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'''Pregnancy''' is a game mechanic and multiple-day event that begins after a successful '[[Woohoo#Try_for_baby|Try for Baby]]' interaction between two Sims of opposite gender, and ends with the pregnant female Sim giving birth to one or more [[Baby|newborn]] children. Pregnancy primarily affects [[adult]] {{Vgversion|TS2}}{{Vgversion|TS3}} and [[young adult]] {{Vgversion|TS3}} female Sims. Pregnancy brings many physical and lifestyle changes to the pregnant Sim, including increasing body size, faster-decreasing [[motive]]s, and forced vacation/maternity leave from [[work]].

Pregnancy was introduced as a game feature to ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and has appeared in each subsequent game. Prior to ''The Sims 2'', kissing or playing in bed{{Vgversion|TS:LL}} were the only ways for two Sims to have children - in these cases, a baby would be born immediately after the completion of the action, forgoing any pregnancy period.

To get a Sim pregnant, the mother and father must "[[WooHoo#Try for baby|Try for Baby]]". When trying for a baby, there is a possibility that the Sim will not get pregnant, but if she does then the player might hear a lullaby song, signaling a successful conception. During conception, the number of babies born is chosen (single, twins, or occasionally triplets in ''The Sims 3''). 

In ''The Sims 2'', only Adults and Elder males can ''Try for A Baby'', although the [[InTeenimater]] mod can allow [[teen]]s to become pregnant. (Additionally, Young Adult males can father children with Adult females, but the "Try for Baby" interaction must be initiated by the Adult at her home.) If the Sim is [[WooHoo#Gender and Age compatibility |infertile]], the player can [[testingcheatsenabled]] and spawn the [[Tombstone of Life and Death]] to impregnate a Sim. The gender and the number of babies born is determined during conception.

In ''The Sims 3'', Young Adults, Adults, and Elder males can try for a baby, but only Young Adult and Adult females can get pregnant. The chance of having multiple births—twins or triplets—and of actual conception are lowered for Adult female Sims trying for a baby however, as opposed to Young Adult female Sims trying to conceive {{clarify}}. Depending on what the player does or exposes the mother to during her pregnancy, it will affect both the gender and number of offspring the pregnancy will produce. 

In ''[[The Sims 3: World Adventures]]'', it is possible for a Sim to have WooHoo with someone from the place they are visiting on their holidays. If a male Sim were to WooHoo with a female Sim who lives in his holiday destination (i.e. China, France or Egypt), it is possible for the female Sim to get pregnant. But when the male Sim returns home, his offspring can be seen on the family tree as a child, even if the WooHoo occurred the previous day. This jump in age occurs due to the fact that pregnant females, babies, and toddlers are not present in foreign destinations. In addition, [[Story progression]] is at a'' catch-up rate'', meaning the offspring will not immediately show any age progressions through the family tree. Meanwhile, a female Sim who does the same will return home and give birth to the child, and the family tree will show who the father is; the baby will grow up in a normal pace.

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.

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 becomesis pregnantimpregnated directlyor turns pregnant 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. Sims who have successfully conceived, but haven't realized they are pregnant, cannot die as well. There are many mods that will stop a pregnancy, however most of them don't have any negative effects on the Sim. If the player clicks on the pregnancy moodlet while pressing the Ctrl key with [[testingcheatsenabled]] on, it will not stop the pregnancy but simply deny the mother a happy moodlet during her entire pregnancy. If this happens to the "Baby Is Coming!" moodlet, the mother will remain pregnant but never give birth until the game is restarted.

In ''The Sims 3'', there are ways to increase the chance to have male or female babies. Eating 3 or more apples during the pregnancy in each trimester will greatly increase the chances for the baby being a boy. However, 3 or more watermelons during each trimester will greatly increase the odds of having a girl. However, if a mother asks a Level 5 Medical Career Sim for the gender and eats the fruit for the opposite gender (e.g. Hears from the Medical Sim that she's pregnant with a boy but continues to eat watermelon during her pregnancy) there is a possible chance for fraternal twins born with different genders.