Product: The Sims 4Platform:PCWhich language are you playing the game in? EnglishHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)What is your current game version number? March 14th patch installedWhat expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All packs and kits except for Star Wars and Bust The Dust.Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Have parents change newborn diaper or bottle feed.What happens when the bug occurs? Diapers and bottles are always left on the floor and not cleaned up, even with Neat Trait.What do you expect to see? Diapers to be sent to the trash can and bottles to be washed in the sink or dishwasher autonomously.Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? YesPlease describe the patch or change you made. March 14th PatchEvery time my parents take care of their newborns I have to queue an action to clean up afterwards. Throwing away diapers and cleaning bottles should be automatic.

@leanmeanlimabean This in not a bug. It works like intended. With growing together you will have a bin for the diapers. For the basegame you won't.

Not only is there a diaper disposal in Growing Together, if you have Laundry Day you can choose "Use cloth diapers" in the baby care menu, and the diapers will become laundry going into your laundry basket!Though there is currently a bug where newborn diaper laundry still lands on the floor.

I never asked for a challenge like this. Gameplay like this isn''t fun for me and I don't want to be forced to spend money to have a better game experience.

I discovered today that if you don't want to have dirty diapers and empty baby bottles on the floor, you can maximize parenting skills and then choose the "super efficient baby care" option. I tried it today and it left nothing on the floor.

I think this is an intended update. Changing diaper on newborn or infant (probably toddler as well, but haven’t tested that far) creates a dirty diaper object on the floor. You then have to queue throwing the diaper out as a separate action.

Newborn Diapers and Bottles Left on Floor

39 Replies

sabcrews
3 years ago
Whenever the mom sim changes the baby diapers she just throws the dirty one on the floor. I don't know if this is because she is to lazy to walk over to the trash can I added to the room, if it's because there is no diaper genie dealio in the room, or she just wants to be a messy person but it's frustrating. I added a trashcan for her to throw the diapers in when I noticed her husband would walk half way to the trashcan in the kitchen and drop it on the floor. They just drop bottles on the floor instead of taking them to the kitchen or even placing them on a shelf or table.

Edit By Crinrict: Adjusted Title to better reflect the issue
PipMenace
Hero
3 years ago
I think this is an intended update. Changing diaper on newborn or infant (probably toddler as well, but haven’t tested that far) creates a dirty diaper object on the floor. You then have to queue throwing the diaper out as a separate action.
simsmnga146
3 years ago
I have a feeling "diaper genies" or something similar will be in the new expansion pack, I hope I'm not wrong because that'll be soo helpful and plain dumb of them not to add....fingers crossed!
Melisendre
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
@leanmeanlimabean This in not a bug. It works like intended. With growing together you will have a bin for the diapers. For the basegame you won't.
PipMenace
Hero
3 years ago
Not only is there a diaper disposal in Growing Together, if you have Laundry Day you can choose "Use cloth diapers" in the baby care menu, and the diapers will become laundry going into your laundry basket!
Though there is currently a bug where newborn diaper laundry still lands on the floor.
PipMenace
Hero
3 years ago
@leanmeanlimabean Although if you have Laundry Day there's also the option of cloth diapers that then go into the laundry...
s3rlrules
New Rookie
3 years ago
Wait... You have to spend money to get rid of them?! wow EA has really fallen to a new low, Cause a problem in a free update that only spending money can fix. How scummy can they get!?
thefailedbeta
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
Are you able to click on them to clean them up?

I think it's a throwback to previous games (particularly Sims 2), where you would literally have dozens of bottles left all over the floor and it was complete chaos.
m_baldo
New Vanguard
3 years ago
Can you drag them into a bin?
PipMenace
Hero
3 years ago
@s3rlrules It’s supposed to be part of the game, making babies and infants more of a challenge. Which the community has been asking for for years. Honestly, pets are the same - they poop, you have to clean it up.

So you can’t just poof the diaper anymore, you have to have your Sim clean up (or hire a maid… or just drag-and-drop yourself… or yes, spend money on a DLC to get a shortcut like the changing table, laundry basket, Bonehilda, a butler, a servo, etc).