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How to tell the difference between spotting and a period

Spotting is light and irregular bleeding, while menstruation usually lasts longer and follows the cycle’s usual pattern.

Soso Answers: Secrets Getting Out, Body Hair and Hungry Days (August 28 to September 3)

This week you asked what happens when someone shares your period news without asking, where the blood actually comes from, why you get cramps with no period in sight, whether hair always comes first, and what to eat when you are hungry all the time.

Soso Answers: Period Products, Missing Cramps and New Expectations (August 22 to 28)

This week girls asked which product to start with, how big a menstrual cup really is, why they have no cramps at all, what changes at home after a first period, and what a dream about starting means.

Period cramps or stomachache? How to tell the difference and help during early adolescence

Your daughter has a stomachache and you are not sure whether it is menstrual cramps? Learn how to recognize the signs and help your daughter understand her body without fear or drama.

Soso Answers: Sore Muscles, Hard Tummies and Feeling Scared (August 5 to 12)

Five questions girls asked Soso this week, answered properly: what the research actually says, what to do about it today, and exactly what to say when you need help.

Feeling disgusted by your own period blood is more common than anyone admits. Here is why your brain reacts that way and how to get comfortable, step by step.

Bad headaches in the days before your period are common and hormone driven. Here is why they happen, what helps, and the warning signs to tell an adult about.

I woke up to a stained sheet: what to do in the middle of the night without panicking

Waking up and noticing a blood stain on your sheet can be scary, especially when it happens for the first time. But the truth is that this kind of situation is much more common than you might think.

Sore hips, calves and shins in the days before your period are real and normal. Here is what is happening in your body and what actually helps.

Why do you grow hair down there, do you have to shave it, and what are those little bumps? Calm, honest answers about pubic hair as your body changes.

One breast bigger than the other? A sore, firm lump under one side? Bigger or smaller than your friends'? Here is what is going on, and why almost all of it is normal.

If you're reading this, you've probably noticed something in your daughter that you weren't expecting yet. We were there in 2021, when ours started showing puberty signs at age 8. Here's what helped us and how this came to origin story behind Soso.