simkatu_nap_with_baby_in_bed.package 1.1 MB
simkatu_nap_with_baby_in_bed_v2_more_energy.package 1.1 MB
August 24, 2025

nap with baby in bed

this mod allows an adult (teen to elder) to take a nap together with an infant or toddler in the bed.

base game compatible
includes xml injector

upd. april 18, 2026: tuning adjustments & fixes.
upd, oct. 8, 2025: interaction should now start right away without extra clicks.

disclaimer: please note that sleeping in the same bed with infants is not recommended for safety reasons. this mod is just a part of my fantasy about family and children. it is not meant to encourage or promote bed-sharing with infants in real life.

here are two animation styles based on the sim's gender. you can switch between them using my other mod!

you can see a preview of the poses in the video in the title.

features/issues:

  • the action only works on the left side of the bed.

  • when using a double bed, the object is not reserved. this means other sims can lie or sit on the side where the action takes place!

  • the action lasts 90 in-game minutes. baby receives a sleep buff at the start of the action. the buff will last exactly 90 minutes! if you cancel the action early, the buff will remain.

  • if you decide to wake up earlier, make sure the child is selected and then click on the child to choose the action "remove sleepy buff". alternatively, you can use the ui cheats extension mod, which allows you to remove any buff by simply clicking on it.

outcomes:

  • increases energy and social motives;

  • for adults, increases parenting skill slightly;

  • slightly improves relationships;

  • adds unique buffs:

spanish translation by darwsims: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nap-with-baby-in-137734855
brazilian portuguese translation by andy ms: https://www.patreon.com/posts/138827977
brazilian portuguese translation by jazz: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155397528
french translation by milliestore: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/translations/nap-with-baby-in-bed-par-simkatu-trad-fr
russian translation by minami: https://boosty.to/minami_/posts/e032a795-6e6c-42a8-aac5-561ec08a05b8
italian translation by sha: https://www.patreon.com/posts/raccolta-tutte-140417356
german translation by simsyju: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/translations/nap-with-baby-in-bed-by-simkatu-german-translation-translated-by-simsyju
simplified and traditional chinese translation by meowcats: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nap-with-baby-in-141712904

download only one file!

  • version 1 - adults gain energy like in a usual nap;

  • version 2 - adults gain more energy.

what to do if the mod doesn’t work

Comments (101)

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MegS · September 6, 2026

I just want to make sure I'm reading it right the XML is already included with the mod and I don't need to download it separately?

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Scum lol · August 23, 2026

can this work on a single bed?

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Lulilune · June 27, 2026

my favouriteee

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kaylie · June 7, 2026

hey simkatu i could not get the mod to work and i tried doing what you said and now i can't even play the house. it keeps sending me back to the world menu, pls help

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simkatu · June 7, 2026

hi! could you please describe exactly what you did? and what was the original issue you were having with my mod, was the option missing completely, or was something else not working?

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A B · June 6, 2026

Thank you so much for all your creations. They really add to the game. Would you ever consider added a 'right side of bed' option to this, so 2 adult sims and 2 kiddos can nap in the bed together? (Not sure if that's possible )

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.ᐟ jezzamia ☆ · March 31, 2026

hello! 🤍🤍 the brazilian portuguese translation for this: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155397528?pr=true

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simkatu · March 31, 2026

thank you so much for your work! ❤️

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GlimmerSimmer · March 9, 2026

Hey Simkatu, I was just wondering if there was anyway that you could add an option to this mod to have them sleep rather than nap as in sleep for the night or until the player cancels it out, I would love for my sims to be able to sleep the whole night with their infant and partner at the same time ❤️

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simkatu · March 20, 2026

that’s a really nice and useful idea! ❤️ i’m a bit low on energy at the moment, but i hope to get back to this mod within the next month and see what i can come up with. sorry for the late reply!

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Tam Nguyen · March 8, 2026

I love this mod too. It's so simple yet so powerful, since my baby has a strong liking for being held all the time, and it works for both infants and toddlers. Thanks so much for making this

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simkatu · March 20, 2026

❤️❤️ i'm so glad to hear it

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simsyju · March 2, 2026

Love it! My German translation: https://www.curseforge.com/sims4/translations/nap-with-baby-in-bed-by-simkatu-german-translation-translated-by-simsyju

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simkatu · March 20, 2026

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Veronica · January 22, 2026

Not only do I love this mod and all your mods, but thank you for doing your due diligence by warning against real-life bed sharing! The sims is the perfect game to live out baby bed sharing fantasies with no risks. Thanks for making your mods free to all!

