InThe Sims 2, you have the opportunity to build a neighborhood and individually influence every family’s actions. From what they eat for breakfast to who they interact with, every choice is yours to make. For the most part, anyway.

One action you’ll often see is the WooHoo, which many Sims like to do. If your Sim wants to grow a family, they’ll need a compatible partner and a safe space to get busy. We’ll walk you through the process of getting a Sim pregnant and delivering a healthy little baby. Of course, there are also other ways to add a child to your home!

How To Make A Baby

To make a baby, you needa male and female Simto interact. They’ll need to have a high relationship with each other and access to one of several items they can WooHoo on. WooHooing can be done in:

Public WooHoos are risky, but can be a rewarding want for Romance Sims.

Simply select one of these objects with a romantic partner on the lot andselect the Try for Baby option. Your Sims will get busy and do their thing. If the female Sim was successfully impregnated,a lullaby will playto signal the upcoming birth.

Standard WooHoo interactions come with avery low risk of a baby, so be careful!

Male Sims can be impregnated by aliens if abducted.

When pregnant, a Sim willwear maternity clothesas their baby bump grows over the next few days. After the third day, your Sim willcall the household to attentionas they deliver their new child. You’ll get tochoose a name for the babybefore officially welcoming them to the family.

The gender of your child islocked once delivery starts, so save beforehand in case you want toreroll the gender. Additionally, if you want totry for twins, you’ll need to verify thepregnant Sim eats a lot of spaghetti or cheesecake.

If a pregnant Sim dies or becomes an elder, the baby will be lost.

Pregnant Sims willget three days offbefore and after delivering a baby as maternity/paternity leave. Use this time tobond with the babyand rest!

How To Remove Children From A Household

Children, toddlers, and babiescan beforcibly removed from a householddue to neglect. SimCity will send a social worker if these youngSims are in mortal danger, like when starving or drowning.

A social worker will also appear if a child oryounger Sim is left orphaned, meaning there areno teens, adults, or eldersleft in the household to look after them. There’sno way to stop the social workerfrom retrieving your children unless they have the family aspiration benefit that allows them toplead with the social workerfor another chance.

Children seized from households will beadded to the adoption pool.

How To Adopt Children

If WooHooing isn’t working oryour Sim struggles to find love, there are plenty ofchildren looking for loving parents.Pick up your phone and dial services, then select Adoption. You’ll speak with a social worker that will evaluate your candidacy as a potential parent.

Parents who’ve had children removed from the household are unable to adopt new children.

When deemed fit, a social worker will arrive in a van. You can thenchoose to adopt a baby, toddler, or childSim. These young onesare randomly generated,though any children that have beenremoved from other households will take priorityover townie Sims.

Adopted sims will have no memories of a previous household or family, buttheir family tree will remain intactand their families will remember them.