“The Sims 4: Growing Together” is among the best there is for this globally renowned life simulation game. It is the 13th expansion pack overall for “The Sims 4,” where what’s new is being able to unlock and modify personality traits across your Sims’ lives as they cope with real-life human struggles, such as dealing with midlife crises, responding to pressures from your family to move in, and so much more.
Another exciting way to have fun playing “Growing Together” is the introduction of the Infant life stage. PVP Live can tell you more about this life stage in this previous story. Before this update, babies were more of like passive objects with interactions that were so limited you’ll set them aside for other more moving things in the game. Now, with the Infant life stage introduced in “Growing Together,” you can bond with your Sim’s infants more.
With this, you can be part of their progress and development, just like how you do with toddlers in the base game. Thus, you can interact with your Sims more meaningfully during this time in their development.
Therefore, there are Infant milestones. What are these milestones in “The Sims 4: Growing Together,” and how can you unlock each? Read further.
Firsts
How creatively thought of! There are five Infant milestones in “Growing Together”; the first is Firsts. Under this milestone are two types:
Caregiving
How this first category in the Firsts milestone makes meaning to you depends entirely on you. You can achieve this in random order, depending on how you want your infant to see their world. Milestones here include First Bubble Bath, First Bath, First Diaper Blowout, and even Peed on Caregiver.
However, there are also other milestones, such as First Baby Food and First Finger Food, which depend on which Gross Motor milestone the Infant has achieved, such as being able to sit on a high chair. You will learn more about this later. Then, there’s also the Slept Through the Night milestone, which is every Sim parent’s dream that is better achieved if your infant has the Calm Trait.
Social
The other half of the Firsts milestone in “Growing Together” is the Social category. You’ll also find the word “firsts” here, but they are more associated with the social interaction of the Infant. Milestones include First Visitors (if neighbors visit to meet your baby), First Family Visit (if the visitors are family members), First Visit to a Family Member’s Home, First Trip to Park, First Vacation (if your infant travels for the first time), and First Word.
How To Unlock Firsts
This milestone is like recording your infant’s firsts on video and posting them on social media for your family and friends to see. Nothing could be more spectacular than having a baby. But how do you unlock Firsts? Read on.
Some Firsts, such as Baby Food and Finger Food, require you to complete their respective milestones in the Fine Motor and Gross Motor categories first. Other Firsts, like sleeping through the night and peeing on the caregiver, would require you to pay close attention to your infant’s needs and activities accordingly. In other words, some milestones are more complicated to achieve than others.
Fine Motor
After Firsts, you’ll work on the Fine Motor milestone. Many of them will be achieved as your infant explores the world around them. Milestones here include Learned to Reach, Learned to Grab, Learned to Wave, Learned to Clap, Put Toe in Mouth, and Learned to Pincher Grasp or the ability of your infant to grasp objects. Be sure to keep an eye on their quirks, as these will determine whether they’ll achieve the milestone or not.
How To Unlock Fine Motor
Of course, to enjoy what can be seen here, you must first unlock this milestone. To achieve the milestones in this category, you must make your infants play with toys a lot.
Gross Motor
As the name implies, Gross Motor, just like the Fine Motor category, is the milestone best achieved when you let your infant explore using their Playmat or have Tummy Time with you, as you would typically do with your baby in the real world. Some of the most noteworthy milestones here are Lifted Head, Rolled Over to Back, Rolled Over to Tummy, Learned to Creep, Learned to Sit Up, Pulled to Stand (standing on the sofa), Learned to Crawl, and even Learned to Dance.
How To Unlock Gross Motor
To unlock the milestones in this category, your Sim must choose to have Play Tummy Together activities with the Infant. Don’t worry because, eventually, your infant will be able to do this independently. For other milestones, such as Learned to Crawl and Pulled to Stand, you must assist with unique interactions of your Infant Sim, such as Practice Crawling or Practice Standing. Nevertheless, they should eventually be able to do Tummy Time independently.
Social
Last is the Social milestone. This reflects how well your infant is learning to interact with others. Some milestones here are First Smiled, Learned to Coo, Learned to Laugh, Learned to Blow Kiss, Learned to Babble, Learned Peek-a-Boo, and even Learned to Blow Raspberry. How cute is that? The more you use these interactions, the more familiar the Infant will be with them.
How To Unlock Social
Things can get more complicated here, but don’t fret. Most milestones in the Social category can be attained by observing your infant’s interactions with other Sims, such as Caregivers. They’ll be able to learn those interactions with a regular selection of them. You can further expedite the process by introducing new interactions between Sims that can catch the attention of the Infant. Infants can also unlock Social by socializing with other Sims beyond caregivers, such as fellow infants or other Sims of various age groups.
That’s PVP Live’s guide to unlock all Infant milestones in “The Sims 4: Growing Together.” Enjoy more expansion packs from this Electronic Arts and Maxis game, such as “Lovestruck,” “Horse Ranch,” “Snowy Escape,” “Island Living,” “Seasons,” “Get Famous,” and “Get Together.” View the list here.
