I have been on E about a month, and in the last couple of days my nipples have started aching, and tiny lumps have formed behind them. Woop Woop! First few steps on the boob rollercoaster, and I am soooo excited!

your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.

Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.

Yup.  I started at 41, I'm now 38.

Weird! I was 38, measured 33" 10 years ago when I was pure male, and Im still the same after a year of hormones... :/  With my chest measurement of 37 around, doesnt make me happy about my cup size.
Did you happen to have any muscle or anything that moved that could have changed the size?

Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.

Indeed!  Measured 38 in March, down to a 34 now.  There are more than just ribs involved, there are muscles surrounding your entire ribcage--front, back, and sides.  When they collectively shrink from HRT, you can lose a surprising amount of girth in that region.

Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:59:40 PM
Did you happen to have any muscle or anything that moved that could have changed the size?

Not that I knew of!  In fact, I've gained 20 pounds (which I did intentionally).  When I was measured in March, I was 120.  Now I'm 140.  Height is 5'11" so I'm only just reaching a normal weight for my height.

Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.

Yup, it happens!  Perhaps counter-intuitively, the measurement includes your back muscles, which shrink over time on E.  I started out with a 37 underbust measurement and am now 32-33.

Quote from: foot_lover_jess on September 11, 2011, 05:50:46 PM
your band size went down? I havent seen that. Wasnt expecting that since its all rib there.

Your back muscles, side muscles, chest muscles, and intercostal (between the rib) muscles will all lose bulk on MTF hormones. So while the breasts are growing, the overall circumference of the upper torso is shrinking.

*edit* heh, a veritable avalanche of muscle-savvy coming your way from the trans massive .

Yea... the weight...
I went up 16 pounds. Not happy about being hevier, but dont mind where it went! I like my new hips, ass, theighs, breasts, and sofened face.
Well... I hope my torso shrinks, althought Im not expecting it since its been a year. How long until your band measurement started to go down?

Quote from: Padma on September 11, 2011, 08:32:09 AM
Looking forward to having bigger nipples .

I don't think I want over sized nipples , just medium sized nice Full B Cup breasts.

Hi, Ladies,

Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am at the "olive behind the nipple" "it hurts" stage. JUst in spiro but soon to start E. Seeing budding was so emtotional that I cried fo a while. Now, it seems I cannot keep my hads of them, checking ythem out to make sure they have not goe away.

Jen61

I couldn't keep my hand off my breast at first.
But now they just seem to be part of me.
I do have to be careful not to bump into things with them.
OUCH!

I have run into like a wall or a door with my one of my nipples taking the main part of the impact, I fell to floor in pain, I guess this is like the female equvalent of being hit in the balls.

I had band size reduction as well, so HRT does lowers your ribcage!

@April

I just rubbed my nipple on a door by accident today. Barely a impact, but enough to have me whimper and hold my breath. I think a full hit would be more painful than a hit to the balls 

I do believe your right Bird but I do not want to find out.

Quote from: AprilAero on September 11, 2011, 07:27:40 PM
I have run into like a wall or a door with my one of my nipples taking the main part of the impact, I fell to floor in pain, I guess this is like the female equvalent of being hit in the balls.

I know. I didn't realize just how often I banged things into my chest until my breastlings began to grow.

I hate working under the car now... frames so low, I keep hitting them.

Ouch!

Need cups for breasts! hehe

It's fun and encouraging to read people's stories on this topic!

I'm not quite 4 months, and there's things definitely happening. I wouldn't say it's painful, but I feel it. When I carried a computer tower against my chest the other day at work I was like... Hey!!! That's annoying!!! Whoo-hoo!!! My areolae (sp?) seem to expand and relax, almost at random, but they're definitely way bigger than before when relaxed. I figure it's all the mitosis taking place. It does seem to be happening faster than I expected, especially since I am older (41) and on a low dose of E.

However, I am waiting for the day when my all belly fat magically shifts down to my thighs and butt... can someone give me the exact timetable when I can expect that to happen? LOL

Quote from: marcy319 on September 12, 2011, 12:23:16 AM
It's fun and encouraging to read people's stories on this topic!

I'm not quite 4 months, and there's things definitely happening. I wouldn't say it's painful, but I feel it. When I carried a computer tower against my chest the other day at work I was like... Hey!!! That's annoying!!! Whoo-hoo!!! My areolae (sp?) seem to expand and relax, almost at random, but they're definitely way bigger than before when relaxed. I figure it's all the mitosis taking place. It does seem to be happening faster than I expected, especially since I am older (41) and on a low dose of E.

However, I am waiting for the day when my all belly fat magically shifts down to my thighs and butt... can someone give me the exact timetable when I can expect that to happen? LOL

I don't think there is anything like that because everyones body is different and no two are alike. tho it will happen gradually.