First Period
19 articles on this topic
Can a Tea Make Your Period Come? A Girl's Guide
Can lemon, salt, or a special tea bring on your period? Here is the honest answer, why your body picks its own timing, and what to do instead of trying tricks.
Spotting or a Real Period? A Girl's Guide to Telling
Was that a real period or just spotting? Here is how to tell the difference by the color, amount, and how long it lasts, plus why your first periods can be so light and confusing.
What Your Discharge Color Means: A Girl's Guide
Creamy, watery, yellow, or brown? Here is what each discharge color and texture means, why it changes during the month, and when it is worth telling a grown-up.
Soso Answers: cramps, blood colors, and more (July 17 to 24)
Real questions girls asked this week, painful cramps, brown blood, packing pads, big mood swings, and yellow discharge, answered warmly and honestly.

Childhood menstrual cycle: myths and truths every mother needs to know
Let's have a chat. We are going to talk about what is normal in puberty and separate what is just a phase from what really needs attention.
How to Track Your Period: A Beginner's Guide for Girls
A beginner's guide for girls to tracking your period, what to log, how to build the habit, and why app predictions are gentle guesses in your first year.
Is This Normal? A Girl's Guide to Your First Year of Periods
Brown blood, skipped months, short periods, in your first year they are usually completely normal. A girl's guide to irregular first periods and when to ask an adult.

First period kit: what to have at home and in your backpack
Assemble your school emergency kit and discover Sosô's perfect trick to never be caught off guard away from home.
Period Cramp Relief for Girls: What Actually Helps When It Hurts
A girl's guide to easing period cramps fast, heat, gentle movement, food, and rest, why each one works, and the signs it is time to tell a grown-up.
How to talk to your daughter about periods: a practical guide for caregivers
Learn how to turn anxiety into a moment of connection between the two of you. We have put together a warm, safe script for approaching the changes in your girl's body without taboos.
Discharge, Smell and Staying Fresh: What Is Normal Down There
Several of you quietly asked about discharge, smell, and keeping clean. These are some of the most common worries, and the answers are simpler and kinder than you think.
Scared, Excited, or Both? Your Feelings About Your First Period Are Normal
Wanting your period but feeling terrified at the same time? Feeling behind your friends? Your feelings make total sense, and here is how to work through them.