How Do You Hide Them?

[Guest Kayliegh]

I have been on HRT for over 9 months now and my development “up front” is getting quite noticeable.

My GT told me not to bind, because that can cause breast nodules and possible cancer issues, so how do you hide the development while you are still presenting as M on a part- time basis?

I have been wearing small t-shirts, but after a few hours they start to lose their elasticity, and my “buds” protrude.

Any answers?

[Carolyn Marie]

Hi, Kayleigh.

We started HRT around the same time, and so far, mine have not developed past the point where a T-shirt

and a dress shirt can't hide them (most of the time, anyway).

Some people have used camisoles, but the straps might be visible through your shirt, so that may not work.

Others use a sports bra, and I suppose if you wear both a T-shirt and a dress shirt over it, the

straps won't show.

I'm sure you'll get some good ideas. BTW, congrats on the recent "developments" up front. I hope

mine eventually get to the point of being worrisome. Dang, I hope so.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest NatalieRene]

I have been on HRT for over 9 months now and my development “up front” is getting quite noticeable.

My GT told me not to bind, because that can cause breast nodules and possible cancer issues, so how do you hide the development while you are still presenting as M on a part- time basis?

I have been wearing small t-shirts, but after a few hours they start to lose their elasticity, and my “buds” protrude.

Any answers?

Once you get too large you really can't hide them. I have a 36C and I can't hide them anymore.

There are several tricks though for people that haven't grown so large. Wear a tight tshirt under a loose tshirt maybe even have a sports bra under it all. The sports bra won't help you lay flat but it will compress slightly and even things out to hide the bit in the middle and keeps it from looking like two bumps. You could wear patterns or stripes to break up the body lines to camouflage the breasts to a degree.Thats about it.

Who are you still presenting as male with? Is this for work?

[Guest Donna Jean]

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Keyleigh.....

It's a hell of a situation, isn't it?

We want a pair of these things all our lives and when we finally start getting them we have to hide them!

WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS STUFF, ANYWAY?????

Yeah, I know what you mean, Hon...I only just came out at work a month ago...but for over a year I was hiding them....

So, my method?

Tighter undershirt and a baggy top, button up shirt.

As Natalie said...patterens work, too..

Now I wear all my nice tops to work and stick my chest out as far as it will go!

Having to hide sux!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Guest JustShelly]

Hi Kayliegh

Truth be told its really not too hard unless you truly are a C+. Also you may not show as much as you think.

I was just as concerned as you are about 6 months ago, and I was almost half the size I am now, granted I couldn't go bare chested but I could hide them well enough with just an ordinary t shirt.

Now fast forward 6 months. They show through most shirts even loose ones, OH and don't ever wear white alone! and yes it is a little more difficult but still can be done.

I do wear a fairly tight sports bra, it does cover the nipples well but pulls them up and sometimes makes them even more visible, but at least they look more like large pecks LOL.

I do NOT enjoy wearing my sports bra all day so at times I'll wear tshirt (can be any thing including feminine) and then a pull over hoodie over that. I am much more comfortable and have less anxiety of my sports bra showing.

They are still somewhat noticeable but only to the trained eye LOL and some times the nipples will still show through that thick hoodie

Good luck and remember,to keep them out of site don't wear white.

Shelly

[Guest angie]

Try Under Armour brand under shirts,available in sporting goods stores.

They have a high spandex and lycra content so stick tight and hold

their shape,plus wick away moisture.That should take care of the giggle

and any bumps you want to hide Kayleigh.

Angie

[Drea]

Often times we can be more self concious about this than is warranted. Much does depend on your build and such. What most people will tend to think is that you might be putting on some weight.

That said, it is quite possible your build is such that they are just as much issue as your feeling.

I resorted to wearing a tee shirt under a dress shirt. The tee shirt was a normal fit, but the dress shirt was just a little bit loose. I tried to pick heavier dress shirts rather than thin ones as well so they didn't follow contours as closely.

