Steady Pregnancy Progression (Preview) (Patreon)
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09.10.2026 UPDATE: Added the French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese translation links
27.09.2026 UPDATE: The mod is updated to the 1.1.1 version! Remove the old files (you can keep the settings) and reinstall the mod!
Just small recalculations in a couple of code parts to make everything coherent
Fixed minor mistake in Russian translation of min duration input dialog ('максимальная' -> 'минимальная')
I remade my old mod, that changes the pregnancy belly size depending on the offspring count. This remake still provides this feature, but not only that!
Daily Changes
You know that belly of pregnant Sims changes only with the trimester, and that doesn't look smoothly at all. But with this mod the belly size changes every day steadily! It updates at 4 AM to not draw your attention. It works for all Sims in the save, both played and NPCs.
By default, it even includes the hidden pregnancy period, so you will be able to notice pregnancy visually on early stage.
And the old feature is still here: the belly is bigger if your Sim carries more babies ;)
Each Pregnancy Unique
No more predefined pregnancy length for all Sims. This mod set unique length on every pregnancy individually. Basic value is between 87.5% and 112.5% of the original basic length (which you can also change via MCCC or Wicked Whims). But this range is applied only in cases of one baby. The more babies your Sim carries, the lower will be the length range – so, the shorter pregnancy will be.
Of course, for one Sim with one baby pregnancy can be shorter than for another Sim with two babies, as it's all about probability.
Constant Belly Size
In my previous mod, the size could be reset in some cases. In this mod it's always the same, because I rewrote the belly size function directly, even while posing for photos and in CAS.
The cheat 'Update pregnant belly size' on the Sim is still available, but it's for very specific cases I actually can't think of (because it should work normally anyway).
Full Customization
I provide several templates of belly size on each trimester for various count of babies, they have the same values as the versions of my old mod. But now it's a preset, which you can adjust as you want!
Adjust Settings
From the 1.1 version, with testingcheats enabled you can Shift + click on a Sim (teens and up) and find the settings interaction in the Steady Pregnancy Progression category.
Here you can disable / enable progression in hidden period (enabled by default), adjust belly size and pregnancy duration range depending on the number of babies, and reset the settings (to the base template).
Belly Size Settings
You can adjust belly size in each trimester + in labor for one, two, three and more than three babies. Start from the first trimester to in labor, because each next stage must have value no less than the previous one.
So you can experiment with values and set up your perfect template ;)
WARNING! You should toggle trimester back and forth, if you want to change the size during current pregnancy. You can do that with the MCCC Pregnancy cheats, for example.
Pregnancy Duration Settings
You can also set up min and max duration adjusting the coefficients, they must be between float numbers between 0.1 and 5.
Say, your base pregnancy duration (you can do that with MCCC or WW) is 12 days. It actually considers only three trimesters, while with hidden and in labor period the total length is 25% longer, so the total base duration is 16 days. If you set the min coefficient to 0.8 and the max coefficient to 1.2 for one baby, then total duration for a Sim will be randomly chosen from ~13 days to 19 days. Of course, it varies for each Sim individually.
You can just input a coefficient here, and all calculations of length will be updated, so it helps you to find the most suitable value.
WARNING! The duration settings update will affect only next pregnancies, otherwise it would be a mess.
Compatibility
Just as it was before, it's compatible with MCCC by Deaderpool, Wonderful / Wicked Whims (18+) by Turbodriver, Relationship & Pregnancy Overhaul by Lumpinou, Realistic Childbirth by Pandasama and other pregnancy mods that don't override the belly size. It follows that you can have only one mod that affect belly size in the Mods folder.
Also, if you want a smooth pregnancy progression, you should set a long enough length of pregnancy (it can be made by Wicked Whims or MCCC). The default length is 3 days (one day per trimester) + one day of hidden pregnancy. The hidden pregnancy duration isn't included in the total length, but keep in mind that it lasts as one trimester.
On the default length the belly size progression equals the trimester progression, so you won't see changes. Set at least 6 days or more – then it will be even more smoothly. My pregnancy length setting is 81 day ;D
Check the compatibility status HERE
REQUIRED
Base Game Compatible
CONFLICTS
With mods that change the belly size, and read the compatibility section for the details
TRANSLATION
Russian by me
Spanish translation link by JA Simmer
Brazilian Portuguese translation link by Day MrsRaposo
French translation link by Luniversims
INSTALLATION
The newest mod version is 1.1.1, reinstall the mod! You can keep your settings, they will be updated
Put in the Mods folder no deeper than one subfolder AND choose a belly size preset!
PRESETS FOLDER (CHOOSE ONLY ONE)
Don't delete the JSON data file!
IF YOU USE RPO BY LUMPINOU:
You need BOTH EA injector (i put it in the mod archive) and my special injector for supporting this mod. Take it HERE
F.A.Q.
No changes, no belly?
You have a conflict
You didn't install Lot51 Core Library
You placed the mod deeper than one subfolder
Pregnancy length is quite long and you just didn't notice progression
It's a hidden pregnancy yet and you turned off the progression on this period
You deleted the JSON file
You play with RPO but haven't installed the compatibility injector
No cheats?
You installed Lot51 Core Library incorrectly
Sim is not pregnant
How to adjust the settings?
Read the Full Customization section
Settings were reset?
You didn't have a settings file in the same folder
A file had incorrect values
Well you basically reset it in the settings menu
Belly disappeared?
You're on the 1.0 version and you enter the game with the mod for a first time, and a Sim has a paused pregnancy. Toggle the trimester by the MCCC cheats, and get the updated mod to prevent it in future
Pregnancy duration of this Sim hasn't changed after adjusting the settings?
The updated settings will affect only next pregnancies
Is EA Injector required when using RPO?
Yes, you need both injectors
Let me know if something went wrong!
DOWNLOAD
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RPO Compatibility Injector HERE (but don't delete EA injector)
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