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I have been on my hrt regime for little over a month. The breast changes are real! I was wondering, how long does the tenderness and nipple pain last? I am excited for the pain because it means progress. It is a little bit of a pain, lol! ;D

That will depend on your body response.  I have been on HRT since september 2016 I really haven't had a lot of pain but mine has mainly  been itching.  Like I said it depends...YMMV

Quote from: Jailyn on June 13, 2017, 07:13:07 PM
I have been on my hrt regime for little over a month. The breast changes are real! I was wondering, how long does the tenderness and nipple pain last? I am excited for the pain because it means progress. It is a little bit of a pain, lol! ;D

  Hi Jailyn,

I'm Laurie, Welcome to Susan's Place. come on in and get comfortable. If you haven't already I invite you to hop on over to the introductions forum and start a thread there giving us a bit of information about you so we can get to know you a little bit better.
  To answer (and YMMV ) for me it has been 6 months and tender boobs a good part of the time. Sometimes they actually hurt. Sometimes it's an itch. sometimes all three. I can say I am genuinely pleased with their growth so far.

Keep taking your  meds and sit back and enjoy the ride.

  Hugs,
   Laurie

Hi, Jailyn.  "Be sure to read, understand and follow all of the safety rules that come with your new boobs."  :D

Mine hurt for a month or two, while they were doing most of their growing.  Now, at five months, the growth rate has slowed down considerably (Actually, I think they've stopped growing.  Waaah!! :icon_cry2:) and the pain has diminished accordingly.  They are still quite tender.  If I bump them or brush against my nipples, they hurt.  I am hoping that that means they are still growing, albeit slowly.

Quote from: KathyLauren on June 14, 2017, 07:18:07 AM
Hi, Jailyn.  "Be sure to read, understand and follow all of the safety rules that come with your new boobs."  :D

Mine hurt for a month or two, while they were doing most of their growing.  Now, at five months, the growth rate has slowed down considerably (Actually, I think they've stopped growing.  Waaah!! :icon_cry2:) and the pain has diminished accordingly.  They are still quite tender.  If I bump them or brush against my nipples, they hurt.  I am hoping that that means they are still growing, albeit slowly.

Hi Kathy,

   I was beginning to think mine were not growing or at least had slowed way down. But them I noticed they appear to be beginning to fill a bit instead of pushing out. I'm seeing them begin to get that "hang" look to then on the bottom and a more defined crease. I smiled and smiled when I noticed this. More and more they are BOOBS real boobs!  At 6 months I am happy with their progress for sure.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hugs,
   Laurie

I am going on 9 months, and have barely had any growth, but they are still sore and have been almost the entire time.  However, to be fair, I already sort of had some to begin with, so maybe my weight loss efforts has stunted their growth.

I've been on hrt for 2 years. Mine were really sore for the first 3 months and then they were just tender for a while. When I take the progesterone during the end of the month they get sore for a couple of days. Your nipples are going to be more sensitive than they were before hrt. But that can be a very enjoyable thing with the right partner.😋

My breasts were tender for about 6 months.

The soreness started within a few days and stayed that way for about 3 or 4 months, than gradually wore off. By the time I was on HRT for 6 months, I did not notice any additional soreness.

I am just about a year into hrt, tenderness first showed up at about the two month mark and growth became noticeable at three to four months. My breasts are still growing and tenderness is still present  sometimes more intense, sometimes less. The sensitivity has been there through out the growth so I have gotten used to it and even enjoy it, I would miss it if it were to go away. It keeps reminding me of the magic journey that I am on.

Anne

So I'm 4 months on HRT but honestly mine started filling slightly during the three months prior when I was using things like flaxseed, mint tea, and saw palmetto to reduce my T levels. So to my situation into perspective, I have had low T in general for about 7+ years anyway. During that time I had really slow tissue growth start. First just a bead under the nipple. Then it was under the whole areole. Pretty much as far as it went. When I limited my T more with diet I started getting aching in the breast area. I also started loosing more muscle mass pretty quickly in those months. The aching radiated outward from the tissue under the areoles.

I then started low dose E, spiro, finesteride for 3 months. This is after my therapist wrote the letter and I got to see my endo. During this time there was more of a constant aching. They definately grew some. A month ago I got a full dos of E and added P. The first three weeks the nipples were very painful to bump. Like super painful!  >:( They both got really firm under the areoles. At some point this started expanding outwards. It's kinda strange how they go from small to being quite noticeable pretty quickly. Only a high support sports bra keeps them close. A regular comfort type bra and they look just like another girls boobs.  ;D ;D Hopefully they will keep this up so at some point they more match my frame size.

I think they grow in stages. Like they grow more under the nipple area then for a while slowly fill. Then repeat again. Yeh and so my left is bigger than my right. Eh what you gonna do?

I didn't know my thread would be a hit, yeah!!!! Thanks for all the great info and feedback ladies!!! It gives me reference of where I am headed! ;) :laugh: ^-^

Mine don't really hurt at this point.  I have been taking HRT since September 2016 and injections since January of 2017.  I already had some minor development from taking self-med hormones off and on in my younger days.  For me it has been more low grade itching that I have been feeling here recently.  The only time I can say they actually hurt is when I  handle them and press on them.  Slow and steady I suppose. 

