#binder tips

[our-trans-youth-experience]

My friend may have the chance to get a binder but his family is transphobic so we need to find a binder brand that doesn’t mention the word “trans” anywhere in it. Do you have any recommendations?

anyone have recommendations? i sadly don't but i can post this!

[popcorn-plots]

Things I learned after wearing a real binder for the last few months

I hate sports bras. how the hell did I live in these in highschool. they're so tight wtf

the binder I made for my cosplay two years ago? I thought I did great but holy shit. how did I fucking breathe in that thing.

corsets are amazing and incredible and I love wearing them, idc that I have to wear a bra or pull my boobs out, I look sexy and drop dead gorgeous and I love it

bras are the work of the devil

I still don't know how to wash my binder

for the love of god do not exercise in a binder no matter how much you want to or how good about it you feel. I forgot I was wearing my binder and had been previously fine wearing it while walking across campus when I went on a two mile hike and holy fuckin shit it took me out. Couldn't breathe, catching my breath was difficult, sweating buckets despite it being around 60 degrees in the evening and raining and had to stop every few minutes to take a break and try to catch my breath. fully demolished me. Don't do it. No matter what.

take weekend breaks without a binder. Or if you can't and you're comfortable, at least sleep in only a shirt just to give your chest a break. I got roadrash on my shoulder and couldn't sleep with a shirt so I wore a comfortable bra to bed, then binders during the day, at the end of the week it was so uncomfortable. Over the weekends, I'll either throw on a loose bra if I need to go out, or I live in a dorm with a bunch of girls so I'll just let my boobs hang out under an oversized shirt and no one cares. Listen to your body

Stay the fuck hydrated. drink water. its good for you, and a binder can be breathable but it's also hot. drink water.

[sinners-go-to-drink-the-wine]

anyone have binder brand recommendations? i haven't bought one is so long, and i feel like whenever i mention one there's always a comment on the brand so i'm looking to pool some opinions. feel free to reply/rb/ask/dm

(I'm 36 DD-DDD, so I'm not expecting a miracle, I just want to be able to wear sweaters/turtlenecks this fall without my chest being the center of attention.)

[oakthefrog]

if u are ever running late for something and are wearing a binder DONT RUN-

TRUST ME. TRUST.

(From my experiences, this is what usually happens)

-Your back will hurt

-Your ribs will hurt

-You might pass out

-You won't be able to breathe

-Your throat will close up (especially if you have already existing conditions around breathing)

[buuuuggggggggggg]

My dysphoria has been rlly bad so i decided to make a diy binder and immediately proceeded to

1. Be in tremendous amounts of pain

2. All my trans friends basically being like you take that off rn

So if your binder looks a lot like this

Don't wear it, go get some kinesiology tape at a pharmacy :)

[comet-wire]

Daily reminder if you are a chest binder wearer to clean it when you are able too!! Aswell as taking it off after several hours and especially before bed!

I just violently cleaned mine twice last night since I haven't worn it in about a year and I was never able to properly clean it aside from a simple wash. Mine was a hand me down from some former friends (that are no longer in my life) because I was never able to buy one myself and they had multiple. But they were also smokers and I don't know how long it went without a cleanse and I never wore it because it felt icky and greasy everytime I wore it, so I've just been binderless for about a year and a half because it felt so gross I couldn't keep wearing it without feeling uncomfortable. I suggest dawn dish soap to get all the murky shit out! I did two washes with it until it was clear water. I suggest fabric soap/softener aswell. But do the dawn dish soap first, which I wish I did instead of inter changing it and doing the fabric soap/softener last so it'd smell better (regardless my binder smells better now lmao) and feel better overall if that's more your style etc. If you are closeted or have unsupportive parents you are living with I suggest washing it when they're asleep and/or out of the house for errands and/or work. Be safe! Happy binding! You deserve to feel like you, comfy and safe!

Remember to hand wash it! Don't put it in the washing machine or dryer, it may shrink!

[kitty-bitch-lmao]

Heyyyyyyy, does anyone know how to make a GC2B binder feel tighter? (after a couple months of almost-daily wear) if it helps I got it back in August, I think.

[myclutteredmess]

Idk who needs to know this but to get a binder without your parents knowing, get like a 25 dollar amazon giftcard, make an account, and buy a Xuji one. It’s what I have and it’s great. I think it’s trans owned but I’m not entirely sure. I recommend getting other things with it so that when it does arrive you can show your parents what you “got”. Make sure to read the sizing chart and take accurate measurements!!!!! The only complaint is that stuff can spill out of the top a little and look a bit weird but with adjustments it’s not too bad.