I tried wearing a tie and generally thought that helped break up any lines, but I also had one instance were static cause the shirt and tie to cling close to my skin right down my breastbone making the girls really stand out on each side. After that I tried to stick to shirt materials which weren't so prone to static.

As mentioned, a sports bra can be helpful. It needs to be one just on the smalish side, will tend to put even pressure. Not compress but help keep them from sticking out. The down side is the sport bra straps may be visible. If you have a tee over it and then regular dress shirt it may not be visible at all. Even to the degree they are visible over your shoulders, sports bras are fairly wide where the "straps" go over your shoulder such that they can be easily mistaken for a tank top style tee. I was also paranoid about someone potentially putting their hand on my back where it would see much more obvious that a bra was there.

[Guest NotClaire]

The best/worst part of transition

I wear button shirts over undershirts... usually the button shirts have pockets on the chest... that or just like a hoodie.

Another thing that I do sometimes if I have to go somewhere in boy-mode is wear something androgynous or gender neutral and let the public see me as whatever they want to see me as... if they see me as a boy I'm just metro and if they see me as a girl then I'm tomboyish.

win win win...win

[Guest NatashaJade]

I'm somewhere between a B and a C right now and for a long time I've been wearing a sports bra under a larger dress shirt or t-shirt. On top of that, I've worked vests into my regular workaday clothing. But Champion actually sells a wonderful sports bra (the C9) that has flat camisole style straps that barely, if at all, show. I highly recommend it. But the fact is, you see them as much bigger than others and as much as you think people might be noticing, they probably aren't. People see what they want to and what you want them to. Steer their vision towards male and they will see male because it's what they want to see right now.

xoxo

Gin

[Guest Kieri]

To work, I wear a partially unbuttoned button-up shirt over a t-shirt and a somewhat tight sports bra. I find that my shirt flares outward a bit right about where the breasts are, so the protrusion is a bit less noticeable. I hope It's a real pain to wear a sports bra all day, so sometimes I go without it for comfort's sake.

[Guest HaileyR]

I just wear layers. Its a bit of a pain in the warmer months though.

[Guest Lacey Lynne]

Because of economic necessity, I'm still presenting in guy mode and am 1 year and 2 weeks into HRT. I make no effort whatsoever to hide them. Moreoever, in warm weather, I present as an androgyne by wearing women's shorts, but I've got the legs for them. Again, I make no effort to hide a thing. Let 'em smirk, gossip and starte!

Lacey Lynne

[Guest AshleyB]

I've only been on HRT for about 6 weeks, so I don't have too much going on just yet, but as a question to people who are further ahead than I am, at about what point did you have to start putting some effort into hiding the girls?

Ashley

[Guest Elizabeth K]

I've only been on HRT for about 6 weeks, so I don't have too much going on just yet, but as a question to people who are further ahead than I am, at about what point did you have to start putting some effort into hiding the girls?

Ashley

Me - six months into HRT.

lizzy

[Carolyn Marie]

I wear a T and a dress shirt to work, and don't have anything worth hiding yet, after 11 months. Even when I wear a cotton polo, they are only

evident to me. I guess I'm "lucky."

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Jo-I-Dunno]

I'm 9 months into HRT. Still go bare-chested to the public shower. I get some occasional looks, especially since I'm so skinny otherwise, but I'm not worried yet.

I am, however, self-conscious about my nipples poking through everything! 2 t-shirts and a sweatshirt and they're still poking out. If I can just get my nipples under control, the rest doesn't embarrass me.

I don't mind strangers thinking "dude's got small breasts". It happens. It's a pretty common problem. But when I'm around my parents who know and fear the fact that I'm on HRT, I can feel them looking and avoiding looking.

I'm getting a sports bra soon. I usually wear a a sleeveless undershirt too, so I'm hoping that'll cover the bra lines. I'll let you know how that goes.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

When I was hiding them, I used a woman's tank top - a smaller one that sorta binds a bit. They look lke men's old time undershirts.

I hope this helps.