Quote from: josie76 on June 16, 2017, 07:14:22 AM
> A month ago I got a full dos of E and added P. The first three weeks the nipples were very painful to bump. Like super painful! 

I didn't realize until now, the metal bra Madonna wore was functional.  But I can't afford one - hers sold at auction for something like $52,000 USD.

I'm about 4 months into what my endo described as a "starting dose" of estradiol via patch form. I had some of the same effects as some of the other ladies who have posted in this thread. I started to notice tenderness in the nipples within 2 weeks of starting. The tenderness got quite bad over the next 3 months. Over the last month, I've noticed the tenderness has gone down to about half the painfulness that I had previously been experiencing. There has certainly been some growth, to where it is plainly visible under even moderately tight clothing. I've taken to wearing a sports bra whenever possible to give the nipples a bit of protection when I brush up against something accidentally and also to hide the constantly erect nipples. My GP suggested the best way to measure whether there is actual growth is to measure vertically from the collar bone directly down over top of the nipple to where the bottom fold of the breast comes into contact with the torso. By that measurement, I've grown about 1.5cm over the last 4 months. So far so good.

I have my 1st follow-up endo appointment next week during which I will be asking her to ramp up the dosage to normal transitional levels. I'm quite happy with the results so far, though I find it hard to judge my level of growth by just looking into the mirror every day.

I cheated.  6months ago I had a BA.   :)

Hi Dana;
What size did you go with. I am currently looking at 545cc over the muscle mentor round high profile.

I ended up with Natrelle 695cc under the muscle round high profile.  Doctor was torn between 770 and 695 and on the day of surgery went with 695. 

Funny thing was on my 3month checkup he said "I could go bigger in the future, if I wanted to."  LOL..   I don't think the doctor expected them to do as well as they have (yesterday was 6months to the day).

Quote from: judithlynn on August 03, 2017, 04:02:53 AM
Hi Dana;
What size did you go with. I am currently looking at 545cc over the muscle mentor round high profile.

I've been wondering about this; would anyone here say that as the pain/tenderness/soreness, the tissue growth increases as well?  Or maybe the tenderness occurs after the growth, as a kind of side effect?

I'm curious, for sure.  After years of wishing I could transform into my proper body I've come to welcome the pain, since it means it's working.

Well, after 2 months of hormones my nipples started to itch. Then it was pain. My breasts started to develope slowly since then, but the big change happened after 7-8 months, when they suddenly became noticeable.

Now, after a year and 5 months I still feel pain, and they keep growing slowly. I'm happy with the size, but it bother me that the nipples stand out too mucha and make my breasts look pointy instead of having that regular round form that girls have... I don't know if that's normal, or if I'll ever get round boobs.

For me, growth = pain but not necessarily in everyone.

I'm almost a month on estradiol, 2 months on spiro, and still feel nothing in my chest :(

I'd wait another month and then maybe see the doctor and ask for an adjustment, if possible. I remember getting growth after about 1.5-2 months starting estrogen, I can't remember exactly, it was back in 2004! Be a little patient too...

Charlie Nicki,

It was somewhere in my third month of e and s that both my emotions went crazy and my breast became sensitive and started growing. By the way, I just hit 13 months and they are still growing albeit slowly. And this for a old lady in her upper 60's and of course, ymmv. Just be patient and enjoy your ride.

Anne

I have question, how much do your nipples grow? Hopefully my doctor will go for HRT[Medicare]. So if he does I was wondering because mine are tiny[ARG...].

Quote from: Dani2118 on August 03, 2017, 10:49:04 PM
I have question, how much do your nipples grow? Hopefully my doctor will go for HRT[Medicare]. So if he does I was wondering because mine are tiny[ARG...].

Some girls get enormous nipples while others like me just get a little enlargement and they remain pale pink. It all depends on your genetics. Odds are you will get some growth but beyond that, it's anybodies guess.

Quote from: Dani2118 on August 03, 2017, 10:49:04 PM
I have question, how much do your nipples grow? Hopefully my doctor will go for HRT[Medicare]. So if he does I was wondering because mine are tiny[ARG...].

Mine started around dime size for the areola, they have now made it to roughly a half dollar size.  I'm still disappointed in the development of my breasts.  While I can finally notice them, my gut makes them look almost nonexistent.  Still losing weight, and hope it will help.

Quote from: KayXo on August 03, 2017, 10:22:09 PM
I'd wait another month and then maybe see the doctor and ask for an adjustment, if possible. I remember getting growth after about 1.5-2 months starting estrogen, I can't remember exactly, it was back in 2004! Be a little patient too...

Quote from: Anne Blake on August 03, 2017, 10:32:24 PM
Charlie Nicki,

It was somewhere in my third month of e and s that both my emotions went crazy and my breast became sensitive and started growing. By the way, I just hit 13 months and they are still growing albeit slowly. And this for a old lady in her upper 60's and of course, ymmv. Just be patient and enjoy your ride.

