Friends

It is essential for every girl to have a friend that sticks by them through tough times whether it is a boy or a girl. It is even more important that you have friends that is a girl when you're going through puberty so they understand what you're going through. Sometimes it is hard to make friends because of all the hormones and mixed emotions could make you much more short tempered, tired, grumpy and unhappy then usual. The best way to get through friendships and fall outs is to have a good friend or group of friends to fall back on if new friends let you down. But unfortunately they don't always catch you. When this happens it can make you feel lonely and unwanted. But there is always someone to talk to like a teacher or parent maybe even a sibling.

Lumps and bumps

Breasts are one of the first things that appear in puberty. When you start to develop breasts you'll know you're growing into a women most girls start developing 10-14 and you won't need a bra for about 2-4 months after they start growing. Most of the time they stop growing at 17 but they do change shapes and sizes, that is why every 6 months you go get them remeasured so you don't damage them. While they are developing you will most likely get growing pains while the tissue is developing. Bras get some getting used to and can be quite irritable or uncomfortable for the first few weeks but as the fabric softens and will mould to the shape of your breast as it creates it. Your breasts only produce milk when you have had a baby and to feed young babies is their only natural purpose.

The heart break

Some of you might already be familiar with heart break but with all the hormones around it can be worse or more mentally painful during puberty. Whether you have a messy break up or your friends steal loved ones everyone will  experience heart break or may already have. The only thing you can learn from heart break is in fact who you really love and who was just a crush who was nothing serious. The hardest thing to go through in relationships is when they turn out to not in fact like you. This is horrible and can make you feel lonely, unwanted and maybe even depressed, believe me I've gone through this. Another thing that may not be heart break but can cause you to be really lonely and secluded from others is when you're to shy to tell someone how you feel about them. This as it can lead to rumours spreading about about you fancying them even if you then realise you don't.

You also need some advice on how to deal or even avoid heart break. My first tip would be how you should make sure they are really interested , how to do this, well you need to give them the run around for long enough so if they're not truly in love with you they'll quit but if they are they will still try and get for as long as it takes. Another tip would be to completely avoid serious relationships until you're about 16 years old or even reached adulthood. Avoiding relationships is hard as at this stage of life your body knows it will be able to have kids soon so your automatic instincts will kick and subconsciously you'll start looking for a mate, so basically a partner.

Periods

Every girl has the pleasure of going through periods. But it is not very pleasurable for us because it can be extremely painful. In the end worth the pain as means you can reproduce and have children. Every month for about 3-7 days your period will last. For most girls the pain will ease off over the years but for some it could last their whole life. When they start can vary from 9-16 if you haven't started by 16 I'd advise you to go to the doctor and they can help you. If you haven't started yet and your 12-16 make sure you have some sanitary protection on hand at all times just in case. Periods can cause you to be really ill and vomit if this happens and you're at school you should go home until it is over. But if you're at home when this happens or you are just in a lot of pain curl up on the sofa or in bed with a hot water bottle and ice cream. 

Me

Hi, I'm Libby a young girl going through all the changes and hardships nature throws at us. I'm writing this blog to help you get through things like friendship, relationships, puberty and show you how to deal with these things. But first I'll tell you a bit about myself, I live with my mum and brother in south Cumbria but I was born in East Sussex. I love animals and I have got two guinea pigs, Splodge and Bubble. My dream is to be a doctor at Lancaster royal infirmary and I will have photography as my full time hobby or maybe even horse riding.