Lizzy

[JJ]

I recently started wearing a compression shirt like athletes wear.Not like a binder. (Coming from the opposite direction here but I can't bear anything binding either)

I think as long as it was not tight and didn't bind it would tend to minimize without harm to the very delicate developing tissue. You don't want anything that binds at all but a sports bra can leave a visible line under your shirt. For me the compression shirt feels like a well fitting sports bra with no lines.

[Guest NatalieRene]

I've only been on HRT for about 6 weeks, so I don't have too much going on just yet, but as a question to people who are further ahead than I am, at about what point did you have to start putting some effort into hiding the girls?

Ashley

I had to start putting effort to hide mine around six months also although at three months I couldn't wear more fit t-shirts without having them poking through.

[Carolyn Marie]

I was recently at a beach resort on the Caribbean, and desperately wanted to swim. But I was mortified about swimming topless. I ended up swimming with a dark men't T-shirt on. I noticed

things poking through, of course, but my family insisted that it was not that obvious. No one seemed to care, so I stopped worrying.

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Kayliegh]

As of late like, some of the other girls mentioned, I have been wearing a sports bra which which compresses a little.

I am getting to the point that I pretty muc present as andro now, so it is not so much of an issue - no more oxfords and ties!!!

[Guest JustShelly]

ya geez its getting really hard

I'm now up to a 36D

i don't know whats going on

[Guest NatalieRene]

ya geez its getting really hard

I'm now up to a 36D

i don't know whats going on

You and me both.My bras where getting tight so I went and bought a 36D from Target and found out that it fit more comfortably. It just kind of sneaks up on some of us. The worst part is that even eating healthy it's hard maintaining my weight because my body wants to retain weight. I've gained five pounds even after switching to salads for lunch and giving up fast food and pop.

As for hiding them any thing short of a pouffy sweat shirt won't hide them. At best I can look like I have pecks if I have a sports bra on and a t-shirt. But my arms looking as skinny as they are betray me because no one with no biceps would have pecks like that. If I try to squeeze into my old cloths I look like the girlfriend in her boyfriends cloths. For giggles I tried on a old pair of pants that I used to like and I could hardly move as it was so tight in the butt now. If I had bent over I think I might have easily split the pants right down the middle.

[Guest Jo-I-Dunno]

I'm getting a sports bra soon. I usually wear a a sleeveless undershirt too, so I'm hoping that'll cover the bra lines. I'll let you know how that goes.

Got it. It was too small and nearly suffocated me to death, so it's already in the mail for a return. But while I had it, it flattened out my nipples quite nicely and shaped the little tissue I have into something which could be mistaken for pecs. And it didn't show under my clothes, so for presenting as male, it seems like a perfect option.

[Guest Lacey Lynne]

I wear a T and a dress shirt to work, and don't have anything worth hiding yet, after 11 months. Even when I wear a cotton polo, they are only

evident to me. I guess I'm "lucky."

Carolyn Marie

Welcome to the were-older-with-lesser-genetics club, girl. Same here. I'm a year and two weeks on HRT and struggling to even have an A cup. Wife measured me to get a bra online. She measured me as a 38A. Ordered the bra from Victoria's Secret online. Got here yesterday. It's too small, but it's NOT because of my breasts. When the pic in my avatar was taken (Thanksgiving Day) I'd laid off from working out to girl down. That's when the wife measured me for the bra.

Well, been back to L.A. Fitness as of late ... which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ... and am up to a 40A because of the lats and chest development. Amongst other reasons, that's why I present as an androgyne. Like, what's the point? No way will I pass.

Wide shoulders, wide back, etc., etc., etc. Oh, well. Gonna stay on my HRT though. The estradiol and spironolactone majorly agree with me. Funny, I never had much luck in anything anyway, so I'm accepting. At my age, it's no biggie anyway. As long as I can be on estradiol and spironolactone I'm happy.

Truth:

I totally envy these gals on here who have been on HRT from 6 months to a year and are packing C cups and D cups without even trying. Envy them in a GOOD way. I'm not jealous (well, yeah, I am!), but I wish them well in their transitions! It's way working for them.

Rock on, young, buxom beauties!

Lacey