3 months in and my breasts are forming big time.
the strange thing is my nipples have golf ball sized buds behind them. They only hurt if i hit them, in fact just touching them gets me aroused, the strange thing is my nipples dont seem to stick out, its like they are being squeezed by the buds. Is this normal? I dont see my doc for another week
I'm not a Dr, but it sounds to me like you're pretty much right on schedule :) Breast development is different for everyone, but often will be a rather slow process that will take a few years to come to fruition
I've noticed most of my major changes about every three months :)
@Jillian: Yeah, that sounds pretty normal. I'm about 5 months in. At this point, my nipples are very tender most of the time, I can't lie on my stomach any more. But hey, if they don't hurt, they're not growing! ;D
My "buds and nipples" started developing at around 2.5 weeks. So, I guess what you describe is pretty normal.
About 2 weeks in, I noticed my nipples would get very large and round on occasion, but would then shrink back to male size. Occasionally one of them would be large and the other small.
Then about 3 1/2 months in, they are permanently large. Yay!!!
I haven't noticed any actual breast growth yet, but I certainly feel something going on. It's a wonderful feeling. :)
On the other hand, some people can be on hormones for several months and experience less than the golf ball you described. Your situation seems to be the most common outcome, but the norm is quite a variable. Even for those with favourable genetics, breast growth might not happen. Starting hormones at 17, and having a family where the smallest breasts are a D is no guarantee for breasts... it just makes it very likely.
Kind of half a rant there. :p Here's to seeing whether or not trying other delivery methods of estrogen will help with that. It would be nice to not need FFS at my age.
how long does it typically take to reach full size, I am about a year in , I am worried that they might not get to a size that I will be happy with. also will breast accelarate after SRS.
As I understand, it takes about five years, but everyone is different and will have different results :)
I've been on HRT for nearly two years now and have full B, nearly C Cups and still get sensitive nipple pain on and off... It has been interesting watching the girls go through various stages of development from rather pointy mounds to taking shape... But, admittedly, the enthusiasm has worn thin and it's become more of a "Yeah, there they are..." kinda thing and I wear a bra more out of necessity than a want or desire...
I'm beginning to understand why CIS Women I've known are so relieved to take their bras off after a long day
ive been on hormones a month and a half and right now have a small A cup, before i started hormones i did have minor gynecomastia which i think helped =) mine jiggle and are a hand full already =P im surprised because i have a very petite and lean build. yet im curvy? haha
Quote from: malibukay on September 09, 2011, 11:21:41 AM
ive been on hormones a month and a half and right now have a small A cup, before i started hormones i did have minor gynecomastia which i think helped =) mine jiggle and are a hand full already =P im surprised because i have a very petite and lean build. yet im curvy? haha
I have some gynecomastia too and wonder how much that will help me. I've also got a lot of fat there and can about fill up a b cup if I push everything in from the sides, but that is probably cheating. When I start HRT, do you think the fat will help me with breast size or pull my breasts down. Currently they are not perky at all and the fat is mostly under arm on my chest.
hmmm im not sure, its hard to say because hormones work so different on everyone. mine luckily are already an A cup and perky =) so im excited for results, and like i said im lucky in the fact that im petite skinny yet have curves? if that makes sense. my gynecomastia, i believe to have gave me an advantage. so i think yours should too =)
I have definite boobage after 5 months but they're so tender and hurt if rubbed roughly so I try not to catch them with anything accidentally like a towel when I'm topless.
I have been on hormones for about 20 months and am now a nice 36B.
First month on hrt nothing but after that my girls have made there present felt.
My breast have hurt on and off for most of that time.
I no longer sleep on my stomach not only when the girls hurt but all of the time.
It's just so uncomfortable to smash my breast into a mattress.
The buds have never been golf ball sized but get real firm and have hurt off and on.
Right now they (buds) hurt, yea that means more growth, ;D and are about 1.5"or 3.81 cm in diameter.
