Went full time before hrt and before having a decent amount of hair length.

No full time for me yet and I've been on full strength hormones for 4 months now.  Slowly I am introducing various facets of womanhood into my everday appearence.  No matter how feminine I look though, it won't do any good until every last hair is eradicated from my face.  I'm looking at you pitch black moustache hairs that still pop through even with the closest shave possible.

Quote from: Brenda E on November 05, 2014, 07:55:50 AM
That seems to be my undoing too.  Forget my one year schedule; my chest has other ideas.

3 months of boob growth was enough to out me to mom, and I'm 35 and not overweight. Oh well, so many girls have the flat-chested problem, I'm not going to complain.

I went full time the day I started HRT..

I had do a lot of planning to pull that off, Had laser before HRT, on my chest, arms and face... I did not want laser my chest while my boobs were coming out.. that sounds like torture.

I also moved to a new town right before HRT, so it kinda made sense to start this new life as woman... so full time it was.

Quote from: Hanazono on November 05, 2014, 09:02:04 AM
there's always electrolysis with the dial set to "murder" level

I'm actually having them vaporized via laser.  My cheeks and neck worked amazingly, but under the nose and chin are a nightmare.

I hadn't really planned on it but about 3 1/2 months in the time felt right, just before this semester. I've been full time since and everything's been pretty good so far. ^_^

15 months.

Big mistake. I was fired from two jobs in the meantime because I was waiting to pass first, and putting up with the dysphoria in the meantime.

Yes, I did pass as soon as I went full-time, but the wait was seriously hellish. I should have gone full-time back at 7 months or so when I started passing consistently in a wig. But I was too stubborn to be forced to use something "fake" in order to pass, and ended up denying my own happiness because of that stubbornness.

I was expecting to somehow earn the right to be female. It was only after going full-time that I finally realized that I already was, and there was nothing to earn, and no magical switch that I had to wait for.

I went full time 5 months before starting HRT. I lost my job and my insurance in September 2013 and was not able to get to a doctor until the Affordable Healthcare Act kicked in. The last time I wore male clothing was the last day I worked at my last job.

Quote from: Brenda E on November 05, 2014, 07:55:50 AM
That seems to be my undoing too.  Forget my one year schedule; my chest has other ideas.

I figure I need about a year as well.  So I'm hoping this doesn't happen...but at the same time I'm kinda hoping it does happen. 

When I first started HRT, I was into the "full time in months" stage myself. Fast forward to 5+ years of chronic unemployment and it the fact it was tough to save up money, I now finally have the funds, credit, and planning to get my FFS done.

Quote from: katiej on November 05, 2014, 01:25:57 PM
I figure I need about a year as well.  So I'm hoping this doesn't happen...but at the same time I'm kinda hoping it does happen. 

Yeah, it's one of those things where you hope the development sticks to your plans, but you're kinda excited when nature pushes you forward faster than you anticipated.

Quote from: Christine Eryn on November 05, 2014, 05:59:46 PM
When I first started HRT, I was into the "full time in months" stage myself. Fast forward to 5+ years of chronic unemployment and it the fact it was tough to save up money, I now finally have the funds, credit, and planning to get my FFS done.

Congratulations! I also waited until I was able to have FFS, before going full-time.

I was a bit less than six months from HRT to my name change(RLE)

Quote from: Hanazono on November 05, 2014, 09:02:04 AM
there's always electrolysis with the dial set to "murder" level

oh my word, I nearly spit up my drink! That's funny.  This is an awesome topic, I'm glad I found it. I haven't started myself, but am very excited to next year. I'm very curious to see how I develop, almost like peeling those little doors open on an advent calendar lol 

I was full time several years before I started HRT or anything else. Honestly if I was able to do this over, I would have done voice therapy before HRT.

I think its crazy how many people went full time before they even started hormones. I have thought about doing that. I guess I am too scared. its awesome that you were able to.

For me it is important that I pass before i go full time.

About 3 months before HRT

I truly hope my chest gets the same ideas it seems to have for so many here.

I've only had a bit over a month of HRT and it's become more and more difficult each day to have to present as male. I feel like one of these days I'll just say enough and go all out without looking back.

I am very surprised at how many people started so early o.o

Quote from: amber roskamp on November 05, 2014, 09:52:00 PM
I think its crazy how many people went full time before they even started hormones. I have thought about doing that. I guess I am too scared. its awesome that you were able to.

For me it is important that I pass before i go full time.

You don't think we were scared? Going full time is scary I don't care who you are or how long you have been on HRT. If you wait till it isn't scary, you will never do it because that will never happen.