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post #41 of 53
2/12/07 at 7:19pm
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Originally Posted by veganf View Post
TOTAL Trekkie here We NEED a Star Trek smilie baaad.
I got married on the bridge of the Enterprise. We were wearing our uniforms and had a justice of the peace in Starfleet uniform as well, and a guest Klingon and Ferengi. ALL of our wedding guests were in costume too. And we had 3 vegan cakes decorated with Star Trek logos and flowers.


You are my hero!!! I went to vegas last year and wanted to get married on the Enterprise so badly! I didn't even care who I married, it coulda just been a stranger! I want pics of that !

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post #42 of 53
2/12/07 at 8:33pm
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Originally Posted by MotheringMe View Post
You are my hero!!! I went to vegas last year and wanted to get married on the Enterprise so badly! I didn't even care who I married, it coulda just been a stranger!
Oo, you're a real fan!

I seem to remember a scene where Spock's mother was giving birth to him. It must have been one of the movies. She was lying flat on her back, and you'd think the Vulcans would know better, with their advanced logic and all.
post #43 of 53
2/12/07 at 10:53pm
Ok this thread really made my night! Cheered me up a whole lot
post #44 of 53
2/13/07 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by mamabadger View Post
Oo, you're a real fan!

I seem to remember a scene where Spock's mother was giving birth to him. It must have been one of the movies. She was lying flat on her back, and you'd think the Vulcans would know better, with their advanced logic and all.
Eh, she probably had already measured Spock's head with her uterus and allowed a certain margin for compression and knew that Vulcan birth hormones would cause her pelvis to loosen by a certain exact amount. Besides, she knew she could change position at anytime.

I could also see, with the technology available, having a gravitational field set up at the end of the bed. She actually was giving birth standing up.
post #45 of 53
2/13/07 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by minkajane View Post
I know that Ocompa women HAVE to give birth upright, but why don't the other species? Human, Klingon, Betazoid, all either on their backs or sitting on their tailbones.
Don't have to, could give birth laying flat on their stomachs.
post #46 of 53
2/13/07 at 1:50am
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Originally Posted by sapphire_chan View Post
Eh, she probably had already measured Spock's head with her uterus and allowed a certain margin for compression and knew that Vulcan birth hormones would cause her pelvis to loosen by a certain exact amount. Besides, she knew she could change position at anytime.

I could also see, with the technology available, having a gravitational field set up at the end of the bed. She actually was giving birth standing up.
You are too much.
post #47 of 53
2/13/07 at 1:53am
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Originally Posted by MotheringMe View Post
You are too much.
Ooo, another theory:
Vulcan legs dislocate for birth, so they *can't* support their weight. Fortunately, Vulcan uteri are twice as powerful as human uteri so the lack of help from gravity doesn't matter.
post #48 of 53
2/13/07 at 3:46am
I thought B'elana's birth was very un-klingon like. I expected a lot more vocalizations, and lot more movement. I would think that a Klingon would never give birth lying down, or sitting still, it just isn't very honorable. I did like that the doctor wouldn't induce though. Also, for Samantha Wildman's birth, I hated the doctor shouting at her to push. Wouldn't they be totally over that by then? And shouldn't the doctor be programed with doula and midwife knowledge? And, the baby dies, then Samantha is given another baby that was a double from another Voyager that had the entire crew doubled on it. Since the baby and Harry Kim died, then those two came to the other Voyager, from the doubled one that was going to be destroyed. So Samantha just accepts the replacement baby and doesn't even seem fazed that she watched her original baby die? I thought it was really odd.

Also, whats with women even going to sick bay to have a baby in the first place? They have to lay on the most uncomfortable thin cots, under bright lights, and anyone can just walk in at any time? They could stay in the privacy of their own rooms, or they could program a warm sea to give birth in on the holodeck. The doctor could just be on standby and beam in at a moments notice if anything went wrong. Or can't the doctor go to them? Sick bay would not be a very comfortable place to give birth in.

I love Star Trek though. I just hope that is not how women are giving birth in the future.
post #49 of 53
2/13/07 at 9:02am
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Originally Posted by sapphire_chan View Post
Eh, she probably had already measured Spock's head with her uterus and allowed a certain margin for compression and knew that Vulcan birth hormones would cause her pelvis to loosen by a certain exact amount.
Except Spock's mother, Amanda, was human.
post #50 of 53
2/13/07 at 9:35am
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Originally Posted by mamabadger View Post
I seem to remember a scene where Spock's mother was giving birth to him. It must have been one of the movies. She was lying flat on her back, and you'd think the Vulcans would know better, with their advanced logic and all.
It was in the movie The Final Frontier V She had to have treatments so that she could carry Spock the full 11months that Vulcans need. :
post #51 of 53
2/13/07 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by MotheringMe View Post
I didn't even care who I married, it coulda just been a stranger!
: No kidding.
It was so much fun we want to do it again...maybe for a 25th anniversary? The only photos I have are the crappy staff photographer photos, and the one my father (who was a professional photographer) took...but he died shortly after the wedding.
HOWEVER, a PBS film crew from Chicago filmed it, but we never saw it. Apparently they sold the footage to the Travel Channel, because some of our friends have said "Hey, I saw your wedding on tv!" and we still haven't seen it.
Then we had the reception/foodfest at Quark's afterwards.

You all are great. I can't wait to take the kids to their first convention if there's one close enough. My husband goes to geek conventions ALL the time as part of his "job".
minkajane - congrats at winning a costume prize for your son! I'm sure there are a lot of costumed kids there!
sweeetpea - I adore Kathryn Janeway too. And I'm usually not impressed by female tv characters, but Voyager blew me away with Janeway, B'Elana & 7.

Now, who should I dress up as if I get pregnant with #4 and need a Halloween or convention costume?!
post #52 of 53
2/13/07 at 11:41am
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Originally Posted by jennica View Post
They could stay in the privacy of their own rooms, or they could program a warm sea to give birth in on the holodeck.
Yeeeeessss! Awesome idea! I'll book my holodeck time now for March of 2009 and see if I can actually stay on a fertility schedule! I want a mountain jungle overlooking a tropical sea, with the scent of mangos in the air please.
post #53 of 53
2/13/07 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by veganf;
Now, who should I dress up as if I get pregnant with #4 and need a Halloween or convention costume?!
Go as pregnant Deanna Troi... have the baby by the end of the day.
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