to know it might be only a matter of time before things begin to look up, and I'm not necessarily going to be needing a BA (the less surgeries, the better).

I've thought about the whole gaining weight thing, but I'm worried I will just get fatter everywhere else and not my chest. I do have a bit of a gut, and if I live off pizza and milkshakes it will only get bigger, but I may get bigger boobs. So I'm not sure what to do here....

In the meantime, what kind of bra should I be wearing? I'm about a 38 band but with AAA size cups I'll never be able to find anything to wear. Should I just look for a B or C and stuff it?

Chrissi
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andream

Hey,

It's probably not a good idea to gain weight on milkshakes and pizza! Although those things will help you gain weight, it's better to stick with high calorit healthy foods like nuts, olive oil, oily fish, although it's okay to splurge on pizza and milkshakes once in a while. I do love to splurge, and with progesterone I get soooo hungry at times.

Yeah that's the risk you run when you gain more weight, gaining it in undesirable areas, but that's the luck of the draw i guess. Like I said my arms ballooned an inch, and my waist gained about 3 inches too, although I did only have a 26 inch waist before, I do look kind of pregnant now sometimes. But hey, there are a lot of guys who like girls with a portly belly ;).

Why not just go for a 38A or AA if that's comfortable, or even a pushup bra? I have an a cup pushup bra and when my breasts weren't growing, I would wear that and it made me look like I actually had some breasts.
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justmeinoz

I'll comment on growth when I have been on the Pill for longer than 2 weeks.  It's probably wishful thinking, but I may have experienced a tiny amout of nipple growth, and they are feeling a bit more sensitive.   
All my female rel's are fairly well endowed, so there's hope.  I will be happy with B or C.
As for the bra, just get properly fitted and used breast forms or silicon bra inserts.  The woman who did my fitting pointed out that a push-up bra will only look right if there is something to push up!
Karen.
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Padma

And just to add (contentiously!) that bras are optional - lots of women don't wear 'em :). I can see they're useful for holding breast forms if you use those, and breasts when we have breasts that need support, but otherwise, I can take them or leave them myself. Of course, my feelings on that may change... ::)
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Anaeta_Desiree

Many Thanks to the original poster and all the excellent replies to said post...  I am in my fourth month of transition and also living fulltime as a female and hope to be on hormones within a couple of months...  I currently use homemade forms in B cup ( Ipreviously used D cup but after some reserch via sites like TS roadmap I realized I will likely windup with about a b/c cup... 

All i know is after doing the research and talking to a couple of local friends who are GG's who had implants, a boob job is out of the picture because of a combination of cost and the fact that in between 5-10 years i would have to go back under the knife.  both friends did have the implants removed at different stages afterwards due to not liking the look, hardening of the implants and the fact that they would have had to have repeat procedures every few years. 

the benifit of forms also has been that I have realized that with a b/c cup stuff fits better for one and i do not get as many rude comments from guys...
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Dana Lane

I would check your Testosterone and Estrogen levels. Changing to injectables could help feminizing results faster but in the end there will be no difference.  I am about a year and a half on hrt and can't fill an A cup yet. Going to wait as long as possible for BA and if I do go that route, I will be doing fat transfer most likely.
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Dana Lane

Oh, also, extreme dieting can cause breast growth problems. I believe you are at the low side of your ideal weight. Wouldn't hurt, at all, to put on some fat to work with.
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Sad Girl

Oh really? Me it's almost 2 years now and no boobs neither. I'm on the weak Estradiol Valerate(injections) so obsviously nothing. But I prefer going slow and safe rather quick and dangerous. I know if I intake potent forms of Estrogen like PREMARIN OR ETHINYL ESTRADIOL my boobs are gonna inflate like a balloon rapidly but I don't wanna liver damage and soon I'm put implant so I don't worry too much.
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JennX

Quote from: andream on April 20, 2011, 05:13:37 PM
What I find interesting is that when I over-eat, like at Christmas or something, my boobs really start to itch the next day, and they look much bigger. Since my endo keeps my hormones levels at near-pregnancy levels, it's almost as if my body is saying "Wow! Here's some food, I'd better hold on to it so the baby can have some!"

+1

I've experienced this exact same sensation as well. If I have a really big (or somewhat fatty/high calorie meal) the day before, the following day my boobs are hurting and itchy (more than normal). It's like wow, they're definitely growing. So, it does really involve a balance in your diet as well.
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Lacey Lynne

Quote from: EmmaM on April 16, 2011, 11:03:52 PM
Thanks Janet, there is now hope that I can keep that beloved narcotic in my life! I'm shooting for a B too.

As you can probably tell, mileage varies greatly.

@ Icephoenyx:

Girl:  Patience!

Remember, it takes a genetic girl a few years to have good breast development in most cases.  Why would we be any different?  Also, you'd be surprised to know that my case was just like yours.  I'm only now getting decent development and I'm 1 year and 4 months on HRT.

@ EmmaM:

Whoa ... far out!  Like, I do 20 ounces of straight-black bold from Starbucks virtually every day and have the whole time I've been on HRT.  Jeesh!  Heck, I've been wanting to quit caffeine tripping anyway.  I believe you may be on to something here.  Thanks for the tip.  I'm gonna try bagging the caffeine and see.

;)   Lacey
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MarinaM

Be careful Lacey, caffeine witdrawal is just as bad as drinking too much- headaches, shaking, body temp goes up... I couldn't do it, I'm weak  ;D
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jessevmp

please be aware also that breast tissue is mostly fat inside a structure of tissue so if getting fat tissue on your body has always been hard I.E. high motabalism like my sons this may always be an issue for you. estrogen cant deposite what isnt there.
jessie
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Tammy Hope

Quote from: Carlita on April 19, 2011, 08:43:09 AM
Two words: Keira Knightley ... the girl is a mega movie-star, models for Chanel is ravishingly pretty ... and is as flat as a pancake that just got run over by a steamroller.

Some girls get boobs so big they can't run for a bus or find a top that fits. Other girls get nothing at all. That's the way is works in cis-land ... You've gotta figure that's the way it works for trans-girls too ...

... but the really important point is, you can still be sexy, desirable and feminine, even if you don't have a pair of DDs on your chest (just as you can be if you do!)

IF the rest of you is suitably feminine. I'm in the category of thinking I'll be past 50 if/when I ever have SRS and if i don't have at least a C I'm buying them. I don't think I can pull off being reasonably pretty while being flat.
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Icephoenyx

I'm thinking of maybe switching to the patch, my endo says it's more powerful than the pill. Anyone know anything else about upgrading to another method? I guess for now stuffing a B or C cup would be the best route to go.

Chrissi
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