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In ''The Sims 2''. it is possible to calculate the time in which the Sim will expand each day and eventually give birth. From the hour in which a Sim becomes pregnant, she will expand 25 Sim hours later each day until she gives birth. So a female who becomes pregnant at one o'clock on Tuesday, will expand at two on Wednesday, three on Thursday, and give birth at four on Friday. In ''The Sims 3'', a Sim who is at level 5 in the [[Medicine#The Sims 3|Medicine]] career track can determine the gender of the baby.

[[File:Pregnancy Screenshot Day 1.jpg|A Sim on her first day of pregnancy|thumb]]

The first trimester lasts one day. During this trimester the pregnant Sim will suffer from morning sickness, in which they may run to the toilet periodically to throw up, with a thought bubble showing a pacifier and a question mark. In ''The Sims 2'', Sims with high [[Body]] skill may have a better chance of not throwing up, though they will still be visibly queasy, and their [[Comfort]] meter may go into the red. Sims do not always throw up when pregnant, but they may wake up in the middle of the night to vomit. In ''The Sims 2'', the Sim will not be visibly pregnant. In ''The Sims 3'', the bulge cannot be seen unless the player zooms in. Sims with the [[Grumpy]] trait will be aggravated by morning sickness. During the first trimester, the pregnant Sim can't leap into other Sims' arms and other Sims can't leap into her/his arms.

Also, pregnant Sims in ''The Sims 2'' may have random drops in the hunger motive, which may take newer players by surprise.

[[File:Two Pregnant Sims (The Sims 2).jpg|thumbnail|right|Two pregnant Sims. [[Jennifer Burb]] (right) is on day two and [[Cassandra Goth]] (left) is on day three.]]

The second trimester lasts one day. At some point in the day, the pregnant Sim will attract the player's attention and change appearance. Their abdomen will enlarge and they will begin to wear maternity clothing. In ''The Sims 3'', the bulge is nearly non-existent at first, but progressively grows larger. If the pregnant Sim has a job, they will be placed on maternity leave, and the carpool will not appear (however, if the pregnant Sim has access to a car, he or she can attend work by driving in ''The Sims 2''). In ''The Sims 2'', the Sim will be paid for these leave days even if they fall on one of their days off. There will be new social interactions, "Rub Belly" and "Talk to Belly" {{Vgversion|TS2}}; "Feel Tummy", "Listen to Tummy", and "Talk to Tummy", and the pregnant Sim may "Ask to Feel Tummy".{{Vgversion|TS3}} The pregnant Sim and father can announce the pregnancy to others. {{Vgversion|TS3}}

In ''The Sims 3'', pregnant Sims in the second and third trimesters can also expect to have cravings, in the form of more "Eat..." wants/wishes for specific foods.

[[File:Hal.jpg|thumb|The third trimester]]

The third trimester lasts one day. The expectant sim will get the attention of the player and the abdomen will enlarge again. They can no longer drive, take a taxi, use the [[Swings|swing]], or use the electro-dance sphere from ''[[Nightlife]]''. They will suffer from mood swings, in which the outcome of [[Social interaction]]s between the pregnant Sim and another will change. In ''The Sims 3'', they will get negative moodlets, such as the "sore" moodlet, and may no longer run.

In ''The Sims 3'', depending on how happy the mother was during her pregnancy, the player might be able to choose both traits for the baby, just one, or none at all.

''[[The Sims 3]]'' allows for the birth of both twins and triplets. ''[[The Sims 2]]'' only allows for twins, though there are third-party hacks which can produce triplets and quadruplets.

Every pregnancy has a low chance of producing natural twins. Most Sims have about a 10% chance of having twins, although if a parent is a twin themselves, the chances increase slightly. This is decided at the moment of conception, so, unlike gender and genetics, exiting and reloading the lot will not change the number of babies born. However, with the ''[[Open for Business]]'' expansion pack, EA did include a "forcetwins" cheat which will result in twins. Also, eating cheesecake with this expansion increases the chances of having twins. If you enable broolProp, and click shift on a pregnant women, you can also force twins by clicking on DEBUG: force twins.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to have triplets, quadruplets or more in ''The Sims 2''. Players may download third-party hacks to obtain the option of having triplets or quadruplets. When having triplets or quadruplets, the game informs players that the Sim in question has given birth to two babies, despite the actual number. Players are still able to name each child, though, as the option pops up twice.

*A pregnant Sim can eat cheesecake, which gives a near-100% chance of twins. {{Vgversion|TS2:OFB}}

*Despite claims to the contrary, examination of the game's code reveals that eating spaghetti while pregnant does not increase the Sim's chance of having twins in ''The Sims 2''. (Note: ''It does not appear to help in the Sims 3 either.)''

*It has been claimed that, in ''The Sims 2'', a pregnant Sim is more likely to have twins if she eats cookies in the first trimester, between the period of conception and when the pregnant belly becomes visible. This seems unlikely, as the number of babies is normally decided at conception.

*A rumour that doing yoga or dancing to music while pregnant can increase likelihood of multiple births (twins/triplets). However, this is extremely unlikely.

===The Sims===

There is no pregnancy in ''[[The Sims]]'', but if a family is evicted while there is a baby in the house, the baby will be lost.

In ''The Sims 3'', it is not possible for a pregnant Sim to lose the baby, without any cheats. In ''The Sims 3'', if a Sim becomes pregnant directly before becoming an elder, the process of aging is simply suspended until after the baby is born. It also appears that pregnant Sims in ''The Sims 3'' cannot [[Death#The Sims 3|die]], and will avoid or survive events that would normally result in death, even if those events are arranged by the player. There are many mods that will stop a pregnancy, none of them have any negative effects on the Sim. If the player clicks on the pregnancy moodlet while pressing the Ctrl key with testing cheats on, it will not stop the pregnancy. If this happens to the "Baby Is Coming!" moodlet, the mother will remain pregnant but never give birth until the game is restarted.

=== ''The Sims 2'' ===

There is currently no definite known way to influence the gender of an unborn child in ''The Sims 2''. The only way to change the outcome is if the player saves while the mother is going through the labor animation, (or any time during pregnancy) before the "new baby on the way" popup comes up and the birth cutscene begins. If, after the birth, the baby is not the desired gender, the player can exit the lot without saving and go through the sequence again to get the right gender. Since the chance of either is about 50%, this can take any number of tries to succeed.

=== ''The Sims 3'' ===

Patch 1.3 of ''The Sims 3'' keeps the apples for boys, watermelons for girls system, however eating these in prepared foods will not affect the gender. For example, watermelon pancakes will not increase the chances for a girl.

==Other==

* Parents get a few days off when they [[Adoption|adopt]] a baby too. {{Vgversion|TS3}}

* Pregnant Sims experience nausea and backaches, shown as negative [[moodlet]]s. {{Vgversion|TS3}}

* If the father is on a different lot, or even at work (he will leave early), he will go to the hospital to be with the mother. {{Vgversion|TS3}}

* If both the mother and the father have the Fertility Treatment [[Lifetime reward]], there is a high chance the Sim will get twins or triplets.{{Vgversion|TS3}}

* Pregnant Sims can't change their appearance.{{Vgversion|TS3}}

* In ''The Sims 3'', pregnant Sims cannot become Vampires.{{Vgversion|TS3}}