:/ Ive been on hormones for about a year and am only a 38AA... Peaves me off. I do measure 37 around though. If I wear a nice pushup bra, then Im content.
Ha! Thats so funny, I dont think men have any idea how frequestly they lay on thier chest. That does stop quite quickly when theres breasts pocking you and being sqeesed.
First thing that I noticed were that the areola were larger and darker at the same time as they were getting poufy.
Im starting another spurt now, I hope I can get up to an A. Id actually be quite happy being stuck at an A since I have a smaller frame and since I have not decided yet if Im going to transition fulltime yet or not. Id be happy to be able to keep my old job with my old body but have the right body at night and weekends for now.
Jess
i always slept on my stomach now it hurts, and im so not used to any other way it drives me nuts! =P
also 3 months in i find my my nipples larger but my boobs shrank this week yet they wider so yea my buds is also shrinking so i am confused but you sound on track
Looking forward to having bigger nipples :).
Quote from: Padma on September 11, 2011, 08:32:09 AM
Looking forward to having bigger nipples :).
i am looking toward to boobs not man boobs :)
I got breast pain and all-around soreness a month after I began an HRT regimen that finally brought my T down (spiro didn't do that at all for me). That pain lasted for two months and hasn't returned in the three months since. :( I can sleep on my stomach and I don't feel a thing. There also hasn't been any growth in the three months since and my T levels are definitely suppressed. I got about half a 36A in development and that's it. However, my band size has gone from a 38 to a 34 in the last five months and I now wear a 34B.
Really hoping I start development again, because it makes me sad thinking that those two months from the beginning of April to the beginning of June are all I'm ever going to get.
Zoë,
My breast grow in little spurts.
At one time I was almost a 38" band size but now I'm a 36".
But my nipples have not grown much.
I am still waiting for more changes in them. :(
I have been on E about a month, and in the last couple of days my nipples have started aching, and tiny lumps have formed behind them. Woop Woop! First few steps on the boob rollercoaster, and I am soooo excited!
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
Yup. I started at 41, I'm now 38.
Weird! I was 38, measured 33" 10 years ago when I was pure male, and Im still the same after a year of hormones... :/ With my chest measurement of 37 around, doesnt make me happy about my cup size.
Did you happen to have any muscle or anything that moved that could have changed the size?
Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
Indeed! Measured 38 in March, down to a 34 now. There are more than just ribs involved, there are muscles surrounding your entire ribcage--front, back, and sides. When they collectively shrink from HRT, you can lose a surprising amount of girth in that region.
Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:59:40 PM
Did you happen to have any muscle or anything that moved that could have changed the size?
Not that I knew of! In fact, I've gained 20 pounds (which I did intentionally). When I was measured in March, I was 120. Now I'm 140. Height is 5'11" so I'm only just reaching a normal weight for my height.
Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
Yup, it happens! Perhaps counter-intuitively, the measurement includes your back muscles, which shrink over time on E. I started out with a 37 underbust measurement and am now 32-33.
Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
Your back muscles, side muscles, chest muscles, and intercostal (between the rib) muscles will all lose bulk on MTF hormones. So while the breasts are growing, the overall circumference of the upper torso is shrinking.
*edit* heh, a veritable avalanche of muscle-savvy coming your way from the trans massive :).
Yea... the weight...
I went up 16 pounds. Not happy about being hevier, but dont mind where it went! ;) I like my new hips, ass, theighs, breasts, and sofened face.
Well... I hope my torso shrinks, althought Im not expecting it since its been a year. How long until your band measurement started to go down?
Quote from: Padma on September 11, 2011, 08:32:09 AM
Looking forward to having bigger nipples :).
I don't think I want over sized nipples , just medium sized nice Full B Cup breasts.
Hi, Ladies,
Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am at the "olive behind the nipple" "it hurts" stage. JUst in spiro but soon to start E. Seeing budding was so emtotional that I cried fo a while. Now, it seems I cannot keep my hads of them, checking ythem out to make sure they have not goe away.