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simkatu · March 20, 2026

thank you so much for kind words ❤️

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Sabirah · January 9, 2026

Hello, is it possible make both parents sleep both side of the bed with their infants (same time) since its possible to nap like this only on the left side of the bed?

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simkatu · January 9, 2026

hi! unfortunately, i don’t know how to make this work

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Aja · December 30, 2025

Hello,I love this mod, sadly when I try to use it it states that the sim must have a book in thir inventory to nap. Any help is welcome🙏

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simkatu · January 2, 2026

hi! thank you for letting me know! i checked the code, and i honestly can’t see how this requirement could come from this interaction( could you please try step 3 from my troubleshooting guide here: https://sites.google.com/view/simkatu/if-the-mod-doesnt-work?authuser=0 maybe it’s possible another mod is interfering

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tymal 972 · November 25, 2025

Bonjour aider moi s'il vous plait j'ai telechargé le mods et ce qui va avec et sa ne fonctionne pas!! et ya personne pour m'aider en vocal donner moi un discord pour que quelqu'un m'aide en vocal svp

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simkatu · November 25, 2025

sorry, I don't use discord. i recommend to check that you have version 4.2 of the xml injector in your mods folder

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BlahBlah96 · November 21, 2025

Love love love this mod <3 I can not get enough of it!!! would really love to have more like this / similar to this. You did such an amazing job :D

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simkatu · November 21, 2025

thank you so much!! 🥺🧡

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chessielarson · October 30, 2025

Do you have to have the animations to use this? Sorry, I'm new to animations and don't understand how to use them.

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simkatu · November 21, 2025

you need to put the xml injector and one of the files into your mods folder. if you have an infant or a toddler in your household, the bed will have the interaction "nap with baby"

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Mercury Cole · October 23, 2025

hi simkatu! this is an amazing mod/override, as always! have you considered making an option of this mod where the sim will sleep longer? i think this would be wonderful for single mom sims or families that don't have enough space so the infant sleeps in bed through the night with the parent sim.

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simkatu · November 21, 2025

thank you for the kind words and for sharing your thoughts! i will think about it 💛

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Megan · October 14, 2025

I have not been able to get this mod nor any of the other ones (napping in chair etc). I made sure to install the latest xml injector, cleared my caches. is there any known mods it may clash with?

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chokyoko · October 14, 2025

ive got the same issue, it doesn't work for me :/

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Lutmich · October 14, 2025

Круто

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simkatu · November 21, 2025

thank you!

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Simlanii · October 9, 2025

This is my favorite mod. I had a goofy smile on my face watching both mother or father and baby nap together.

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Teall · October 10, 2025

I agree with you :D

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Teapressed · October 8, 2025

hi out of curiosity, whats so bad about sharing the bed irl?

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simkatu · October 8, 2025

i read that bed-sharing increases the risk of suffocation and sids, but it’s better to read more about it from reliable sources

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Mary A. · October 4, 2025

Hi Simkatu, I‘ve downloaded several of your mods yesterday (including this one) and ran into a problem: I‘m not able to use any of them in gamemode because the action to do so simply does not appear when clicking on the right objects. All of your files are at the top of my mods folder and additionally, when opening the game and getting a list by the game with all of the installed cc and script mods, they do appear under cc. I do have the latest upadate installed and other mods like lumpinou‘s pregnancy mod do work in my game. Do I need to download something else for the mods to work? Or how can I get the mods to work? Maybe it’s the new update? Sincelery, Mary

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simkatu · October 4, 2025

hi! could you please check if xml injector version 4.2 is installed in your mods folder? and it shouldn’t be placed deeper than one subfolder inside ‘mods’

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jeanne · October 3, 2025

Hello, Could you please tell me what shader you use for the sims 4? I've been searching for it for a long time, and does it make your game laggy?

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simkatu · October 4, 2025

hi! i use gshade (haven’t updated it for quite some time) with the senshi preset 3.0 by simsenshi, and i don’t really get any lag

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Nathalie Ott · September 22, 2025

Love this! Always whished that for my game, thank you!! ♥

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

thank you for such a sweet comment 💌

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Minami ♡ · September 22, 2025

Hi! As always, I’m absolutely delighted and incredibly grateful for this mod 🧡 The animations look amazing! I’ve translated your mod into Russian: https://boosty.to/minami_/posts/e032a795-6e6c-42a8-aac5-561ec08a05b8 Перевод мода на русский язык: https://boosty.to/minami_/posts/e032a795-6e6c-42a8-aac5-561ec08a05b8

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

thank you so much for your work and kind words 💕💕

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Tem · September 22, 2025

I LOVE YOUR OVERRIDES AND MODS I LITERALLY HAVE EVERY SINGLE ONE IN MY MODS FOLDER

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm really happy to hear that!! thank you

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karolin · September 22, 2025

OMG. You are so talented and creative, with your mods game is so much better. Thank you for the great work.

