Thank you pre - never - post op women.
I, never having ventured into this forum, now can, hopefully give back. Point: I was diagnosed as TG by age five. My parents were medical professional's in San Fran, CA, my Father a surgeon; my Mom a NP. BOTH loved me as - me. I never knew different from he time my older sister let me wear her dress too small for her, and panties as we played dolls. I was seen, not rejected,and the questions began. After multitudes of doctors and I say "psych" friends of my parent's, by five I was on my way to become ONLY just a regular girl. At that age I only knew, like many other children, I was born a girl with birth defects - as I have accepted early growing up; that was I has incorrect genitals for a girl. I always knew I was a girl from 4 years old. My parent's knew "Ideally, in order to maximise the physical benefits, low level oestrogen treatment of the young transsexual boy-to-girl should begin at age eight to nine years. Before the onset of male puberty (at about age eleven)." I got the help I needed.
As I entered 7th grade I was in a private school in SF, I was already on "puberty delaying meds", wore regular feminine clothing like other girls, but was ashasmed I had a birth defect.
Fast forward: I was late in developing breasts to age 14. It was just that, My girlfriends, my sister, encouraged me, but I felt great shame I had a birth defect, and was not developing; though MY Parents supported me, and told me it was a hard time. For girls to grow up like me, I was loved. Finally, I developed itchy nipples. Then, only breast buds as fullness over maybe eight months until I got a BRA PARTY! like many other girls! It was a training bra BUT I was developing true breasts like my girlfriends! To this day, at 24 I am only a double B-cup, C - with push-up' Victoria Secret bras - but I am very happy I developed like other girls my age and was wearing bras by 14 on!, and some natal girls even later than me. Only for me, I am happy, becoming, beyond my growth to a feminine body FIRST puberty as much a girl as possible then - a few years are secret, and I had genital correction surgery by 16 over-seas. The best, as my Dad was a surgeon, and, yes - money. By most any probing web, etc., I am protected, as tracing goes inland, then over-seas, etc. I humbly now thank my wise parent and hope ALL other born, or later understand they are female to get the opportunites I had. Thank you, to my WELL deserved, hard working, well off parents. I wish I could make dreams come true for others, but am now in love with a wonderful man since 18, who knows, but never knew other than a young woman. I am not "gorgously beautiful", only I hope, as Brad says, and my parents and friends, a pretty and nice, compassionate girl/woman. Young, or any other breast development, is essential to point, in which we must accept our femaninity, and forever reject male clothing! Even now, I mainly only wear dresses, skirts and blouses, (lingerie, make-up, anything reserved for our internal beauty as female.
Breast development made it impossible to turn back; thanks to medical science, and faith, I am, who I am. Boobs are GREAT as my boyfriend... and my vulva...my heart, LOVE surpasses ALL, I believe. I know mgt. must take this out, OK. but I MUCH prefer having female genitals. Hearts...
Lisa
