Have a Great Family in the Sims 3

Want to have a great family in the Sims 3? Why not have a baby? Here's how to do so.

Steps

  1. Make your Sims or Sim in the Create-a-Family section. Make sure that you have at least one young adult/adult male and female. We definitely recommend a young adult over an adult.
  2. Decide on what house to buy. There are many cheap houses already pre-made in the game.
  3. Have the two Sims gain their relationship status until they share their first kiss. Notice in the top left corner of your screen, it will say, "*name here* thinks that *name here* is being flirty"After the first kiss and the romantic music, you can click on the Sim, then "Romantic", and choose whatever kind of romantic action that you want.
  4. Optional: Have a Wedding Party or a Private Wedding.
  5. Have both Sims use the "Relax" option on a 2-person bed. After they are both relaxing side-by-side, there will be an option saying "Try For Baby". When relaxing, click on the other Sim and you will see it. There is about an 80% chance of getting pregnant. The only way to know for sure is if you hear the baby chimes. Once you hear those the mating will be done.
  6. While your Sim is pregnant, she won't be able to do much. She won't be able to go into a hot tub or skinny dip, and many other things. After she gives birth, she will go back to normal.
  7. The day after trying for a baby, your Sim will feel nauseous and vomit a few times in the day. Their needs will also be very weak. The second day, they will change into their maternity clothes. You can go to the mirror able change the clothes. They will only wear them until they give birth. The third day is when their stomach gets a big bump. The fourth day their bump will be bigger.
  8. The fourth day is the day she will go into labor. This mostly happens around the time that you mated her in the first place (For example: if you made her mate with another Sim at 8:00 P.M., she will most likely give birth around that time)
  9. Before she does give birth, you will have to purchase a crib. If you have extra money, you can buy extra baby essentials like the baby chair or toys. You MUST HAVE a crib!
  10. After this, you can have more children if you want. If you decide on having more, note that there can only be one baby in one crib. You'll have to get more cribs.
  11. You can, in fact, speed growth! All you have to do is go to the buy catalog, go under "Outdoors", then under "Outdoor Activities" and there will be a birthday cake. Of course you can always just go to the grocery store and buy one there. Once you get your cake, click on the cake and hit "Blow out Candles". There should be a list of the people that are available. Simply click on the person you want to grow up and you are done!

Tips

  • If you eat at least 3 watermelon, then you will have a girl.
  • If you eat at least 3 apples, then you will have a boy.
  • If you want twins or triplets watch the "KidZ Zone" channel and listen to the "Kids" music genre. You can also get the lifetime reward "Fertility Treatment" for one or both of your parents. It costs 10,000 lifetime points and will make twins/triplets much more likely.
  • If both parents have the fertility treatment lifetime reward the chance of multiples will be much higher than if only one parent had the reward.
  • It is more fun when you don't use cheats for a family

Warnings

  • If your Sims don't take care of themselves while pregnant, there is a high chance of not being able to choose its traits
  • You must fill you baby's needs or you will get a visit from the social worker.

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