Sims take forever to care for infants and toddlers

I've tried updating my mods and taking them out of the game, but nothing is working. My adult sims take hours to start an interaction with toddlers and infants and will most of the time discard the interaction altogether. When trying to "Read to toddler" my sims will be right next to the toddler, have the book in his hand, stand around for a couple of minutes and put the book away. I've tried debugging or moving them to another room with no luck. When I try to get my sims to use to toilet but they are holding the infant, they will take the infant to the toilet with them, realize they have the infant, put infant down, then I'll have them try to use the bathroom again just for them to pick up the infant and repeat the process. This is making the game unplayable for me as I tend to have more family-focused saves in the Sims 4. I like the challenge that babies give in the game, but this is an absolute nightmare when I'm trying to play without cheats.