Do you bind when swimming?
Pre-T and Pre-Transition do you use a chest binder when swimming or do you wear a women's swimsuit?
- Yes
- No
- Not a good idea
- Women's Swimsuit
- Other (please reply)
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Well, I am a M2F now going thru HRT and actually look forward to wearing a woman’s swimsuit as I progress. My biggest concern, other than being an old fat person that will never really pass, is that I am also suffering from male pattern baldness… do I wear a wig to the beach on a hot summer day? Yikes!
For you F2M folks’ out there, I’d offer that there are so many men these days with moobs, I wouldn’t be too worried about it. Wear a loose T-shirt to protect you from the sun, regular swim trunks and have fun at the beach. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff…
I must say that in my 72 years I find it rare that anyone out there really cares…
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My breasts are small enough to swim without a top so I will swim and I have no issues being seen with my small breasts.
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<p style=”text-align: left;”>I wear women’s bikini tops and basically pretend that it’s not there. I wear a lot of shirts that have the sleeve cut off and it will usually be cut down to my hips and midway over my chest so the sides of my top show and my whole side. But its better than a binder or bra and the shirts usually baggy enough to water down the size of my bust if any of that makes sense. But I’ll pop the shirt off anywhere, in my mind the bikini basically makes the bust invisible. but my bust only a b so there’s not a whole lot for me to put down but I can imagine it wouldn’t be that way for someone with bigger.</p>
I’ll begin wearing a bikini when I transition after my hormones have gone into effect.
I’m a transgender woman.
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<p style=”text-align: left;”>I wear women’s bikini tops and basically pretend that it’s not there. I wear a lot of shirts that have the sleeve cut off and it will usually be cut down to my hips and midway over my chest so the sides of my top show and my whole side. But its better than a binder or bra and the shirts usually baggy enough to water down the size of my bust if any of that makes sense. But I’ll pop the shirt off anywhere, in my mind the bikini basically makes the bust invisible. but my bust only a b so there’s not a whole lot for me to put down but I can imagine it wouldn’t be that way for someone with bigger.</p>
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I use a woman’s swimsuit a the moment, i wear a swim shirt over top and shorts with coverage to help a bit.
But you can wear a binder when swimming, just make sure its a size or two up from your usual one. There are also compression tops which may be good for swimming. You can also use kinesiology tape to bind which is the safest option.
https://transtape.life/pages/how-to-transtape
Here’s a link on how to use kinesiology tape for binding
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i voted other too , because i dont know yet. Womens swim suit does make sense. I thought about a bodysuit when i was reading the title.
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