Thanks to the nature of storytelling in visual mediums, one day of in story can take weeks or months to portray (depending on the medium). As a consequence, pregnancies that are of the standard 8-9 months look like the characters have been pregnant forever. Then there's times where the decompressed nature of such stories gets leaned on and outright abused. Occasionally used as a Running Gag. Contrast with Express Delivery. Examples of Longest Pregnancy Ever include: