What I like is that parents have to interact with the infant. Toddlers can be fairly self-sufficient, especially if the Watcher helps by getting food out of the fridge, etc.
Infants will age into toddlers with one of three reward traits:
Top Notch Infant: These infants were extremely well cared for. They have a very positive outlook on the world and trust other Sims very easily thanks to that early childhood bond with their caregivers.
Happy Infant: These infants formed a good attachment with their caregivers. They see the world as a good place and find it easier to trust other Sims.
Unhappy Infant: These infants were neglected and as a result of this neglect, they see the world as a cruel, unforgiving place. They don’t trust that other Sims have good intentions and are highly skeptical of others.
So far, this Infant Update has been beyond adorable. I have myself as a Young Adult Simself and a Sunny infant son, Jordan. He loves Rice Porridge and the sensory toys. Since I couldn't wait for the pack, he already knows how to crawl, sit up, use the high chair (obviously), and eat infant foods. He took one nap while I was playing. I am going to wait until tomorrow since I know now that I will be able to play the pack uninterrupted for the next 2 weeks to explore everything combined with the 2 patches. I will be back to update this thread.
FYI, just learned that if you want your sim to be able to use bathroom when infant or toddler is in bathroom use a stale toilet and then sim will not get upset that the kid can see you. lol Have not figured out shower yet. lol
Decided to patch last night and then updated whatever mods I could today making note of those that were unknown status. I loaded up my test save from the Werewolves pack.
I couldn't get Have a Science Baby to work. My sim would leave the lot, money would be taken out, but end result was no baby. A certain Deaderpool mod that can't be named has been known to cause this. It's even mentioned in the update notes. I had already updated that mod and cleared cache. So for now I removed it (leaving in MCCC) and that seemed to do the trick.
Onto the few screenshots I have...
Yes I know Rusty is not very happy with mom. It's a complicated relationship with a past. Their friendship score was just short but it turns out you only need a score of 36 to make a science baby with someone. This baby is a werewolf/alien hybrid!
Rusty is so proud to have a son who also likes to tear things up.
With the Selectable Pets mod I could see the following options: Watch, Sleep Next To baby, and Investigate. I also noticed the dog chose to guard the infant all on his own.
I randomized traits for my momma sim and got hot-headed, high maintenance, and non-committal. I created an infant in CAS that was cautious. Then I plunked them down into Oasis Springs. Momma sim prompted laid the infant on the hot sidewalk in front of the house, under the summer sun, and never looked back. She ignored him completely and went into the house without him. That was unexpected.
After she ignored him for a couple of hours, I sent her back out to pick him up, and she refused to do so. After a few tries, I finally got her to go back outside to the sidewalk. She stood beside him and talked to him while he cried his eyes out. When I finally did get her to pick him up, he chomped her finger 11 times in a row. (That's a reported bug, I discovered.) But I felt she deserved it. It was so appropriate.
I don't think a hot-headed, high maintenance, non-committal sim will make a good mom.
Loving the new infant life state 🥰. However I wonder if anyone else has had problems with their infant disappearing and/or hiring a nanny then sending them home and you have a invisible nanny taking care of the child and doing things around the house. I can’t take care of my infant 😂😭
Decided to patch last night and then updated whatever mods I could today making note of those that were unknown status. I loaded up my test save from the Werewolves pack.
I couldn't get Have a Science Baby to work. My sim would leave the lot, money would be taken out, but end result was no baby. A certain Deaderpool mod that can't be named has been known to cause this. It's even mentioned in the update notes. I had already updated that mod and cleared cache. So for now I removed it (leaving in MCCC) and that seemed to do the trick.
Thank you for this post; I had the same issue and now I know how to resolve it.
Infants can sleep in the floor with dogs.
You can get your sim to sit in the ground near a infant and play coo, brings back sims 2 vibes and it's great for pictures.
