As the title mentions, I'm looking for suggestions regarding underwear (mostly panties, I'm good with tops ;))!
I always tuck when going out to work or activities, it does, however, get uncomfortable sometimes, notably if I sit for too long as it seems to tighten my panties on my tuck and results in irritation... :(
Or sometimes, my scrotum will ''spill over'' my underwear and get chafed by the seams of my panties. This one situation is very painful and prompts me to fix my tuck!
Irritation is mostly around the base of my junk, around the lower bikini part and is also worse when I'm shaved down there... :-\
I've started letting my junk hang out untucked at home to let my irritations heal since.
I currently have hipster cotton panties, one set a size smaller and the other my size. They do have seams... should I opt for seamless ones? Or maybe another kind of material? What do you girls use?
As for gaffes, I don't know... most I've seen seem to be of sexual nature... I'm not interested in having a fake v-g-g nor showing a cameltoe... I just want to make it flat! I do own a gaffe but it creates a unsightly cameltoe bulge... ???
By the way, I'm pre-HRT, if it is of any help!
I am on hormones I have not had the surgery yet so I do have to talk every time I go out and I find microfiber bikini briefs to be very comfortable they're tight yet there loose if that makes any sense there not overly tight here's a picture to explain so basically they're very comfortable and snug yet they're also flexible so they don't hurt(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181107/9e33b97b616611cb0ce68ca70256769d.jpg)
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Thank you girls! :-*
I think I'll try my luck with microfiber briefs, and take a good look at the crotch width! Think I'll go with seamless as well! :)
Always open for more suggestions though! :D
Microfiber works well. They do get quite warm in my opinion. I don't think they breath well. Same idea, with cotton could be a good alternative.
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 06, 2018, 07:47:44 PM
I am on hormones I have not had the surgery yet so I do have to talk every time I go out and I find microfiber bikini briefs to be very comfortable they're tight yet there loose if that makes any sense there not overly tight here's a picture to explain so basically they're very comfortable and snug yet they're also flexible so they don't hurt(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181107/9e33b97b616611cb0ce68ca70256769d.jpg)
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I've had good success with the microfiber bikinis also. Think mine are Hanes though. One size smaller than I'd wear if I didn't need to stay in place. Bikini style has the right crotch width, butt coverage, and waistband comfort for me.
Pre-hrt I used some athletic tape to help keep the beans in place until things got more comfortable.
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Quote from: TonyaW on November 07, 2018, 07:50:46 AM
I've had good success with the microfiber bikinis also. Think mine are Hanes though. One size smaller than I'd wear if I didn't need to stay in place. Bikini style has the right crotch width, butt coverage, and waistband comfort for me.
Pre-hrt I used some athletic tape to help keep the beans in place until things got more comfortable.
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I honestly have not used tape since I started tucking it's really not giving me no problems that's what I do love about the microfiber
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I make my own gaffs, the wider crotch is very helpful. I am about 5 months on hrt and haven't seen any reduction in larger than average size yet. If you are looking at gaffe for regular use avoid anything that has a seam across the crotch, and wider waistbands will reduce irritation, but also hold well with less stretch. For the most part they are easy to make in under an hour with minimal sewing skills and a basic machine.
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I bought a few pairs of panties on etsy at the shop LeoLines (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeoLines). She makes intimates for transgender women specifically. They actually can be custom made to your size and oddly they don't require tucking at all to look pretty decent. I still tuck when I need to but there've been times when I don't and there's very little bulge showing if any.
Some of my answers to the perennial topic:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=213981.10
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=239183.0
barbie~~
Hmm Leolines seems interesting! I guess you can't go wrong with undies specifically made for transwomen! :D
That's a great suggestion! Thankies! :-*
I used to wear a gaff often when I was younger. I remember it being more painful, and I had to train my testes to be internal. Now though it's second nature. Still though, this weekend I decided to order a gaff again to see how I like it. I remember it making me very flat. I loved it. I got lazy and haven't tucked in quite a while, but find it much easier now. Amazon has shaping gaffs, btw. This is the kind I ordered. Not only do they make you flat, but also with a hit of camel toe. I can't wait to try.
