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jrealegeno's avatar
3 years ago
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surprise autonomous baby

Hey! I'm playing the Sims 4 on a Mac and I'm wondering if it's possible to delete a newborn.  I have a Sims couple who got married, I left them one day to play another household-one real-life day-I go back to that original couple, and all of a sudden, to my surprise- they've got a baby!  I don't want them to have a baby. Is there a way to delete it?

By the way, that same thing happened to that other household (a baby just shows up) Is this a game feature? I get in real life people can find themselves with an unexpected pregnancy, but shouldn't I- my Sims' supreme being- be able to choose whether a couple has a baby or not? It throws off the whole trajectory of their lives-now I've got to take care of this baby! 

BTW, I did not receive any phone calls about whether they should try for a baby, nothing. Just, boom, there's a baby. (Seriously, this couple should NOT have a baby)

Thanks for your help

4 Replies

  • @jrealegeno 

    You can't delete babies in CAS.  But here's what you can do.

    Go to Manage Households and select the family that has the unwanted baby.  Use the split household option.  Select a household you don't care about from the Other tab to move the baby to.  Then move just the baby from one to the other and hit the check button.  The baby will now be in the other household. 

    After doing that, the baby will still show up as being the child of the original parents in the family tree.  To get the baby out of the family tree, delete the household that you gave the baby to.  

    Hope this helps.

  • khitteh's avatar
    khitteh
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago

    Alternatively you could just shift the baby bassinet to on top of the roof where the parents can't get to it, and let it starve 🥳

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