You can play the lullaby radio in any stereo in your infant's room and it will help the baby sleep all night.
My daughter had triplets with the new patch installed and discovered each dirty diaper is worth forty simoleons with the Nanocan trashcan. She's made 1000 simoleons so far. So you could do a rags to riches based on that alone!
@manicobsessive Everything seemed to work just fine for me yesterday. I didn't play very long since I was just testing a build, but it worked very well.
You can buy the toddler cribs from the local vendors in selvadorada, as I expected.
Children can play with toys in the jungle. Little Iris is having fun with a omniscan doll from the local vendor while in the background mommy is clearing out the path through the gate.
My sims couldn't take infant into the tent with her so I had both of them sleeping outdoors. It feels like a missed opportunity that infants can't sleep in tents because it can rain in the game.
The only other thing I missed in the jungle was feeding them something else but milk. Unfortunately the cooler from outdoor retreat can't be used to give food to infants and high chairs arent portable.
In the middle of the jungle, dirty diapers just dissapear. So no jungle filled with diapers. I wish this was so in real life. I remember we always brought our dirty diapers back home when we went for a walk in nature when our children were little.
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The Sims 4 Infant Care Guide
Infants will age into toddlers with one of three reward traits:
Top Notch Infant: These infants were extremely well cared for. They have a very positive outlook on the world and trust other Sims very easily thanks to that early childhood bond with their caregivers.
Happy Infant: These infants formed a good attachment with their caregivers. They see the world as a good place and find it easier to trust other Sims.
Unhappy Infant: These infants were neglected and as a result of this neglect, they see the world as a cruel, unforgiving place. They don’t trust that other Sims have good intentions and are highly skeptical of others.
More on infant care here:
https://simscommunity.info/2023/03/15/sims-4-infant-care-guide/
Yes my infant looks evil, it's by design.
I couldn't get Have a Science Baby to work. My sim would leave the lot, money would be taken out, but end result was no baby.
Onto the few screenshots I have...
Rusty is so proud to have a son who also likes to tear things up.
With the Selectable Pets mod I could see the following options: Watch, Sleep Next To baby, and Investigate. I also noticed the dog chose to guard the infant all on his own.
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After she ignored him for a couple of hours, I sent her back out to pick him up, and she refused to do so. After a few tries, I finally got her to go back outside to the sidewalk. She stood beside him and talked to him while he cried his eyes out. When I finally did get her to pick him up, he chomped her finger 11 times in a row. (That's a reported bug, I discovered.) But I felt she deserved it. It was so appropriate.
I don't think a hot-headed, high maintenance, non-committal sim will make a good mom.
All went well, cute and giggly and sleepy
Then it went downhill
I don't even know how that happened, it was so fast.
but she aged up to a toddler now, and she had the top notch infant trait
Report any issues of infant stretching here.
I'm still trying to decide whether I'm brave enough to update lol.
Aawww!
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Infants can sleep in the floor with dogs.
You can get your sim to sit in the ground near a infant and play coo, brings back sims 2 vibes and it's great for pictures.
You can play the lullaby radio in any stereo in your infant's room and it will help the baby sleep all night.
You can buy the toddler cribs from the local vendors in selvadorada, as I expected.
Children can play with toys in the jungle. Little Iris is having fun with a omniscan doll from the local vendor while in the background mommy is clearing out the path through the gate.
My sims couldn't take infant into the tent with her so I had both of them sleeping outdoors. It feels like a missed opportunity that infants can't sleep in tents because it can rain in the game.
The only other thing I missed in the jungle was feeding them something else but milk. Unfortunately the cooler from outdoor retreat can't be used to give food to infants and high chairs arent portable.
In the middle of the jungle, dirty diapers just dissapear. So no jungle filled with diapers. I wish this was so in real life. I remember we always brought our dirty diapers back home when we went for a walk in nature when our children were little.
I played 3 or 4 houses, no problems with sims not doing as told.