Do you still play newborns now that we have infants

Atreya33 · March 2023

The new infants are so great. To me it feels like they kinda make newborns unneeded, especially when you have growing together and infants can do basically nothing at the start. The way they develop feels very organic. So I am inclined to just skip the newborn stage and age newborns up to infants right away. I do think that the update for newborns was nicely done, it makes me almost feel guilty for trying to move onto the infant stage right away.

So I would like to ask how other simmers do this. When I say skip an age I mean age up straight away.

Atreya33 · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

This is how I feel about infants and newborns at the moment but maybe I will start playing newborns again in a few months or a year. I really like the look of the new bassinet but since newborns are still tied to the bassinet, I like to grow them up so they can visit relatives and friends. I am more interested in seeing my youngest sims grow through milestones.

happyopi · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I enjoy the breather of box baby before moving on to chaos. They can be safely ignored without guilt while my sims get ready to have time for infants.

SelinaKyles · March 2023

I keep it a newborn for a day or two, and move onto infant and toddler as usual

WildIrishBanshee · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

Depends on if it's an aging on or off game - off, I skip newborn, always have, so I can start collecting skills and traits - and now milestones. On, they stay newborns until their birthday.

manicobsessive · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

My sim just had a baby and I played the newborn lifestage and am now playing the infant one. I think I probably will always play both. I mean, it's only a newborn for like a sim day and a half now.

RedDestiny92 · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

I think I stopped with newborns when toddlers were brought in but still might take a photo from time to time, now as soon as I can age up bye for them so they are just fine as a placeholder

simgirl1010 · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I play with aging off and all my sims remain in their life stages for a very long time. I have plenty of time to enjoy both the newborn and infant stages.

Babykittyjade · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

I wouldn't be opposed to playing newborns but I'm generally not much of the baby type and never really had one because there was nothing to do with them.
Infants are too cute not to have one so I just have one perminate infant that will probably be an infant for a few years 😅.
I generally enjoy playing with all the different lifestages because they all feel individual. Especially now since each one feels more defined now. Newborn is the only one I don't feel like I'm missing anything by skipping it.

Mariefoxprice83 · March 2023

Other

I keep newborn for a single day.

UniqueKhaos · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

With aging on or off, I play both. If aging is off, I age the newborn up when it feels right. With aging on, I just do it when the birthday pops up on the calendar.

Simmingal · March 2023

I have always skipped newborn stage in all games it was possible in

yeah no waawaaawaaa in my headphones aged you are nooboo

I've tried few times to hold back and not age them up before their time but i fail everytime

toddlers and infants tho so far so good

FatTribble23 · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I do still play the newborns, but only for an hour or two (sim hours, not RL hours) before aging them up.

EvvieSimmer · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I still play with both but I play on the normal life span so I only have the baby for 1 sim day before moving on to the infants

EgonVM · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I haven't had any new newborns, but I usually let them be newborns for 2 days. Now that infants are out, I'm planning to shorten it to 1 day.

SimplyJen · March 2023

Other

I give newborns a day before aging them up.

Even though infants are time consuming, I don't age Infants up early.

mightysprite · March 2023

Other

I haven't had a baby born since the update. But, I think I will keep them as a newborn for the normal length, nice to have that adjustment period

hely0t · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I was curious how many would skip the newborn stage. I personally don't like it but I guess I'd skip to the infant stage after a few (in game) days just so my Sims get to have their baby for a bit.

fazemanpress · March 2023

I don't play newborns or infants but move onto children right away

I play newborns for maybe 10 to 20 minutes then get bored and age them up to toddlers - or kids - but since Get Together - i been enjoying toddlers more with the milestones options and more interactions

Eleri · March 2023

I don't play newborns or infants but move onto children right away

In the past I've played challenges where you had to keep newborns for a certain amount of time. If it's not a challenge rule, however, I've always skipped that phase, even before they added infants. From what I've seen of them, infants just seem like watered down toddlers, so I don't have much interest. I'm assuming when you say "move onto children" you actually meant "move onto toddlers." I very rarely skip the toddler phase.

Simmerville · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

I had to pick one...

I like the newborn improvements, they are so much better than before. So I normally keep them in their crib for a day or so, the very first meeting is always fun and exciting, so it's not true that I skip the newborns fully. I just play them as infants a little longer. I don't have the pack yet so there's not a lot to do, but because I'm not really a family player, I like to have a few nice moments with the infants before moving on. In some households it might be quite okay, while in others it might get less interesting.

ChadSims2 · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

I only play with infants have not used a bassinet since 2014 that is not changing with the tiny update they did on them. Had they put in the effort and made newborns actually newborns and not just bassinets I would have gladly played them. Leaving a baby alone in its bassinet until it can move is evil to me not the family play I'm looking for its just not for me I'd prefer my Sims snuggling their newborn while watching a show more of what I'd want to see not something you deal with basic needs and off you go.

luthienrising · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

So far I play both. The update to Newborns changes playing with them enough to make them a bit fresh.

Mareah · March 2023

I play only infants and skip newborns

I barely played with newborns before we got the infants.

EnkiSchmidt · March 2023

Other

Still skipping to toddlers except in specific challenges. I don't even have the infant update yet. The new lifestage and Growing Together look like nice to haves, but nothing so critical to my playstyle that I'd be in a hurry to risk my game. (Yes, I'm a scaredy cat when it comes to bugs and new features. But watch me pre-order when (if) they announce heists or super heroes!)

Rouensims · March 2023

I play both newborn and infant lifestage

I don’t let my sims die, so I have them hang out in each stage for a really long time.

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