What size did it become noticable and when did you accept it

[manndy]

I was a full b-cup when mine became noticeable. Now at a full 36d, I have embraced the changes and no longer have any hang ups about what Mother Nature has blessed me with. Now, I actually enjoy wearing my bra on a daily basis and can't imagine not having breasts now.

[aboywithgirls]

I  was 9 or 10 when they were first noticeable. Started wearing a bra occasionally when I was 11 or 12 and at 14, I was wearing a bra fulltime. In my early teens I was often mistaken for a tomboy. 

[walt]

when I was 24 I was working at a print shop and on a hot august day we were taking down a wall to expand the dark room and I had my shirt off and one of the guys called me the big titted darn. at that point I must say they were noticeable.

[aboywithgirls]

I was in the 4th grade. Myself and about 5 other boys were having our physical. The other boys and the school nurse noted them. It was about a year later my mom had me start to wear bras and a few years after that I was wearing fulltime. 

[HopiArizona]

I was 12 when I noticed and got scared. I ask my mom about these big bumps under each nipple. They hurt bad. She got mad and pushed me out of the house. Dad too. About 20 when they got obvious. Now at 50 I have large womanly breasts I guess. I always wear baggy shirts to hide but hasn't worked well since I seem to be growing again now. My ex said once my boobs are bigger than hers. Maybe. But she had big ones. Anyway, I have always accepted but is getting very hard now.

[manndy]

I was 12 when I noticed and got scared. I ask my mom about these big bumps under each nipple. They hurt bad. She got mad and pushed me out of the house. Dad too. About 20 when they got obvious. Now at 50 I have large womanly breasts I guess. I always wear baggy shirts to hide but hasn't worked well since I seem to be growing again now. My ex said once my boobs are bigger than hers. Maybe. But she had big ones. Anyway, I have always accepted but is getting very hard now.

It is good that you have been accepting - Do you wear a bra each day?

[HopiArizona]

I was 12 when I noticed and got scared. I ask my mom about these big bumps under each nipple. They hurt bad. She got mad and pushed me out of the house. Dad too. About 20 when they got obvious. Now at 50 I have large womanly breasts I guess. I always wear baggy shirts to hide but hasn't worked well since I seem to be growing again now. My ex said once my boobs are bigger than hers. Maybe. But she had big ones. Anyway, I have always accepted but is getting very hard now.

It is good that you have been accepting - Do you wear a bra each day?

I wear a bra sometimes when I know I won't be around people much. Afraid they might notice since I am obviously male and pretty skinny. I have accepted my condition but is getting harder to do. I saw myself in a security camera tv at the store yesterday. My breasts were noticeable and I see others looking now. Oh well.

[djdj]

Probably became obvious in my last year of high school but I still hid them pretty well I think.  I was hyper paranoid.

Just started to finally accept them in the last few weeks.  I'm 25.

[steven618]

thanks for the replies here ya'll i woke up this morning to a sore and itchy chest and that always reminds me of growth occurring which i hate and can't undestand what is causing it but at this point i have a solid F it mentality about it. I didn't think it was getting too noticeable but a few weeks ago at a Cardinals game with my wife, i went to the concession stands and when standing in line, a woman touched my chest and guess she felt how squishy it was for lack of better adjectives and said "im sorry i saw your arms and thought you had pecs" she looked away for a moment embarrassed looking, and i just shrugged it off, nad she turned back and said "my boyfriend has boobs too, i'm sorry for touching" i was like wtf...perk of working out i guess is my chest begins to match my body in a sense, until people actually touch it. 
I was getting dressed the other day at work after a shift and one of the guys asked me if i was growing T**ts, i said nah just haven't been working the chest like i usually have and guess it's gotten soft. It's definitely made me aware that maybe i have crossed a threshold. Which is not good but what can ya do..

31 now

[Alchemist]

What can you do?  Forget about them.  It's not worth making yourself miserable all your life because of the breasts that 70%  or so have the appearance of breasts in the end.  Get tests and know what is going on as much as anybody, and then forget about them.  Wear what you want that is comfortable and do what you want and swim and all those things.  Just don't tell yourself stories that scare you.  This is something that just isn't a real problem.  I've never met a girl or woman who cared that I had breasts often larger than hers.

[Jin]

I grew up in an all female household so when mine came in at puberty it just seemed normal. If I gotta pack them around, I am gonna have fun with them. I love to show them off in sexy bras, girly tops, and top less in the sun!

[island dude]

Couple of years ago, wife and I where at bathroom counter, getting ready to end the day. My chest got my attention, so I asked, do I have boobs. Wife calmly responded, you've had boobs. After some looking and measurements I decide I'm around 40-B or 42-A. Once I found this sight, and went through some of the threads, I thought lose weigh, work out, get back to running, get back to normal. Did not go as planned. Now I lost weigh 35 lbs. ab's starting to develop, but so are other things, now a solid 38-C and in a couple of brands my cup runith over. Never had surgery other than knee scoped, so I'm hoping to avoid any surgery. I didn't get to pick hair, or eye color, height, even race or gender. To me it's you take what you get and deal with it. If wearing support  will help deal with movement and pain then that is my solution. Thankful for this site, place to unload with people that understand.

[aboywithgirls]

I was a little different. I started developing at puberty and thus started wearing a bra fulltime by 14. I'm a 36H in most of my bras. 
If you're a 38C, then you should be wearing a bra fulltime as well. There's no shame in wearing a bra. It's just a garment.

[chestyoldman]

Jin,
Good for you! That's pretty much my opinion, too. However, I'm still careful not to "flaunt" them around family who might be embarrassed or offended.

[blad]

By the time I was 13-14 years old I was a solid B cup. It was very noticeable in school to others and a source of many comments.

At that time my mother had taken me to a specialist to have them examined; I was never given much feed back about that medical visit or any further discussion by my mom. Maybe we were both too embarrassed to talk about it. I wish I had pursued the topic more then.

Around the same time I began to try on bras and found a degree of acceptance when I was wearing a bra. The more I wore a bra the more I accepted them. The difficulty was feeling safe to wear a bra as much as I wanted while still in school. It was better once in university as you are lost in a sea of students.