[Graceful Curves]

So, I'm feeling a little disillusioned.  I've been on the Swanson's Ovarian Glandular (now 3 caps/day) since late October of last year.  I had to stop the Bovine Mammary again because I felt they were making me sick.  I have continued using the creams, alternating between the Estogen and the Progesterone, with occasional DHEA 75.

After almost five months of being on BO, I feel that any changes/progress has been rather minimal.  I can tell you that I have gained about 3 lbs. (which is a lot for me;  I am at my highest recorded weight of all time).  My breast measurement has gone from 36" to 37", but my waist and hip measurements appear unchanged.  

As seen in the pic--yes, I have grown breasts, but they are rather small.  My areolas and nipples are also small, although I think the nipples stick out a bit more.  

After hearing all the stories about BO, I thought it would be a game-changer for me and take me to the next level.  So I'm kind of disappointed.  This sounds terrible, but I am so jealous of these trans girls on Reddit who are growing these fantastic breasts and amazing areolas within a few months.  I want to be like them, but so far it isn't happening.

So I'm not sure where to go from here.  Another thing is that my breasts and nipples have stopped aching, and I'm wondering if that means my growth stage is over.

Should I keep going with my regimen?  Should I quit or take a break?  I'm wondering, is it possible to buy Estrogen patches without a prescription?  

I'm hoping I can get some encouragement/feedback and/or suggestions from you because I'm not sure where to go from here.  I hope my journey isn't over.

Your friend, 

-Graceful

Pic #1:  My breasts now.

Pic #2:  A middle-aged woman said to me, "Yours are so perky!" LOL

          

[Ninja]

You have a lovely figure and your breasts are not that small for tour frame. Breasts take 4-5 years to full mature so I would say keep doing what you are doing. 

[Heaven's Night]

I'll one up Ninja on average time it takes, its 5-10 years to maturation typically. Some are faster and some grow even longer, there's a lot of individual difference on that depending on luck, genetics and hormone treatment. Its not much different from cis women how they develop and in what time. 

Glandulars are a shot in the dark on how well they work, especially when done on their own. You can't compare full on conventional HRT to NBE methods alone as that would be apples and oranges situation. It is well known what the best method is, that's HRT which gets loads better when its supplemented with the stuff we talk about here all the time. 

My advice in this situation would be to try simplistic HRT with some supplements and see how it feels like. 

Don't fool yourself into thinking that your boobs would be totally done with just popping some cow stuff if you haven't even tried a HRT program yet. They're not done easily, they wont be ready overnight and they do not grow without proper hormonal stimulation and that's a big YMMV situation on what works and how fast, except that HRT is the best method to it.

[DruLactin]

The fact that you got this far without actual pharma HRT is quite impressive

[Graceful Curves]

Thanks for your replies, Ninja, Heaven's Night, and DruLactin.  I appreciate it.

True HRT would be ideal, but right now there are too many hurdles for me.

I agree with DruLactin;  I think I've made notable progress even without conventional HRT.  It is slow, to be sure;  I guess I just have to continue and be patient.  Time goes by faster than you think anyway.

Had I not started with NBE, I would never look this good in a bodysuit.    I'm loving my curvy figure, my breasts, and my super-soft skin.  Plus all the "benefits" I've discussed before.     My face is changing too--people say I look different but they don't come out and say "You look more feminine." LOL  I think I'm actually looking younger.

I'll continue with my regimen--maybe in the near future I'll be pleasantly surprised. 

Love to All,

-Graceful

   

[Heaven's Night]

Its a positive sign about body change potential btw, if you manage to get easily visible results on NBE mtehods only, it usually is a tell thatyou get amazing body changes from HRT. Its been a pattern repeated many times over on here. I was like that too.