Additionally, the chance of conception is lowered for older female Sims trying for a baby. Young adults that are pregnant and about to become adults will not age up until the baby is born. In The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 (prior to Patch 34), young adults, adults, and male elders can try for a baby, but only female young adults and adults can get pregnant. The number of babies born is determined at conception, but the gender is determined at birth. (While young adult males can father children with adult females, the 'Try for Baby' interaction must be initiated by the adult female at her home.) If the Sim is infertile, the player can testingcheatsenabled and spawn the Tombstone of Life and Death to impregnate a Sim. In The Sims 2, only adults and elder males can initiate Try for Baby, although the InTeenimater mod can allow teens to become pregnant. In The Sims 4, the lullaby song was removed, and Sims can use the pregnancy test on the toilet for a cost of §15. When trying for a baby, there is a possibility that the Sim will not get pregnant, but if she does, the player will hear a lullaby song or jingle signaling a successful conception. To get a Sim pregnant, the two partners must ' Try for Baby'. As such, it is impossible to move a pregnant Sim into a household of seven (unless another Sim is moved out) or become pregnant in a full household.Ī Sim having 'morning sickness' in The Sims 2. Pregnant Sims count as two Sims when it comes to household sizes. In The Sims 4, as of patch 34, a Sim's ability to get pregnant or get others pregnant can be set with the optional Customize Gender menu in CAS, regardless of the Sim's gender. In The Sims 3: Seasons, male Sims can experience a sort of pseudo-pregnancy as the result of alien abduction. However, in The Sims 2 and in The Sims 4: Get to Work, male Sims can be impregnated as well, either through alien abduction or by the use of cheats. Under normal circumstances, only female Sims can become pregnant. If the player said 'yes', or was not given that option, a baby would immediately appear, forgoing any pregnancy period.

Prior to The Sims 2, kissing or playing in bed were the only interactions that could result in two Sims having a child - and the player could usually say yes or no to that.

Pregnancy was introduced as a game feature in The Sims 2, and has appeared in each subsequent game. Pregnancy brings many physical and lifestyle changes to the pregnant Sim, including increasing body size, faster-decreasing motives, and forced maternity leave from work. Pregnancy primarily affects adult and young adult female Sims. Pregnancy is a game mechanic and multiple-day event that begins after a successful ' Try for Baby' interaction between two Sims of the opposite sex, and ends with the pregnant female Sim giving birth to one or more newborn babies. The Sims Wiki's Featured Article for May 2013.

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