Unlocking babies...

I'm actually somewhere between Mostly and Somewhat.

I don't really want them fully mobile like pets/Kittens, but I would like more interactions and some ability to customize them. What I've been saying I'd like is additional items (Bouncy chair, play mat, play pen, maybe a baby bath) that your sim can move the baby between. So it's still tied to items, but you can have several items around the house and move the baby to whichever is closest to where you want your adult sim skilling up. (A baby sling or baby carrier would be cool too, but I think the technical issues to get those to work would be pretty significant.)

And the ability to change the onsie. I'm okay with only having like 4 baby skin tones (including Alien) and no influence on the baby's face. I just would like different onsies.

I'm not particularly fussed. I chose the option that I'm fine with the babies being in the crib. If they are given greater functionality in a free patch, or otherwise in a pack I want for other reasons, I'll take advantage, but I don't feel strongly about the subject. I probably wouldn't buy a baby stuff pack, for example.

They've already stated that we're not getting a game changing update in these next 6 months, which is exactly what overhauled babies would be, and I can't imagine them waiting until the end of the year to do something so major, so sadly I doubt it's happening at all.

I'd love real babies. I would prefer to play them, I want them to move around, learn how to crawl, show genetics (this is very important to me as a generational player). I want clothes for them and toys, playpens, strollers - I would definitely buy a baby stuff pack and I cross my fingers we will get a baby gamepack this year.

They said that the gamepack is something that has never done before and we never had really advanced babies, even TS2 babies didn't REALLY show genetics, they didn't learn how to crawl or to stand up and they didn't have their own wardrobe and toys. There never was a "baby pack", so I keep my fingers crossed and hope for it. I know that lots of family players feel the same.

And be aware of the fact that many occult players are also family/generational players and it's a shame toddlers and children were left out from occult gameplay as they were. A gamepack like that could also come with an update that leads to the the occult lifestages in babies to children to show a little more, e.g. learn first spells and do magic pranks for children (and teens of course) or have toddlers experience "magic accidents" because they don't know how to control their powers yet. I am not much of an occult player, but it would appeal to me that way and I know that lots of occult players would love it!

I don't neec to play them, but if they had more "life", more interactions, then i wouldn't age them up immediatly after thy're born as i do now.

Playing at them would be neat, I guess. But I don't see anything exciting about playing as a sim that can't do anything outside of eating, crawling and pooping.

But interacting with them would be fun. I just want to take them out of the house for family gatherings and picnics. Anything more would be a bonus for me.

This option seems interesting because it can be very challenging for the developers to allow us to play as a baby Sims. More than anything, I hope that with the baby update, it can come with the memory system too because it would be one of the important features if we really want to immerse in every Sims life stages.

Whatever they would add to babies, I'd probably try once, then continue to age them up 5 minutes after birth.

Definitely option 1. I so miss the babies from sim2 and 3 and really want them to do more than cry and poo. Honestly, I would like an overhaul on all three early life stages as there is just not a lot to do w/ kids, tots and babies.

Option 1 is what I want to see I'd love to see them play more than a newborn and more so be the first year so yeah i think they should play as a Sim not as a kitten.