Obviously you haven't shopped for bras in that size range. The bigger the band size, the harder it is to find a small cup size. The other problem is in the larger size ranges, I'll use 42 for example, a "c" cup is much larger than the cups on your 34. If by some miracle I was able to find a 44b, there is no way it would fit. I could fit both breasts in one cup. I found one size chart that takes this into consideration and it says I should be wearing a 44aaa. Try finding that even with a special order.

What I end up doing is buying a 38b, cutting then adding extensions to the shoulder straps and moving them to the ends of the band where the hooks are. Finally, I have to add 2 extensions to increase the band size. If I was a better seamstress, I would be much better off just making them from scratch.

Quote from: morticia on August 19, 2007, 02:13:59 PM

Quote from: Valerie53143 on August 19, 2007, 01:43:34 PM
I buy my protein shake mix at Target. It says something like "100% Whey Protein" on the bottle"

Cool!  What part of the store do you find it?  Like in the pharmacy?  I must be blind.

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Uh oh, that stuff won't make you get big muscles will it?
That's the last thing I want!  All my old visible muscle has faded away into soft curves now and I don't want them back.
I was reading body builders swear by the stuff.

I think it was near the protein bars, or something like that, I think it might be the health food section, I'm not really sure though. Also lots of times they only seem to have one or two bottles on the shelf at a time. The bottles also are really big, they are about 10 inches tall. I think bodybuilders use it because protein helps build muscles. It hasn't made me get any more muscular as far as I can tell. I did notice that within a week of starting it I did have breast growing pains again.

Wish I didn't have so many allergies. Like... I can't do whey, or eggs, or ALOT of soy. Unless I made some kind of shake out of cold cuts (*pukes). That route would be blah.

I really need to go down to a smaller band size myself, since it's pretty loose (right now I'm wearing 36C).  So if I got a 34 band size, that would increase the cup size by 1, making it 34D, which is a little tricky to find.  Oh well, the search begins.

Target is amazing--the only store I've ever found where I can just walk in and buy bras in my weird size, 40A. They fit exactly right too. 40 is the girth of my huge rib cage, A is for my teeny titties. I'm sooo glad Target is there. It's actually easier to find a variety of pretty bras in my size in the store than on the internet, the reverse of what you'd expect.

For me, wearing a bra has turned out to be perhaps the single biggest difference between passing and clocking. It defines the shape of the bosom according to a standardized outline. When a person presents female, the public's eyes go directly to the bosom. If you're a big gal and flat as a board, that screams "man in a dress." I noticed I started passing much more easily as soon as I had a bosom to present.

Bra: Don't leave home without it.

Another factor you should consider in growth is getting enough sleep, 8 hours every night. HGH production depends on sleep, so if you aren't sleeping enough, your breast size may suffer.

Protien can be bought in GNC, Health foog stores, Puritans Pride and sports nutriton stores. Even some grocery stores have it in their health food section.
Whey protein is supposed to be the best. Soy Protien, although very good, it can block the E receptors because of the phyto E in it. I don't recomend it.
Protein won't give you large muscles unless you weight train. many use protein shakes to supplement their diets if they're not getting enough protein.  Protein is a vital nutrient for bodys developement and  for the health of muscles,bones,skin, hair and many other things. 

I wish ye luck.

Hey Morticia, I'm glad you found some. Up here all most anywhere you go you can find protein powder. I bought my recent batch at Costco, they had a great deal on the stuff. 28 Can. dollars for a 5Lbs tub, and it's all natural,no artificial sweeteners, preservatives and the whey is imported from Denmark, where all their cattle is drug and hormone free. Most of the time I get mine at GNC but it looks like I found a new source.

why cant you all just take hrt like normal ->-bleeped-<-s?
surely thats simpler for breastgrowth, most herbal and natural stuff just doesnt work or is temporary...

R

Quote from: Ashley Michelle on August 21, 2007, 06:49:12 PM

Quote from: Hypatia on August 20, 2007, 06:19:39 AM

Another factor you should consider in growth is getting enough sleep, 8 hours every night. HGH production depends on sleep, so if you aren't sleeping enough, your breast size may suffer.

geez, as much as i've been sleeping lately i should be as big as a house 

House sized boobs are probably not a good thing.

Patients ladys
I don't know how long any of you have been on hrt. It is not a miracle drug by no means. It is an avenue of escape from mental anguish. I have been on one sort or another of harmones since I was 16. I think I have finaly developed  into what I am now. I am 32! A long time right. It takes a lot of patients and fortitude to with stand the mental stresses of being a female.

We worry about looking our best. Never leave home without our makup on. God forbid we see someone we know. What will they think!! Are our clothes up to the latest fassion? Do our purses match the ocassion. What kind of shoes are we wearing.

