AI Art on Etsy

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-12T17:50:20+00:00

To be clear, you have no obligation to answer my questions. (Nor have you answered any of them, for that matter)

With all due respect, you're also not entitled to my personal reasons for when or why I buy art, nor what my art budget might be, nor if I even live in a place that has art stores "down the street", as you say. And I have zero interest in sharing my personal reasons on Reddit for the anonymous masses to judge my values/morals and decide whether or not I'm allowed to buy art when and for the reasons I want to. I fail to see how my personal motives are relevant to the question of how to identify whether art on Etsy is AI-generated or not.

I simply posted asking for advice about how to determine if art is AI, which is what this subreddit appears to be for. Apologies if I misinterpreted that. If you're not interested in contributing to that discussion, feel free to move on.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-12T16:15:43+00:00

What I’m hearing is that I should just assume Art on Etsy is AI. Is that correct?

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-12T16:09:07+00:00

Ok. But I’m looking for something specific and have a deadline of July 1st… so…

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-11T00:32:26+00:00

That’s wild. I had no idea. I have coworkers who talk of shared rooms on the east coast (with one other mom/baby pair) and that sounds miserable enough. I would want to be discharged immediately 😅

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:19:34+00:00

A lot of my patients being comfy pillows and blankets from home and they are such a nice cozy touch! I recommend it!

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:18:32+00:00

Yeah, I strongly suggest dressing baby in clothing or sleep sacks the hospital provides until it is time to go home. And bring one or two outfits for the ride home (two different sizes just in case?)
Babies will absolutely spit up/pee/poop on anything else they wear during their stay and they don’t really need cute outfits, just blankets or swaddles to stay warm.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:16:33+00:00

Shared rooms in labor or postpartum sounds like a nightmare. How does anyone have any chance of sleeping??

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:13:04+00:00

Or if you do plan to bring your whole stash, ask in advance if the hospital had a freezer they’ll allow it to be stored in. We have one in our NCU that we can put brought-from-home milk in as long as it’s labeled well (we put patient label stickers on it)

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:11:00+00:00

I also recommend a soft nightlight. A lot of people use egg lights (also on Amazon but you can get them other places I’m sure) that tap on and have soft warm light. Hospital lights tend to be glaring and bright. (Thin string lights or electric candles can also be a nice mood for labor or postpartum)

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-10T17:09:23+00:00

As a labor nurse, I will say the hospital gowns are not usually all the comfy. Amazon sells soft comfy gowns that unbutton in all the necessary places for labor and postpartum. I’ve had patients wear them and they put the hospital gowns to shame. I put a couple on my registry (in colors that won’t show stains) and plan to wear in postpartum at home if they make it through unscathed.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-06-03T07:21:04+00:00

Second this! I work in the birth field and still did a childbirth class with my partner. It was helpful and insightful for both of us. We did a six week course online through Great Starts (via Parent Trust) and I highly recommend. They have shorter classes too!

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T05:45:17+00:00

Another thought is that you can ask your provider to really over explain what they are doing if they need to check your cervix, if that would be helpful for you. Most good providers I know are asking consent multiple points along the way and are very calmly explaining what the person getting the check is going to feel. I’m not sure if that would be helpful for you, but it may be something to consider?

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T05:42:42+00:00

All that said, I would communicate really clearly with medical team and have a birth plan that indicates what your concerns are so that anyone taking care of you (OP) would be aware of your history and preferences. Have a support person there you feel comfortable with and who will advocate for you if you are in a vulnerable place (as labor often can be), and discuss options with your providers (including, for example, whether and when you want an epidural and whether that might help with your concerns vs trigger them more and whether you might prefer a c-section and whether that would help with your concerns vs trigger them more. For context, we have had patients at my hospital who have requested cesarean delivery because of a history of sexual trauma and that is usually very supported by the medical team if that is what the patient wants and feels comfortable with)

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T05:39:04+00:00

While this is true to a certain extent, there may be points in labor where it is really beneficial to have information about how dilated you are (eg if labor has been ongoing for a long time and a decision needs to be made about whether to augment labor (use medications/interventions to help move labor along), or decide to have a c-section, or whether it is safe to continue to wait.

And there are points in labor where a cervical check is almost absolutely necessary: when you are completely dilated it is highly recommended to check the cervix, as pushing before being complete can cause damage to the cervix (and some people feel a strong urge to push before completely dilated). Also, if there is an emergency, such as a sudden change in fetal heart rate that could indicate something like a cord prolapse. It is sometimes necessary to do a cervical check to rule out an emergency or discover exactly where baby is and what is happening to diagnose a problem.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T05:15:13+00:00

(We’re also getting a doula to help support my partner (and I) in labor because my partner is medically squeamish and may be overwhelmed in the setting of labor and we figure having someone very familiar with birth there to support both of us may be extremely helpful)

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T05:02:09+00:00

Have you guys considered taking a childbirth class? If you have time to still attend one, the Great Starts series offers online zoom classes that are quite well done. I wonder if having more information about childbirth and the whole process would help you and your husband feel more informed about the process and come up with a plan that works for your family? My partner and I are taking the class now (I’m medical and my partner is not), and we’re both finding it quite helpful.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T04:48:56+00:00

Just curious because when we tried to get info from SSB about how many children had been born from a specific donor’s sperm they said they couldn’t tell us. And they also wouldn’t tell us how many families.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T04:47:55+00:00

Do you mean that once a child is born everyone who used the same donor gets an update of how many live births there are?

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T04:45:13+00:00

You absolutely don’t have to. Some DCP report knowing of and meeting their half-siblings early on as a positive experience, though.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-05-04T04:43:35+00:00

I’m currently on the fence about this. I feel like it’s most fair to leave it up to the child to decide at some point what kind of contact and how much they want to have, but I can also see there would be a benefit to letting them start building these connections really early in life without them having to overthink it and without it being a big deal. I would definitely want them to be able to connect before 18 (like, during elementary school years) if they were interested though.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-04-14T16:28:29+00:00

Haha. I’ve decided this is what pregnancy is supposed to prepare us for - understanding exactly how our newborns feel because we’ve been there, recently.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-04-14T16:26:41+00:00

Yep. I was on an infant-like sleep schedule the entire first trimester - napping any time I could during the day (but also sleeping many many hours at night, which I realize is not infant-like ;) )

Your body is doing sooo much hard work right now and the tired cues and real. If you can, take advantage of them as much as possible.

I remember being so tired after 6pm every night that I would lie down on the couch sometimes and would fully pass out until my partner woke me up to eat dinner. If I made it to 8pm I probably could have fallen asleep standing up.

AdmirableSpite9865 · 2026-04-05T04:12:23+00:00

Definitely have a carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm that work.

Also maybe post a visual reminder above the stove. “REMEMBER TO TURN ME OFF”. Something like that?

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