Series 2 Posts: Physical Changes During Puberty, an Introduction

We hope you've been enjoying our content on Instagram! The second series in the topic of puberty is about physical bodily changes that we experienced during that ~ awkward time ~

Wanted to know more on the info we shared in this week's posts? Find the sources and links we referenced in our posts below.

(Side note: we hope you enjoyed the #throwback pictures of us in middle school.)

Instagram Stories Trivia

• Aug. 31, 2020: "The Influence of the Breast on Sport and Exercise Participation in School Girls in the United Kingdom": study published in 2015 in the Journal of Adolescent Health on 2000+ school-aged girls ages 11 to 18.

• Sept. 2, 2020: "How Training Bras Constructed American Girlhood" from JSTOR Daily, March 18, 2020.

Poem

• Training Bras Kate Rossiter

Bras...

• Subreddit "A Bra That Fits"

• Kid's Health from Nemours: "Breasts and Bras"

• NY Times: "Are 8 out of 10 women really wearing the wrong bra size?"

• MissFits Bra-Fitting Guide

• "What's the Correct Way to Put on a Bra?"

• Medical News Today: "Can wearing a bra affect a person's health?"

• Medical News Today: "Bras make breasts sag, 15-year study concludes"

How Your Boobs Change

• Teen Health Source: "Breasts"

• Flo: "Breast Development During Puberty: Problems, Sizes, How to Choose a Bra, and Many More!"

Body Hair Taboos

• The Swaddle: How Did Women's Body Hair Become Taboo?

• Blush: History and Misconceptions About Women's Body Hair

• Intimina: Why Do We Shave? The Surprising History Of Women & Hair Removal

Products & Companies

• Dragonwing GirlGear

• Yellowberry Bras for Girl

• Organic Basics

• Hundred Club

• Estrid

• Joy + Glee

• Billie

• Wild

Vaginal Discharge

• Johns Hopkins: Puberty for Girls

• WebMD: Vaginal Discharge: What's Abnormal?

Stretch Marks

• Web MD: Stretch Marks

• Healthline: Stretch Marks

• MedicineNet: Stretch Marks

If you haven't yet seen these posts yet, go check them out on our Instagram. Thank you!