what bike is it or what engine do you have so i can find out the gearing,
most likley its 1N234 so 1st gear will be down then the rest are up. to get to second from first you just need to be harder with your foot when changin up coz rememver thet you have to go through neutral to get to second. so its like a b...i....g shift.
or you could st off in second and apply higher revs when letting the clutch out.
just stick at it and in a year you'll realise what a noob you were at riding.
you will be pretty fluent with your riding in 1 month anyways if you stick at it.