Men High bar grips

[HopefulGymnast]

Hey, I have a question about high bar grips.

I'm a woman also doing some mens gymnastics, and I recently got high bar grips. I've had reisport uneven bars grips for years already without much trouble, broke in several pairs by now, so I've got at least some experience getting used to grips.

I have pretty small wrists/hands. I got a reichelsport size 2, they're on the short side but people at my gym say it's doable. The issue I have is they keep cutting painfully into the area under my thumb.
Yesterday once I forgot to grip my thumb around the bar and the grips felt fine, but as soon as I grip the bar properly it's like the grips are strangling my hands.

Does this go away as the leather softens? Or do I maybe need to find a brand with narrower strips? (If so, any brand recommendations?)
Any other tips? Idk if this is a sizing issue, a brand issue, just something that gets fixed as I break them in or if my little women hands just aren't made for mens high bar grips (But like tiny boys get grips too though).

Any advise would be appreciated, I'm feeling a little lost here.

 

[Dahlialover]

It’s not you—Reisport men’s high bar grips are wide and difficult to break in. My son wears Deitchgrips, which are narrower and softer. He’s 10, so he wears the boys size grips. They also offer adult sizes and custom sizing. https://deitchstore.com/