#tripp x t’pol

[the-heartstring-chronicles]

For Star Trek babyfic/childbirth as important moments for OTP, fans out there

This is how I see childbirth going for the main canon ships/almost canon ships in TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT series if they got their mostly ideal, but also realistic non emergency birth scenarios in canon All of these assume they are together as a couple at the time.

(I have seen these scenarios done many different ways in fics by very talented friends and other writers for decades. All of them are super realistic and valid and I love them all, please keep them coming. These are just my thoughts about how I would see it happening on screen , either for the first time or in a way the characters would have preferred instead of what we got.)

Picard/Crusher: Very private, either in their quarters, home or a walled off part of Sickbay. If they were on the Enterprise, there may or may not be another doctor involved, planet side probably just the two of them. Deanna and Will may or may not be around in early labor, depends on B’s mood, and whether it’s P/C’s first child together or not. They get less private as they have more babies. But it’s always about the two of them supporting each other first and foremost, especially with physical contact

Riker/Troi: Sickbay or Starfleet Medical every time and in an ideal scenario, it would be them with Beverly delivering and Jean Luc checking in on Will ( and Deanna if she let him) every few hours. R/T’s connection gets them through, but there is grumbling and fits of frustration in between the support.

Odo/Kira: Sickbay together with only Julian present to monitor and deliver because of complicated nature of baby’s genetic makeup. All other patients in Sickbay diverted to another makeshift facility in order to keep things peaceful and allow Bajoran birth rituals. Maybe Jadzia allowed in once to say hi and reassure Kira. Odo and Kira’s connection and humor make the situation work for them.

Jadazia/Worf: These are a party, everyone stops by Sickbay during the process, and they only happen in Sickbay, because of possible genetic issues/interspecies complications. There is lots of singing and physical exertion for pain relief.

Sisko/Yates: Quiet, intimate situations with just them and Julian. With possibly Jake saying hi at some early stage.

Janeway/Chakotay: I mostly see them as pretty private and having their births with just them and The Doctor in Sickbay or Starfleet Medical. But I have read some really compelling and realistic fics with Tom delivering and/or crew mates being support people along with Chakotay in their quarters or in sickbay so I’m torn on this one now in all aspects.

Paris/Torres: Just them and The Doctor in sickbay. B’Elanna is private and just wants Tom with her but doesn’t want him to have to monitor for the complications that could arise or have to deliver the baby himself so they let the The Doctor be involved, but she gets annoyed at him interrupting the process that she and Tom have figured out, several times.

Tripp/T’Pol: They are beyond private and careful because they don’t know if their babies will make it so each time they go through the experience, it’s quiet in Sickbay with only each other and Dr. Phlox involved. They would prefer having the experience in their quarters but can’t risk it due to medical monitoring needs. Their connection makes this fraught situation bearable each time.