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There are no pre-made babies in ''The Sims'' series, although some pre-made Sims start out pregnant. Babies cannot be made in [[Create a Sim]].

*A phone call is received from an [[adoption]] agency asking if the family would like to adopt. This phone call occurs at random, usually at around 4pm. The player has the option to decline.

 

 

[[File:Baby crib in TS1.jpg|thumb|The baby crib in ''The Sims''.]]

If the baby is not tended to after several hours of crying, a [[social worker]] will call to reprimand the household and warn them that, if the child is not taken care of, the social worker will come to take the baby away. If the baby is left unattended for a second time, the baby will be taken by the social worker.

 

 

Unlike later games in the series, babies in ''The Sims'' are like objects. A player can evict a family from their house while a baby is in it, but the baby will not be there when the family is moved into a new house.

[[File:Baby play mat.jpg|thumb]][[The DangleMaster Deluxe]] and [[The Bouncinator 3000]] are [[TheSims2.com|The Sims 2 Store]] objects which are unique for babies. Both of them raise babies' [[fun]] and even [[social]] motive, but they will cry if they are left in them for too long.

 

 

It is possible to raise a baby by feeding and nothing more; however, since building relationships with them is fairly easy, it is best if other members of the household interacted with the baby.

Babies are the youngest life stage in ''[[The Sims 3]]'', and can be added to existing households through a [[pregnancy]], [[adoption]], a successful wish for a child using the [[wishing well]] in [[Lucky Palms]], by performing a cloning experiment using the science research station in ''[[The Sims 3: University Life]]'', by reincarnating a deceased Sim as a baby using the [[Door of Life And Death]] from ''[[The Sims 3 Store]]'', or by going to the hospital in [[Oasis Landing]] and engineering a baby in ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]''.

 

 

Pregnancies in ''The Sims 3'' are somewhat more realistic than in ''The Sims 2''. Pregnant Sims experience vomiting (similar to morning sickness), cravings, back pains, and light mood swings. Pregnant Sims may also have wishes to visit the spa or get a massage when experiencing back pains, or wish to eat certain foods to curb their cravings. Sometimes, both parents will wish for a specific gender of baby, to read pregnancy books, or to buy necessary furniture for their unborn child.

Babies are assigned two [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]] at birth. Depending on how happy the mother Sim was during her pregnancy, the player may be able to choose one of their traits, two of their traits or neither of them. Reading pregnancy books and getting massages appears to significantly increase the likelihood of being able to select both traits. If the pregnancy was a particularly unhappy one, the traits will be chosen at random and will often be negative traits (such as [[Evil (The Sims 3)|evil]], [[mean spirited]] or [[coward]]). Unlike in ''The Sims 2'', the only visible aspect of babies' genetics is their skin tone, as the generic character model for a baby lacks noticeable colored eyebrows and will always have blue eyes, a possible nod to the fact that babies briefly have blue eyes after birth.<ref>[http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/eyecolor.htm Why Babies Are Born with Blue Eyes]. ''About Education''. Retrieved 14 November 2015.</ref>

 

 

 

A baby may be born as a non-human [[Life state#The Sims 3|life state]] if either of its parents are non-human. However, if two normal Sims try for a baby with the [[List of Moodlets (The Sims 3)/Life status#Pregnancy / Babies|"Magic in the Air"]] moodlet, which can be gained by visiting an [[arboretum]], there is a chance that they will produce a baby with a random occult life state as a mutation.

Babies are the first life stage in ''[[The Sims 4]]''. For the first time ever in the main series, new mothers are able to {{Wiki|Breastfeeding|breastfeed}} their babies.<ref>https://twitter.com/SimGuruLyndsay/statuses/479408175745994752</ref> Breastfeeding was previously used instead of bottle feeding in ''[[The Sims Medieval]]''.

 

 

Bassinets are automatically provided free-of-charge if the pregnant Sim gives birth at a hospital. If, however, the player wants to have a pregnant Sim give birth at home, the player will need to purchase the bassinet prior to the birth. If a Sim's labor moodlet expires or is about to expire, the social services will give a free bassinet. A bassinet is non-transferable until its original occupant ages up, but it is possible to change the color using the design tool.

 

 

When a baby is born, its [[Relationship#The Sims 4|friendship meter]], relative to all other members of the household, is almost half-full. While almost all interactions with a baby will increase a Sim's relationship with the baby, interactions with babies can fail. A failed interaction with a baby will cause them to cry, and will cause relationship between the baby and the Sim to decrease. Children will get an interaction to "meet new sibling" when the baby is just born, and will sometimes get an [[angry]] or [[sad]] "Unwanted Sibling" moodlet.

 

 

 

If a baby is left alone in the house with no grown-ups (aged teen and older) to care for it, they will be sent off the lot to daycare (both the baby and bassinet will disappear); the baby will return when a teen Sim or older comes back to the lot.

 

 

 

If a baby needs a diaper change or has to eat, it will become sad due to its crying, while an older Sim will become [[uncomfortable]] instead.

 

 

Babies are literally objects in ''The Sims 4'' and can be found in the debug section of build mode. It will ''always'' be a nameless baby boy with the darkest skin tone that has no genetics and cannot be aged up.

 

===Gallery===

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TS4 baby being carried by mother.png|A baby in its mother's arms.

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