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OldEggNewTricks

@ OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Ex-egg. Turns out wishing you were a girl does work.

  • [MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT?

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  • Thanks! Yeah, I saw that article (and I know my doctor reads that site too!), so I've been pushing back a bit.

    That's a good point about blood tests. I don't think I've yet had more than one test for any particular dose, so I can't say for sure how stable my levels are. I can tell when things start to get out of whack (especially when T goes up) from my experience with injections, and I'm pretty sure that my T is consistently suppressed on patches, at least.

    I'm currently on 2 x 0.72mg / 2 days and 50mg spiro / day, which last test had me at 268 pg/mL E2 and 58 ng/dL T. I'm pretty happy with that, at least until I can get a few things chopped off.

  • Roast my voice Ⅱ

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  • Hello again! Thanks for sharing <3 The difference between the first two samples is huge!

    Your voice is cute. There's a bit more weight and chest resonance than I'd expect in an average female voice (almost the opposite of my problem, I think), and I'm not a big fan of creak, but at worst it's androgynous. Keep up the good work!

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  • Ask and ye shall receive! This is me talking normally.

    https://voca.ro/1f1OSzCBlULV

    This one sounds kind of hollow and "trans voice" to me. (Yeah, yeah, drop the pitch, tighter resonance, I know...)

  • [MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT?

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  • I've not yet had one come off in the shower, and I'm not particularly careful. The adhesive gets a little loose, but it goes back to normal pretty quickly once you dry off. Having tried gel, injections and patches I have to say patches easily beat everything else for me! That's assuming you don't get irritation from them, of course.

  • [MTF's on HRT Pls Respond] How unusual is it for no nipple soreness or breast bud development at almost 6 weeks of HRT?

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  • Can confirm: I was able to get T down into cisfem ranges with monotherapy using 3 x 0.72mg patches every two days. That gave me about 400pg/mL E2 though, which was a bit high, so I'm on spiro as well now.

  • Roast my voice Ⅱ

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  • Thanks! I promise I'm not trying to push the pitch up :3 But yeah, it's higher than it needs to be, maybe because I'm reading rather than talking normally.

    I should really record myself interacting with real people.

  • Roast my voice Ⅱ

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  • Thanks! I'm originally from the UK of course, but I don't live there now. I've spent a lot of time with various people from around the world, so it's become pretty eclectic.

  • Roast my voice Ⅱ

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  • Great idea! I was definitely in performance mode. I'll record a conversational clip next time I'm at my PC. I'd love to hear more people's voices, too :3

  • Roast my voice Ⅱ

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  • Yay, thanks for the clip. I don't think you were being mean at all!

    I also use Japanese all day in and out of work. I should try that next time!

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  • Holy shit, voice goals right here! You sound 100% female to me--maybe someone in her 30s or so?

    I try to listen to myself as I speak at work, so it's definitely a gradual process of tweaking things here and there. Thanks for the feedback!

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  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Roast my voice Ⅱ

    voca.ro /1dlgF1WMda2W

  • Had my coming out to my mother

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  • Goodness that must have been tough. Well done!

    Sounds like a lot of shock and denial from your mother, but as you say, I'm sure she'll get over it in time,

    You should be very proud of yourself <3

  • Went out with a skirt for the first time

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  • You go girl! Well done <3

    Remember how good it feels and it'll be easier next time. You got this!

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  • Nice post, and congrats on starting HRT <3

  • I waaaant

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  • Case closed! Good sleuthing 👍

  • I waaaant

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  • Hmm yes, pinafore dress looks about right (I don't really know all the styles yet).

    You might have luck checking out UK-based shops: it looks very similar to the kind of dress you'd see as school uniform there, which is probably where a lot of the anime designs ultimately come from.

    A quick search on Rakuten turned up items like this one, which is a bit different but perhaps close to the style you're going for?

    (Actually I kind of want one now...)

  • I waaaant

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  • I mean... it is a bit weeby, but that's no reason not to wear one. Have you tried searching for "adult size navy school dress" or something like that? Short of a cosplay store you probably won't find anything exactly the same, but there are plenty of similar items out there.

  • how do you deal with people who knew you pre-transition but don't recognize you?

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  • People who in theory know me quite well have failed to recognize me (at first, at least), and I'll go along with re-meeting them. I think that's fine: I'm a totally different person now from who I was in the past, notwithstanding that we have a shared history. I don't think you owe it to anyone to "come clean" about having met them before: there's nothing wrong with starting fresh, and if challenged later on you can say exactly the same thing: you're a different person now.

  • Well... shit. What now?

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  • Yes! Things that take a long time (roughly in descending order) are:

    1. Growing your hair out (although wigs and extensions can help in the meantime)
    2. Hair removal (laser; electrolysis takes more time)
    3. Voice training (it really is training: the techniques are pretty easy to get the hang of; you just need to keep working at it to make it second nature)
    4. Getting enough time on hormones to start reading as feminine
  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Closing the loop

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    It happened at last 🎉

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Roast my voice!

    voca.ro /13XYwEjwUhyG
  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Rain

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    I bought a bra. Help!

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    CW body stuff

    HRT effects (injections vs gel)

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Day-to-day voice practice

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Wow, laser actually works!

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Finally, a dress that fits!

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Did you hear the one about the baby trans walking into a female stereotype?

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Hair care

  • Transfem @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    OldEggNewTricks @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Sort of half came out to my family