Males staying male on this forum have taken different approaches to growing breasts. Some decide to take long breaks because they freak out or because they want to allow other people's eyes to get used to the new body shapes, and then they restart. Others go fast and furious and in less than a year they go from "flat" to "I can't go bate chested any more".

What is your experience with the speed of your growth? If you are at a point where you can say you grew some breasts, do you think that the pace you chose was correct or would you have done things differently? Was the perception from others what you were expecting according to the speed you chose?

The idea behind this question is to help newcomers to choose a pattern that may go well with their lifestyle.

In my case, I am growing little by little, less than 3 months at a time, to allow the eyes of those around me to adjust. I am 38 with a wife and a young kid, so I can be chubby but I can't all of a sudden show up at a family meeting with a C cup.

Your thoughts?

I am at the far end of the spectrum here, in that I initially was excited at the prospect of growing breasts, but was cautious.  The result I initially desired would have led to irreversible changes that I could not be sure I wanted; therefore, I hesitated.  Breast tissue, once formed, does not go away, in my understanding.  Nor did I want to become less male, in order to become more female.  

In my case, I came to understand that for me to have breasts, in the absence of other equally enchanting female characteristics, would have been far more disturbing to me than fulfilling.  I have instead achieved a more feminine body in other ways, and find this pursuit to be a constant inspiration.  I feel that I have gained more maleness whilst in the process of gaining femaleness.

Thus, I claim to be at one far end of the spectrum that is generally represented here.  While this site continues to help me immensely in defining my goals, I'm not so sure my position within it resonates with the majority.  Notwithstanding, my perspective may well be helpful to newcomers.

For me it is slow growth. I need the time to let my wife and daughter get used to my  breasts. After a month  I am thankfully starting on my estrogen  until my additional growth become obvious

The stopping and starting (pauses, for whatever the reason) hasn't seem to hurt and is perhaps even beneficial compared to a more fast and furious approach of taking too much too fast, too close together.

One's own goals and the perceptions of others (as much as one is concerned with the latter) are important - what our bodies can handle and do well with is just as important (perhaps, even more so).

i stop and start for sure. when i was first dating my wife I came out of a really shitty relationship and my ex had really did a number on my trusting of women. So one night we were talking on the porch and had been drinking, we discussed things that interested us in the bedroom and i wanted to push her away cause she was kind of too good to be true and still is to this day and i'm lucky to call her my wife now...but, then, i had told her i enjoyed the idea of feminization in the bedroom, sissy, stuff which i do, but told her i wanted breasts too and thought it would be cool....that's when the bulb in my head shattered and i was like yup now if you ever get to a c cup that you'd like to be at (at a slightly over small b cup now, semi filling cups but but it's getting there) she is going to be super suspicious vs super concerned and supportive of whatever the body is doing to itself to cause it. This was about 3.5 years ago. A few months ago we were talking and I had been back on natureday for a few weeks and noticed some plumping going on and that my breasts had gotten bigger and shirts tighter. I asked her if she thought they were bigger....she said no it's all in your head, but I can clearly see in pictures it is not. When I met her I had just started natureday and had some growth adn told her I had homronal issues that caused breast tissue to grow and that the sensitivity factor has elevated quite a bit and having them grow seemed fun was my excuse for my remark. So, going slow for me is essential to not cause alarm. I like natureday cause it focuses solely on breast tissue, and doesn't seem to have an effect chemically on the hormonal system causing impotency, low libido, low semen quality, etc etc just boobs, may not get the feminine curves and large areolas from the homronal influctuation of PM and estrogen but nonetheless, i take the good with the bad and rest easy knowing when we have kids i will have solid b cups probably and in the years to come i can hop on PM and get those areolas i want to have and blame age in the next 10 years....

it kinda makes me sad to realize all this as i type this that i actually come up with plans to develop breasts udner the radar and anticipate the day when i can really go full force with it and blame other things for it. but i guess we all have our secrets right

This is an interesting discussion for me!

I have been working out with weights for about 40 years. About 6 years ago, I got interested in lingerie.  I quickly discovered that my pecs were large enough to fill some bras, so I gravitated to bras and growing my breasts.

I tried herbs, massage, creams and various things for breast growth with some success.  Finally, I  screwed my courage in place about a year and a half ago, and asked my doctor for estrogen. Since he is very liberal and I had no medical issues, he gave me a prescription of 2 mg/day of estradiol.  I took it for about 2 months, noticed some growth, then stopped. I have since done several rounds of 2 months on and 2 months off of the estradiol.

My idea was based on bodybuilders' use of steroids, or testosterone.  They generally cycle it to avoid the unwanted effects. That was my idea with the estradiol.  I wanted to avoid the excess fat on the hips and ass, smaller equipment, lower libido and the other feminizing effects. I checked with my doctor on the cycling and he said that it was ok.

I have discovered 2 things by doing this:


First, I have not had any serious changes in my body other than the growing breasts.  I have continued my workouts with success, still have a strong libido all of the time (it surges like gangbusters when I go off the estradiol), and have not had any shrinkage of my cock and balls. The only two changes when I am on the medication are no morning wood and watery cum with no sperm.

The second thing that I noticed is that I am enjoying the journey of this slow process.  I like stopping then starting again with anticipation of how large my breasts will eventually get. Currently I am a 38B and working to a C.  I am still not sure how far I will take this, and that's OK. I could be enjoying the journey more than actually having full breasts.

I don't think anyone has really noticed the change.  I am not trying to hide them, nor do a flaunt them. I am actually proud of them! My full pecs have always been noticeable, even in dress shirts, so I don' think anyone is really surprised. I will be going to a beach vacation spot very soon and it will be interesting to see if people who have seen me there for years will comment or really notice the difference.

I would enjoy hearing more from other guys on this process.

Joey

I had a lot of starts and stops at first from my own indecision. I've been obsessed with breasts my whole life and the idea of having those curves *really* appealed to me but then it was like 'what the hell am I doing, I must be nuts!' and I'd stop but I always came back to it. 

That lasted a full year and at the end of it I only had a small amount of growth but mentally I was able to acknowledge that this was something I really wanted to do. So in that regard it was beneficial for me to go slow at first. 

Currently I'm just an a-cup but its pretty noticeable if I'm wearing any kind of tight t-shirt, especially the nipples. So far no one's called me out on it but I don't currently have a girlfriend or go to a gym or pool so they haven't been on full display. 

As I get more and more comfortable with my shape I can feel my confidence grow with regard to dealing with what others say or think. That's easy to say and it remains to be seen how I will react if I get a negative comment or look of disgust from a good friend or family member but honestly I think I'll be ok. This is who I am and it's on them if they can't deal with it. 

btw...Regardless of how fast you decide you want to go your body might have different ideas. Those males that get c-cups in a year are a rare (and lucky ) breed.

Thank you all for chipping in. This is becoming a very interesting thread (at least for me), where I can see a lot of myself in other men.

The process describing by PleasantlyFascinated of becoming "more men" while pursuing female characteristics is something I can definitely relate to. I found myself overcompensating in "men's activities" to balance those body changes that are not obvious to anyone. Now that "overcompensating" is part of myself and it makes me present and be more manly than before, and I like it.

I also relate to the "guilt" of WithoutACompass for planning ahead without telling the wife. I have been a crossdresser for my whole life and my wife knows and accepts it but, because of that, any sudden change in my body would be read as a step towards a transition that I don't intend to do, but that would definitely scare her because, as she clearly stated, she married "a man!".

Please keep the replies coming. Thanks to your experience I am learning and growing a lot (as a person. Pun not intended).