Bari Jo
I have been on HRT for almost 2 yrs now and am pre op. My "Junk" lmao has shrunk so small that I don't have to tuck anymore. My testicles are so small they stay up in their canals and my scrotum has shrunk. My other part looks more like a clit about the size of half of a finger so all I have to do is just pull up my panties and I'm ready to go. It all kind of self tucks. ;D
Love
Bobbie LeAnn
Since I brought up getting a gaff, I figure I should report back on using it. I bought two shaping gaffs. These not only give you a flat front, but also give the shape of labia. I like the idea, but feel they aren't tight enough. Don't get me wrong, they are tight in front, and they give you the flat area you want, but where you tuck it's kind of a pocket where the labia shape is. Maybe they are used to more endowed trans women, but i don't need 90% of this pocket. I'm finding myself wearing panties, and tucking so I'm kept close to the skin, and then wearing the gaff. This is probably overkill. I should just tuck with tight panties. If anybody else has been in this situation and has a different solution, I'm all ears. I do like the look and feel of the shaping gaffe, I find myself wearing it 24/7. Just closing my legs gives a pleasant feeling of something there that isn't the genitals I was born with.
Bari Jo
Quote from: Bari Jo on November 11, 2018, 09:29:47 PM
Since I brought up getting a gaff, I figure I should report back on using it. I bought two shaping gaffs. These not only give you a flat front, but also give the shape of labia. I like the idea, but feel they aren't tight enough. Don't get me wrong, they are tight in front, and they give you the flat area you want, but where you tuck it's kind of a pocket where the labia shape is. Maybe they are used to more endowed trans women, but i don't need 90% of this pocket. I'm finding myself wearing panties, and tucking so I'm kept close to the skin, and then wearing the gaff. This is probably overkill. I should just tuck with tight panties. If anybody else has been in this situation and has a different solution, I'm all ears. I do like the look and feel of the shaping gaffe, I find myself wearing it 24/7. Just closing my legs gives a pleasant feeling of something there that isn't the genitals I was born with.
Bari Jo
I actually did try one gas and it did not have enough room for me so I stuck to just panties it's easier and a lot more comfortable
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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 11, 2018, 09:55:24 PM
I actually did try one gas and it did not have enough room for me so I stuck to just panties it's easier and a lot more comfortable
So, yours was a non shaping one? I'm thinking it's the shaping ones that have too much room, or maybe I'm tiny down there. I didn't think I was, but maybe:)
Bari Jo
Quote from: Bari Jo on November 11, 2018, 11:10:46 PM
So, yours was a non shaping one? I'm thinking it's the shaping ones that have too much room, or maybe I'm tiny down there. I didn't think I was, but maybe:)
Bari Jo
I am probably like you, not all that much left most of the time. I am not able to push my testes up into the canals, it hurt me to much. Those little things hurt to the touch. I don't care if one can see only a flat surface or not (I have zero dysphoria for my genitales), but I try to keep them in place so so won't hurt when I don't watch how I sit down. Would those contraptions hold them nicely in place and out of the way?
Quote from: Bari Jo on November 11, 2018, 11:10:46 PM
So, yours was a non shaping one? I'm thinking it's the shaping ones that have too much room, or maybe I'm tiny down there. I didn't think I was, but maybe:)
Bari Jo
Well the one that I got has a shape to it but it looks kind of like a bubble in the front if that makes any sense at all it's really uncomfortable
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I didn't like the gaffe I've ordered from Amazon, I've just stuck to panties ever since...
I've bought a set of microfiber bikini brief panties Tonya suggested and I love them! Comfort is like day and night compared to the cotton panties I had before! Tucking strength isn't as strong, but if I feel like I need a little bit more tucking strength I just pull up a size under cotton underwear over them. :P
I've also ordered some underwear at Leolines, I should be receiving them before the end of the month. Can't wait!
Quote from: Bobbie Ann on November 08, 2018, 05:28:00 AM
I have been on HRT for almost 2 yrs now and am pre op. My "Junk" lmao has shrunk so small that I don't have to tuck anymore. My testicles are so small they stay up in their canals and my scrotum has shrunk. My other part looks more like a clit about the size of half of a finger so all I have to do is just pull up my panties and I'm ready to go. It all kind of self tucks. ;D
Oh I can't wait to start HRT so my junk shrinks just like yours! For some reason I was born well endowed down there. >:(
Quote from: alyssalove2790 on November 13, 2018, 07:27:37 PM
I didn't like the gaffe I've ordered from Amazon, I've just stuck to panties ever since...
I've bought a set of microfiber bikini brief panties Tonya suggested and I love them! Comfort is like day and night compared to the cotton panties I had before! Tucking strength isn't as strong, but if I feel like I need a little bit more tucking strength I just pull up a size under cotton underwear over them. [emoji14]
I've also ordered some underwear at Leolines, I should be receiving them before the end of the month. Can't wait!
Oh I can't wait to start HRT so my junk shrinks just like yours! For some reason I was born well endowed down there. >:(
You know I have that same problem born decent sized and once the hormones really start to kick in from being on HRT you lose your sex drive and yes everything shrinks down there so it's amazing unfortunately everything still works down there guess you just can't help everything
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Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 13, 2018, 08:17:12 PM
everything shrinks down there so it's amazing unfortunately everything still works down there guess you just can't help everything
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Not with me for several years now. The only use for the plumbing down there is to let water out.