Jen61
I couldn't keep my hand off my breast at first.
But now they just seem to be part of me.
I do have to be careful not to bump into things with them.
OUCH!
I have run into like a wall or a door with my one of my nipples taking the main part of the impact, I fell to floor in pain, I guess this is like the female equvalent of being hit in the balls.
I had band size reduction as well, so HRT does lowers your ribcage! :)
@April
I just rubbed my nipple on a door by accident today. Barely a impact, but enough to have me whimper and hold my breath. I think a full hit would be more painful than a hit to the balls ::)
I do believe your right Bird but I do not want to find out.
Quote from: AprilAero on September 11, 2011, 07:27:40 PM
I have run into like a wall or a door with my one of my nipples taking the main part of the impact, I fell to floor in pain, I guess this is like the female equvalent of being hit in the balls.
I know. I didn't realize just how often I banged things into my chest until my breastlings began to grow.
I hate working under the car now... frames so low, I keep hitting them.
Ouch!
Need cups for breasts! hehe
It's fun and encouraging to read people's stories on this topic!
I'm not quite 4 months, and there's things definitely happening. I wouldn't say it's painful, but I feel it. When I carried a computer tower against my chest the other day at work I was like... Hey!!! That's annoying!!! Whoo-hoo!!! My areolae (sp?) seem to expand and relax, almost at random, but they're definitely way bigger than before when relaxed. I figure it's all the mitosis taking place. It does seem to be happening faster than I expected, especially since I am older (41) and on a low dose of E.
However, I am waiting for the day when my all belly fat magically shifts down to my thighs and butt... can someone give me the exact timetable when I can expect that to happen? LOL :)
Quote from: marcy319 on September 12, 2011, 12:23:16 AM
It's fun and encouraging to read people's stories on this topic!
I'm not quite 4 months, and there's things definitely happening. I wouldn't say it's painful, but I feel it. When I carried a computer tower against my chest the other day at work I was like... Hey!!! That's annoying!!! Whoo-hoo!!! My areolae (sp?) seem to expand and relax, almost at random, but they're definitely way bigger than before when relaxed. I figure it's all the mitosis taking place. It does seem to be happening faster than I expected, especially since I am older (41) and on a low dose of E.
However, I am waiting for the day when my all belly fat magically shifts down to my thighs and butt... can someone give me the exact timetable when I can expect that to happen? LOL :)
I don't think there is anything like that because everyones body is different and no two are alike. tho it will happen gradually.
Looking down my shirt while reading this thread, I realised I have gone a bit "conical" tonight. My nipples seem to have shortened but got larger in diameter. The "buds" seem to have softened and spread out too.
It's an interesting trip!
Karen.
18 months of hrt and painful nipples most of the time but very little breast growth. My body is still skinny as a stick. Hoping that more will happen after srs as some say. Good thing that I never expected any miracles to happen.
Quote from: _Jess_ on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.
I too am rail skinny; 5' 10" 146 pounds. There was a period for the first few months I was on HRT that my band size went up an inch. As my breasts filled out over the next six months to a full 36A, my chest size went down a full inch and my band size returned to its original 36 inches. I think it's related to the same sort of cartilage changes that caused me to lose a full inch of height. The net effect is more pronounced cleavage. It's more about difference in bust/underbust than the actual bust measurement.
Quote from: Lily on September 04, 2011, 10:44:48 PM
About 2 weeks in, I noticed my nipples would get very large and round on occasion, but would then shrink back to male size. Occasionally one of them would be large and the other small.
Then about 3 1/2 months in, they are permanently large. Yay!!!
I haven't noticed any actual breast growth yet, but I certainly feel something going on. It's a wonderful feeling. :)
I'll ditto those remarks. I will be lying in bed at night reading and suddenly my breasts will just swell and hurt. And then they will back off slightly. Its really weird. I'm just a few days over two weeks. I'm taking low dose to start so I would guess things will be different down the road.
Isabella