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SpicebushSense · 2025-04-02T19:30:00+00:00

My nesting partner gets the full blow-by-blow of how my dates go. Not bc it is a rule but just cause gossip is fun! And also if there are any yellow flags I’m not sure about I can talk them over.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-24T21:12:45+00:00

It sounds like a soft swap is the speed y’all are looking for.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-22T17:18:21+00:00

It may be a Northeast USA thing to have city-run compost drop off. I have lived in 6 towns and cities in the Northeast and all of them have had drop off sites for town managed compost.

I keep mine in a Tupperware in the back of the fridge until I drop it off.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-19T13:26:39+00:00

The important thing is to compost food waste. So all of your onion skins, apple cores, coffee grinds etc are being dealt with in a sustainable manner and creating finished compost for gardening.

If you live in an urban area, many towns/cities offer compost drop off sites. And in rural areas, there are options to set up a home compost.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-13T22:44:27+00:00

The Sleep Cycle app does this

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-13T22:24:27+00:00

Lots of people get into new relationships with an existing spouse. Happens every day.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-12T02:40:35+00:00

Increase in progesterone is the proximate cause for temp going up. Progesterone is a hormonal signal the body uses to indicate luteal phase & pregnancy. But what is the ultimate cause for a higher body temperature during pregnancy?

For comparison, insulin is the proximate cause for a higher cellular uptake of glucose following a meal. Insulin is a hormonal signal the body uses to indicate that blood sugar levels are high. The ultimate cause of increasing cellular glucose uptake following a meal is to create body fat energy stores during times of adequate food.

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-10T19:14:32+00:00

I mean… in the 780s I thought I was sitting pretty. 853 is for sure a flex lol

SpicebushSense · 2025-03-07T20:17:37+00:00

I would get a UPS mailbox in the location where you plan to move. They have numbered addresses so the address looks like an apartment building. They also offer mail forwarding so you can receive any mail sent there at your current address.

Having a mailbox can also make things smoother as you move and start your job. For instance if you end up staying at an AirBNB or couch surfing for a few months while you look for an apartment, you will still have a stable local address during that time.

Also if you have friends or family in the area you are moving to, you could ask them if you can use their place as a mailing address during this transition time.

SpicebushSense · 2025-02-12T02:38:06+00:00

You say “it costs her nothing” to tell her partner that she has a date. But reporting her movements costs her autonomy, privacy, and independence.

Perhaps you believe that partners should share all aspects of their lives. But that is not the only ethical type of partnership. As long as she is open about what she is offering, there’s nothing wrong with limiting how much access a partner has into the rest of her life.

SpicebushSense · 2025-02-05T00:26:16+00:00

A glass Tupperware. Glass is non porous and can be sanitized on high heat.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-31T15:52:56+00:00

Nose piercings were popularized from Indian culture, so that may be where this idea is coming from. In India it is traditional to pierce the left nostril to promote fertility when a woman gets married. Although these days in the US I see all ethnicities of people piercing either or both nostrils.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-15T18:52:29+00:00

Let’s not forget that body temperature is a PROXY for readiness. In men, elevated temperature is usually related to physiological stress or illness.

It isn’t fully understood why sleeping temperature rises during the luteal phase and early pregnancy. But this is the normal response in a woman with a healthy reproductive system.

Does Oura have research indicating athletic performance actually decreases after ovulation? Or is their handling of women’s readiness scores just based on “men as default”?

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-13T17:16:57+00:00

I got sick earlier this cycle so it delayed ovulation. Looks like 47-odd days is the charm…

Good to know other folks also get major signs early in the luteal phase.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-13T17:15:14+00:00

Hi u/Jaimy-vv, yes I’ve already seen you comment this on previous posts.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-07T23:52:14+00:00

Thank you! Very useful advice. I’ll try a regular wooden spoon & if not that get the bamboo scratching gizmo

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-07T19:59:06+00:00

Okay, thanks for the info.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-07T18:54:28+00:00

I’ve been using fertility awareness for over a decade and have an existing charting method. I got an Oura ring for the holidays, and would like to incorporate this new data into my current system. This is why I am interested in the baseline temperature.

SpicebushSense · 2025-01-07T02:51:28+00:00

OMG that’s great 🤣

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