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 11:35:11 PM
Not with me for several years now. The only use for the plumbing down there is to let water out.
I wish I could say the same but my libido does still work a bit
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Quote from: alyssalove2790 on November 13, 2018, 07:27:37 PM
I didn't like the gaffe I've ordered from Amazon, I've just stuck to panties ever since...
I've bought a set of microfiber bikini brief panties Tonya suggested and I love them! Comfort is like day and night compared to the cotton panties I had before! Tucking strength isn't as strong, but if I feel like I need a little bit more tucking strength I just pull up a size under cotton underwear over them. :P
I've also ordered some underwear at Leolines, I should be receiving them before the end of the month. Can't wait!
Oh I can't wait to start HRT so my junk shrinks just like yours! For some reason I was born well endowed down there. >:(
I too was well endowed. A little over 10 inches before I started HRT and now less than 2. I haven't had an erection in almost 2 yrs thank goodness.
Quote from: Dietlind on November 13, 2018, 11:35:11 PM
Not with me for several years now. The only use for the plumbing down there is to let water out.
Same with me. It's only good draining the bladder.
I don't miss having erections or having orgasms. But I do still get turned on just not in the same way I used to as a male. Now when I get turned on I get turned on all over not just in the groin area.
Love
Bobbie LeAnn
Quote from: Arianna Valentine on November 14, 2018, 12:00:49 AM
I wish I could say the same but my libido does still work a bit
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Once in a while I get the idea to do a little manipulation down there for some fun. But either something else comes up, or I can't get hold of enough "material" down there, and I forget about it again for a month or two.
I think one could call this to be a libido that is not really there anymore, just the memory of it is still alive!
Quote from: Bobbie Ann on November 14, 2018, 04:33:50 AM
I don't miss having erections or having orgasms. But I do still get turned on just not in the same way I used to as a male. Now when I get turned on I get turned on all over not just in the groin area.
Love
Bobbie LeAnn
I don't get really turned on anymore either. I purposely watch porn once in a while. Male organs turn me off on the spot, I just think they are as ugly as can be, and with females I seem to be checking out their bodies to find flaws more than anything else. I enjoy pretty female bodies a lot, and enjoy seeing naked female bodies, but it is less for sexual stimulation (because that is not working), but for the beauty and aesthetics of a pretty female. Almost similar to a nice painting or sculpture. I see the beauty, but not the sexuality.
Dietlind, you are lucky there, they shrunk down for you and you can still stand to pee.
Quote from: mm on November 14, 2018, 01:39:41 PM
Dietlind, you are lucky there, they shrunk down for you and you can still stand to pee.
I don't know if this applies for every MtF, but I for one have never went to pee while standing for what has been at least 2 years. I can't stand the urine splashing everywhere! :-\
Quote from: alyssalove2790 on November 14, 2018, 03:19:20 PM
I don't know if this applies for every MtF, but I for one have never went to pee while standing for what has been at least 2 years. I can't stand the urine splashing everywhere! :-\
I most definitely don't stand I prefer to sit LOL
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Quote from: alyssalove2790 on November 14, 2018, 03:19:20 PM
I don't know if this applies for every MtF, but I for one have never went to pee while standing for what has been at least 2 years. I can't stand the urine splashing everywhere! :-\
I t is just a matter of how wide can you spread your legs. Mine are nice and long, and I can always stand outside of the splashed on section!
I sit down on any private toilette. My mother made sure of that, she did not want to clean up after my father and I!
I've been tucking now for a couple weeks. I did buy a couple gaffes to do this with, however, I didn't like how the gaffes were not tight enough where I tuck. Instead I have been wearing my favorite tight panties. I've noticed something though. The more I do this the easier it is. Another person posted that they kind of self tuck now. This is definitely a thing. It starts to feel natural to be tucked. I've noticed less function as well, so when getting hard, it stays tucked, and is more semi, less is better imo. Anyway, I recommend just tucking with tight panties.
Bari Jo
I've been tucking with a new set of microfiber bikini briefs then pulling up my shapewear undies, seals the deal right there!
Ever since switching to microfiber I haven't seen much irritation, exept the times when the tuck needs to be fixed but that's rare nowadays!
And by tucking itself I get the feeling, I don't have to pull my undesirable bits back anymore I just make sure my undies are well placed so they don't chafe my scrotum. :D
Still waiting on the Leolines panty I've ordered. I'm very curious about them! Should be delivered by the end of the month I'll give an update on them! ;)