Between Us Girls: Let’s Talk Body Stuff

Hey girl, as a teen kuna so much happening with our bodies – periods, moods and all the changes in between. Inaweza feel confusing, but SKY got you! Between Us Girls ni a space is for real talk, no shame, no judgment, just sister vibes and support. 

So let’s get into maswali you’ve been asking:

• Boobs zangu hazigrow same size. Ni normal ama?

Haha sis, ni totally normal! Boobs ni kama tu eyebrows: they are sisters, not twins, so haziwezi grow copy-and-paste. Mara mingi one side huwa slightly bigger, and that’s totally okay. With time zinaweza balance out ama zikae hivyo hivyo.

• My period haijakam this month, should I be worried?

Girl, take a deep breath. You’re not alone, so many of us hupanic when our period does that thing! But ni normal for your period to be irregular sometimes. Vitu kama stress, diet, ama hata changes in sleep can affect periods zako. But kama ukimiss for more than a month, then una need kuenda hosi for a check-up.

• Niko 13 years old na bado sijaanza period. Is that a problem?

Woii babe, hakuna shida kabisa! Kila body iko na timeline yake. Wengine wanaanza at 9, wengine 15, hata wengine 18, na zote ni normal. Puberty si race! Just eat well, rest, and trust that body yako inajua venye ina-grow. The best thing you can do is take care of your body and be patient; time body yako ikikua ready, periods zitaanza tu.

• Watu kwa shule yetu wanashinda wakiongea kuhusu HPV vaccine. Do I really need it?

Sis, yes! You definitely do! Kama vile unatake care of your outside body na vitu kama skin care, ni lazima uprotect your body on the inside pia. 

Wacha niexplain - the HPV vaccine inakuprotect against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer. Hapa Kenya, over 5,200 women wako diagnosed na cervical cancer kila mwaka, na sadly, about 3,200 die from it. No one should die from a preventable disease - that’s why you need the vaccine!

Btw, vaccine ni safe in facr wasichana wengi kama wewe wameshaipata the vaccine. Worldwide kuna over 270 million doses of the HPV vaccine zimepeanawa, so iko safe na inawork! Plus, kama uko between 10 - 14 years old, iko FREE at public hospitals in Kenya!

Kama unataka kubonga confidently bila judgement about the HPV vaccine, relationship problems ama sexual pressure, unaweza SMS or CALL One2One on 1190 (FOR FREE) any day of the week from 8 am - 10 pm!