All that is really important is that you are happy inside!!!!!!!!

GG girls go through the exact same thing we are going  through. Just at an earlier stage. I was dressing as a girl when I was 10 or 11. Not full time, but every chance I got. My cousins helped along the way. You can read it in one of my post. My god play with your boobs. Most all young girls do. Help them along. If all else fails there is always augmentation.

Deb

Quote from: debisl on August 22, 2007, 01:15:14 PM
We worry about looking our best. Never leave home without our makup on. God forbid we see someone we know. What will they think!! Are our clothes up to the latest fassion? Do our purses match the ocassion. What kind of shoes are we wearing.

I seriously don't worry about that kind of stuff.  I know I've put some makeup on sometime this year, but don't ask when.  Tanks, shorts, and my ratty old purse.  What do I care?

Quote from: debisl on August 22, 2007, 01:15:14 PM
All that is really important is that you are happy inside!!!!!!!!

I've started noticing other women with my build who have the same sized breasts as I do.  That means I'm now within the normal female range.  That makes me happy inside.

Lisbeth That is all anyone can ever ask for is to be happy with themselves. Really that is the point we should all look toward.

Be Happy with who you are!!

Deb

Quote from: debisl on August 22, 2007, 01:15:14 PM
All that is really important is that you are happy inside!!!!!!!!

GG girls go through the exact same thing we are going  through. Just at an earlier stage. I was dressing as a girl when I was 10 or 11. Not full time, but every chance I got. My cousins helped along the way. You can read it in one of my post. My god play with your boobs. Most all young girls do. Help them along. If all else fails there is always augmentation.

That is some great advice. Unfortunately for me, with losing weight, my breasts have actually shrunk.  That's due to losing fat in them, so at this point, much of what's left is breast material.  I used to be a 36D-cup, but now I can barely fit in a 36C bra.  As I said before:

Quote from: Melissa on August 19, 2007, 10:21:56 PM
I really need to go down to a smaller band size myself, since it's pretty loose (right now I'm wearing 36C).  So if I got a 34 band size, that would increase the cup size by 1, making it 34D, which is a little tricky to find.

I'm now thinking of actually starting out with looking for a 34C and if that bra is too small (and it quite likely is), I can just go up in cup size from there.   I'm not trying to brag or anything (especially considering, that I said I went down in size), but I'm just saying it like it is.  It *does* get frustrating with trying to find clothes that fit when your body is constantly changing shape.   In fact most of my clothes are now several sizes too big and I have to use safety pins to keep them on (it sucks to be broke).

Melissa good for you. It is good to loose weight. Your boobs will fill out again. They go in spurts.

I'll tell you what I have done. With in reason! Choose the size you really want to be and buy accordingly. Make yourself fit into the size you want to be. I know if you are working in an office you have to have things to wear. But decide what size realisticly you need to be and make it your personal goal.

Deb

Thanks, Deb.  Unfortunately losing weight has made it easier to see my adam's apple, but nobody seems to have noticed other than myself.  I'll probably get a trach shave eventually, just so that I can stop worrying about it.

Quote from: debisl on August 22, 2007, 03:42:24 PM
I'll tell you what I have done. With in reason! Choose the size you really want to be and buy accordingly. Make yourself fit into the size you want to be. I know if you are working in an office you have to have things to wear. But decide what size realisticly you need to be and make it your personal goal.

Well, I'm actually pretty happy with what I have now.  I wanted to be about a C cup, maybe a D.  So if I get a proper band size, I should be right where I want to be.

trust me, its NOT just transwomen that feel thier boobs arnt right...
my best friend complains that she cant find 30 DD bras anymore without them being pornstar style, and another friend feels hers are too small. such is life, the quest for the ultimate boob
R

Quote from: Ashley Michelle on August 22, 2007, 01:39:17 PM

Quote from: Sophia on August 22, 2007, 12:55:24 PM

House sized boobs are probably not a good thing.

picturing them bringing a bra on one of those trucks they used to haul out the old saturn-5 rockets on

LOL You made my day with that one.

Quote from: Rachael on August 22, 2007, 08:17:16 PM
such is life, the quest for the ultimate boob

Screw the Holy Grail! The holy cup doesn't matter unless its the holy cup of a bra!

Quote from: redfish on August 22, 2007, 04:50:30 PMI mean, having Bs would probably be great, but if that isn't the end result I'm definitely not going to get augmentation or something like that. It's just not me.

I keep hoping for B someday... so that I will be able to stop feeling so tempted by the siren call of augmentation.

grass is always greener...
trust me, Bs arnt big, or satisfying, i want atleast a D with my 36 band
R