Hi Everyone I'm Rachel!

[Guest Racheltoo]

I have been a female for as long as I can remember, I love to feel pretty, and will never forget the first time I did. I was three years old, and put myself into a pair of my mother's satin panties. I was later a bedwetter, and was thrilled with the feel and smell of vinyl underpants as well. I have been secretly dressing as a female practically my whole life. A few years ago, I experimented with hormones, and my breast development seemed slow to come, that is until I quit taking hormones after 6 months! I am a bit over 6 ft tall, and my build can only be described as bodybuilder/athlete. I have a 36" inseam... My legs are very nice, but above the waist I don't believe I could ever pass, and it depresses me. (Fyi, I said Lean, and I weigh 230lb.) Nevertheless I struggle with wanting to continue hormones... Hey, this is not a book, lol.

[Guest NicolaiAE]

Well hello Rachel

Welcome to the forums

I'm hoping you weren't taking those hormones with out a doctor's supervision.

All I know is its not safe but anyways, I hope for have fun here and enjoy your stay.

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Nicolai

[Guest Jean Davis]

HI Rachel

So nice to meet you and I'm glad you found the playground.

I think you'll fit in just fine as there are many of us who are 6' and over.

There will be more of us comming to welcome you soon, so pull up a comfy chair and stay awile.

Your more than welcome here.

LUV

Jean Davis

[Sally]

Welcome Rachel,

So gald that you found us, come on in and have a seat and I'll bring you some cocoa and cookies,

You will enjoy it here and a lot of us are tall, I'm 6'4" myself.

Be sure that you have supervision for those hormones.

Welcome to the family.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Jean Davis]

Hey Rachel

There is a forum topic called ( Are there any other tall ladies out there, I am 6' 2" and self concious ) found on the male to female MTF Transsexual Forum.

Alot of us taller ladies discuss our height there.

LUV

Jean Davis

[Guest ~Brenda~]

Welcome Rachel,

I am very happy to meet you. You have taken a very important step in understanding who you are and getting support... joining Laura's! Now sweetheart, listen to me very carefully... Never, ever take hormones without the guidance and supervision of a qualified physician!! You are playing russian roulette with your health by taking them outside of the medical community. Additonally, you do not really know what you are taking if you obtain hormones that are not prescribed and provided to you via official controlled medical channels.

You MUST work with a gender therapist to work with your identity and after discussion, hormones may be prescribed. Self-diagnosis is a common, yet very dangerous avenue people take. Until you are under the care of the medical community, do not take hormones. Stick to crossdressing, shaving your body, wearing perfume, painting your nails, etc. These activities will really really help in expressing who you are without the dangers of self-HRT. if you think about it, self-HRT is just as absured as self-SRS. I know it seems extreme, but you wouldn't consider performing surgery on yourself now would you?

I am so glad that you joined Laura's sweetheart, and I want to continue to hear about how you are doing!!!

Setup an appointment with a gender therapist as soon as you can. Gender therapists are available online too.

Welcome Rachel

Take care of yourself, please!!!!

Brenda

[Guest Emily Violet]

hi welcome

[Guest rachael1]

Hi Rachel,

Welcome to the playgrounds.

Drats another Rachel joins the list.

I think at last count there were about 28 or so of us.

Hugs

Rachael (different spelling)

[Guest Racheltoo]

Thanks to all of you for your kind words and concerns. There seems to be a concensus among you that self hrt is a dangerous thing, and I agree that it definitely can be.

Yes, it was self prescribed hrt, nothing grand or overexuberant I assure you. My nipples enlarged in diameter by about a third, and the longer I was on, the more they burned and were very sensitive. That was quite a few years ago, and the lumps behind my nipples have resolved and I am left with perky little breasts. I have def seen normal males exhibit more breast tissue than I have, so I don't look feminine there til I shave, if a 48" chest can look feminine! I kind of miss the sensitivity of my nipples. Genetic women have it so darn good!!!

(Edited for specific drug references)