Oh, what a subject. I remember when I first transitioned I asked my wife and my two special girlfriends this question. My wife said , you'll hate them when they are so small, but as you develop you will lean to love them and to look after them. When your nipples get sore, or you bump into things, then you will notice them. Alison one of my best girlfriends (she was DD Cup) said you need to start wearing a bra early and make sure you check your size with a proper bra fitting every six months and you will love it when you can wear low cut tops and guys  really notice their movement. Yvonne another CIS friend always used to say when you have been on HRT for 4-5 years you will really notice the difference because womens clothes will all fit so much better as they are generally designed to accentuate ones breasts and natural curves.
Judith

Its not just your boobs that grow, my clothes started hanging different, less muscle mass upstairs, pants fight very different, smoother skin, feminized face, odd looks from men all the time(even a "hey baby, I'm game" look, maybe twice a year) women, don't even blink at me anymore.  Guys sometimes say off comments, "he looks like a woman, or even laugh". The boobs is the least of my concerns(even though I have to be very protective of them), especially when I'm trying to keep the cat in the bag at work/home, my girlfriend already knows. I start being treated like a second/third class citizen and most important, I am way more emotional and less stoic.

Boobs?, lol, I think that's' the least of your worries, as you transition, the mental, social and cultural impact could be even a greater impact than the physical changes.

So difficult to be patient when reading all these great accounts. Makes me antsy just hearing about it.

Quote from: JMJW on January 14, 2017, 10:41:35 AM
So difficult to be patient when reading all these great accounts. Makes me antsy just hearing about it.

When too many of us wait a lifetime to feel real it seems reasonable to be a bit impatient.  I was way ready and started complaining after a week on HRT with no change.  Americans have often evolved in a land of instant gratification, I want it now! 

Quote from: Christine_Hart on December 28, 2016, 07:06:00 AM
Odd question but curious to know what it feels like to suddenly go from being flat chested to having breasts through taking hormones? I asked one girl and her response was 'they get in the way'  Thinking more about physical feeling rather than emotional impact.

Christine

I'm a FTM so i don't like or want mine however i know some MTFs
Basically it'll start to itch and it may feel painful "To a small degree" or bothersome but this feeling will go away and it won't be horrible. Besides that i don't got much for you being i'm not mtf and my puberty experiences i don't like discussing but lets just say my first puberty wasn't far off from what mtfs say they feel at the start.

The girls before me have covered the 'new growth ' angle very well...

But for me, there was an interesting twist. Yes, they itched, and grew, and jiggled, and bounced, and I was fascinated by every tiny change.

I had imagined that having them was going to be like having a playground under my blouse, and for a while that was the case, lol..

Then it happened. Suddenly, they stopped being interesting to me at all. Sure, they felt good, but I stopped wanting to touch them, and they became just like my elbow, or my knee, or any other body part.

I was like 'wtf??, oh nooo..."

And then, one day, well, one night, I was out on a date with a guy, and he hugged me, tightly, and they woke up!

When we ended up in bed later, and I was taking off my bra, and I watched him watching me, well, leering at me, trying to get his first glance at my boobs, and electricity filled them both, and my headlights went to high-beam, and his touch lit them up like a christmas tree. I was overwhelmed by pleasure and passion and desire, not because I had nice boobs, but because HE thought I had nice boobs, and they turned HIM on...

Suddenly, I felt more like a woman than I had ever felt before. For me, having boobs is irrelevant until I am with a man, then they are the bomb. For me, nothing beats that feeling, except intercourse, of course, and even then, boob play makes it sooo much better...

Once he leaves, and I am in the shower, I might as well be washing off my back or legs or feet.

They only matter to me now if a man wants them, lol. Otherwise, yeah, they look nice, but no sparks, nada...

In my experience I didn't feel much of anything of them. They grow so slowly that it's not all that noticeable. Less so for me because I was always binding 'em down and never had much sensitivity in them.

But for a lot of people they are an erogenous zone and generally make them feel good to have and to wear clothing with.

Girls. We should embrace our breasts and ever-changing bodies.  Hugs Shannon

Quote from: JMJW on January 14, 2017, 10:41:35 AM
So difficult to be patient when reading all these great accounts. Makes me antsy just hearing about it.

Ditto!  Thank you all so much for sharing.

Yes the wait to go on HRT is intolerable but my breast forms are haven and they bounce so gives me I think a good idea of what to expect and they get in the way  its just adjusting to your new shape.

Even though I'm only 3.5 months in, seeing myself in the mirror, with my slowly growing boobs just feels right. <3

  They are AWESOME.  I really like having them growing on my chest. I am not yet 3 months into HRT and cannot yet fill and A cup but love what I have. When I put on a dress or a ladies top, look the mirror I can see them pushing out the cloth as a lady should. I have 3 sets of breast forms and ever since I could see mine in the mirror I quit wearing any of them.  Mine may be small but there is much satisfaction in knowing that those breasts are me.

  Hugs,
   Jeanette