Anne

Thank you girls, I'm visiting the doctor on Tuesday so I'll ask to up my dosage. Maybe that will also make things faster.

Lady Lisandra, all girls have pointed breasts when they first start developing, later year or more they will become more rounded.

I just started HRT and I'll be happy if I end up with two breasts.  I don't want more or less than that number. 

Mine come and go but the growth has been steady. As others have stated it depends on what your body does. Everyone is different.

-BA

Quote from: Anne Blake on August 03, 2017, 10:32:24 PM
Charlie Nicki,

It was somewhere in my third month of e and s that both my emotions went crazy and my breast became sensitive and started growing. By the way, I just hit 13 months and they are still growing albeit slowly. And this for a old lady in her upper 60's and of course, ymmv. Just be patient and enjoy your ride.

Anne

Anne, that is somewhat a relief hear.  I am just over the 2 month mark on Estradiol and1 month on Spiro.  So far no real noticeable sensitivity or real tenderness in my nipples or breast.  Though If I actually rub my nipples they are sore, but that is only when I actively touch them and rub them.  I don't go back to see my GD until next month.  She did increase my Estradiol after 1 month, to my current dosage.  If she is ammenable to it, I will ask about increasing my dosage again then.

She did say that she was not planning on checking my T-levels or E-levels again until then.  She has not checked my E-levels yet since I started Estradiol.

Quote from: Myranda on August 08, 2017, 04:12:13 PM
Anne, that is somewhat a relief hear.  I am just over the 2 month mark on Estradiol and1 month on Spiro.  So far no real noticeable sensitivity or real tenderness in my nipples or breast.

I've never had any sensitivity, tenderness or pain. At about the four month mark, my moobs started swelling and gained another 2" across the breast. I'm about nine months in and haven't seen much change since the end of the fifth month.

All the best,
--AshleyP

In my 13 yrs of HRT, every time I had breast pain/growth, they only hurt *if pressed upon*.

Mine started in the one month mark and just became more and more sore. I'm on month 3 next week and still can't bare to lay on my stomacch or swipe my chest.

Quote from: SerenaOhSerena on August 09, 2017, 03:12:44 PM
Mine started in the one month mark and just became more and more sore. I'm on month 3 next week and still can't bare to lay on my stomacch or swipe my chest.

I'm not yet on HRT, but I have this habit where I cup my chest to see if there's any difference at this time (I've been eating a lot of soy with the hopes that it would do ~something~) and so I hope that doesn't cause any pain in the future when I finally do start HRT...

Excess soy consumption can interfere with thyroid function and eventually breast development/growth and overall feminization. Be careful.

p.s.: I'm not a doctor but it's what I read in some studies.

I am 15 months and started with pain and itching at 3 weeks. I have always had growth. I now wear mostly B-cup bras because they are nice and snug. My C-cups are okay but just not snug. I have had lots of growth in the nipples and areolas -- lots of protrusion now. The internal itching has never stopped. Lately I have had a lot of the "electric shock" sensation inside both breasts that can be reduced with a little massaging. The women on my mother's side are all large breasted so I don't know how far I will get on this skinny frame. A little scary, I have to admit...

Quote from: KayXo on August 10, 2017, 12:35:18 PM
Excess soy consumption can interfere with thyroid function and eventually breast development/growth and overall feminization. Be careful.

p.s.: I'm not a doctor but it's what I read in some studies.

Curses... foiled again

Well from what I am experiencing, some of you have asked if the pain is associated with growth. I think it is, but i am not positive. I know with mine it has been slow and subtle growth with the associated pain. I believe it is just like growth spurts when you are a teen and have that pain before. So the pain is a good thing even though it is a pain (hehhehe, excuse the pun). Yes, all of us women are different we all grow at different rates, different sizes, different shapes, and various nipple size. It has many factors that we don't all understand, but it all works out even if you cheat as someone mentioned. I will cheat myself once the breasts have settled and stop growing. At which point I will choose how large to go. I may not need it, I don't know yet. So far I am happy with my breast growth and all the changes.

Well I think the pain started around 3 months (I would have to thumb through my journal to be sure but around 3) and at 20 now they can still hurt just as bad. Although I am really physically active and they get bumped, crushed, smushed, squished, pressed constantly at work and all of that HURTS allot, like face grimace hurt. So yeah mine still hurt but I can't tell from what.

I have been on HRT now for two months and my chest started to grow within the second week. My nipples have only grown some but there is a 3 inch difference between the measurement of my underbust and my bust. My hands are pretty full holding one breast and my wife has noticed. I need to get a sports bra or some support since going up and down the stairs too fast does hurt. I still have pain in both breasts and specifically around the nipples.

Congratulations and you had best get used to the pain. I know that I have grown to love the sensitive or painful breast tissue, it keeps reminding me of the reasons behind the pain. Now you had best get ready for a bucket load of emotions to show up in the next couple of months.