So I'm jealous of girls that got to grow their boobs from scratch while they already knew they were a girl, because I never got that and harbor a bunch of BS stuff about them kinda like you can see the "boy" in the mirror it's hard for me to get past my "manboobs" sometimes.

I also rarely get growing pains either that I can notice so they just kind of slowly balloon up and I have to work to notice.

Also going from a big B to a DD doesn't seem like that much, like I can still fit in my first bras and never went to a store abd was surprised to find I grew a cup size.

I'm right now thinking of adding hormones to see if they'll grow more.

@jamuraa definitely try injections or implants (expensive pellets) if you haven't yet. ime the anecdotal about injections having higher general efficacy are pretty true

there can be a rollercoaster effect from your blood levels varying over the injection cycle (up to 2 weeks typically) but i didn't notice that myself

what i did notice was the painful, long-lingering bruises i got on my thighs. took like 6 months after ceasing injections to finally stop being sore

@alyx I've been on injections from day 1 of HRT (got an interesting lucky doctor that way). A strong dose too that I've cut in half now.

Mostly I also feel like I'm not likely to get a lot more (two years is starting to get diminishing returns) and it will just make it harder to buy bras and stuff.

@jamuraa i see. in that case mix things up. easiest is to change type, that tends to bring my tenderness back.patches seems like a good suggestion if you're comin' from injections imo.

fwiw i'm at my biggest after 10+ years. gaining weight helped. i've had soreness, tho not quick growth, over maybe 90% of that span. maybe that's a weird experience.

@alyx I appreciate the attempts to help, but I'm mostly venting out about the feels that come up pretty much any time another girl is like "omg boobs".

Like I said, by most external measures and feedback I'm getting, I'm doing good in that department and honestly should probably work on the jealousy issues more than try to grow more.

(Also I already have some strategies in my pocket to try if I need to, like maybe starting progesterone)

@Josephine @alyx See, I have a 36DD, which is by most standards pretty great, and they look pretty great too. I also might just have a frame that's slightly larger than average - I'm a little worried that once I get near my goal weight I'll start to see my ribs.

The feels I have are almost all around having to live with them (and be ashamed of them, thanks cissexism) for 20 years before I transitioned and didn't get to enjoy growing them from scratch.

@Josephine @alyx @jamuraa I'm 36B and barrel chested, so they look great in a shirt and bra, but then I take off my shirt and they're kinda small on a big ribcage.

I'm nearing 6 months HRT, and they're still sore and just starting to get big enough to jiggle when I walk and stuff. But cleavage is impossible and I worry I look like I just stuffed my bra or something a lot of the time.

@jamuraa @alyx @Josephine PS: 6'1", 180-190 lbs (water retention, like to run, like to eat, all of those duke it out and I fluctuate in weight a lot)