Pregnancy

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Two pregnant sims. Jennifer (right) is on day two and Cassandra (left) is on day three.

The Sims 2 was, after all, designed to be a generation game. And this is how you start a generation.

Sims can only get pregnant (without hacks or boolprop testingcheatsenabled true) by using the action 'try for baby' when they...

Anyway male sims can also get the joys of children if they are abducted by aliens using the telescope.

Duration

Any pregnancy will last 3 days.

Day one

On the first day the parent will suffer from morning sickness, in which they will run to the toilet periodically to throw up. As a sim is pregnant their motives will drop at an increased rate.

Day two

At some point in the day the parent will attract the players attention and change appearency. There abdomen will enlarge and they will begin to ware maternity clothing. There needs will still drop at an accelerated rate. The parent will be placed on maternity leave if the have a job. The carpool will not appear. There will be two new social interactions, 'rub belly' and 'talk to baby'.

Day three

The parent will get the attention of the player again and the abdomen will enlarge again. They can no longer drive, take a taxi, use the swing, hottub or electro dance sphere. They will suffer from mood swings, in which the outcome of social interactions between the pregnant sim and another will change.

Birth

On the fourth day of the pregnancy the sim will attract the viewer once again and go into 'labour'. This is an autonomous action and all sims on the lot will be drawn to the sim to 'panic'. A screen will come up with the message 'theres a new family member on the way...' or 'there are TWO new family members on the way...' at which time the genetics and gender of the new baby/s are being arranged. If the special camera is enabled a cinematic will commence showing the birth of the baby, or the sim will just turn around on the spot and Vala! A new family member. You will then be able to name the baby.

Twins

There is a slim chance that natural twins are produced. 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. The cheat 'TWINSR2CUTE' does not, and has never existed, however released with OFB are two new methods of getting twins. The first is the cheat 'forcetwins' which, when typed in while the pregnant parent is selected, will ensure twin birth. The second is a pregnant sim eating cheesecake, whice gives the player a HUGE chance of twins.It will almost gurantee twins.