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

thank you so much!! ❤️

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Katherine · September 22, 2025

So cute ❤️

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

thank you 🥰

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bobobohouy · September 22, 2025

i love you

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simkatu · September 22, 2025

🥰❤️

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MajikAce · September 21, 2025

This is amazing ty!

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simkatu · September 21, 2025

thank you!!

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Andy Ms · September 13, 2025

Thank u, so cute <3 Brazilian Portuguese Translation https://www.patreon.com/posts/138827977?pr=true&cr=true

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simkatu · September 21, 2025

thank you so much for your work! ❤️

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Rena · September 7, 2025

i subscribe for this mod and i dont regret it

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simkatu · September 21, 2025

thank you so much!! ❤️

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milkemie · September 5, 2025

thank you for the amazing mods as always!! ♡

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simkatu · September 21, 2025

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Carissa Pavlica · September 5, 2025

Oh my gosh. I cannot wait to try this! They can sleep with toddlers, too?? Be still my beating heart! 🥰

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simkatu · September 5, 2025

I hope you'll like it in your game 💞💞

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Natasha Skeete · September 1, 2025

This is soo sweeet!!! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and these amazing mods!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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simkatu · September 3, 2025

thank you so much for your support 💓💓💓

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Cecilia · September 1, 2025

This is just precious ❤️❤️😍

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simkatu · September 3, 2025

💕💓💗💓💞🩷

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Rela Simmer · August 31, 2025

I LOVE IT!!! ✨✨😍✨

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simkatu · September 3, 2025

thank you 💗

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GlimmerSimmer · August 31, 2025

I’m not sure if it’s because my sims pregnant but I noticed her energy need goes up way slower than the toddlers. If that is from the mod is there anyway you could add an additional file that adds faster energy gain when using this interaction 🥰

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simkatu · August 31, 2025

got it, i’ll add this soon! ❤️

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dannimarie4820 · August 31, 2025

this is sooooo cute! your mods are amazing and keep up the good work!! i HAD to updgrade to get this! its sooooo adorbs.

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simkatu · August 31, 2025

thank you so much for kind words and support 🥺

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Dareksimmer · August 31, 2025

I made the Spanish translation for this mod, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nap-with-baby-in-137734855

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Dareksimmer · August 31, 2025

Thanks! I've been wanting something like this in my game for a while. Great work, you're the best!

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simkatu · August 31, 2025

thank you 😭❤️ and thank you so much for making the translations!!

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Niyabaee · August 30, 2025

i have this mod in my game but i dont have the option to lay with my toddler or infant. ive tried different hoseholds and it still never shows. Am i doing something wrong?

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simkatu · August 31, 2025

please check if you have xml injector v4.2 in your mods folder. this mod is required to add my custom interaction to the game. also, make sure the xml injector script file isn’t placed inside more than one subfolder

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Kenna Omalley · August 28, 2025

I absolutely love this mod!!! You've done it again!!!

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simkatu · August 29, 2025

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you, I'm trying my best 🤓

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GlimmerSimmer · August 28, 2025

This is why you are my fav mod creator of all time! Thank you so much for single handedly making family gameplay 10x better!! <3

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simkatu · August 29, 2025

thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️

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destiny morrison · August 26, 2025

question I still did not update my sims game to lastest update will this still work?

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simkatu · August 26, 2025

yes, it should work fine!

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Elise · August 25, 2025

So good as always 🙌

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simkatu · August 26, 2025

thank you so much ❤️

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🍀 JenJenLn 🍀 · August 25, 2025

This ia wonderfeul, thank you :)

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simkatu · August 26, 2025

thank you for your support 🥰

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OrdinarySims · August 25, 2025

Oh, I love it! (and loved to take naps with my baby in real life too!) Thank you!

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

aww, thank you so much! 🥰

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Noura Qa · August 25, 2025

cuuuuuuute

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

❤️❤️❤️

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Little L · August 25, 2025

Thank you for this great mod ! Does this conflict with other mods that use bed sharing/or interactions ? (WW « join in bed » for ex)

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

no, there is no conflicts! ❤️ thank you!!

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goldilocks434525 · August 25, 2025

This is adorable! 😍 thank you!

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

thank you so much! ❤️

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EMPRESS KAY · August 24, 2025

I also bed share with my toddler- love it

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

🥰🥰 thank you!!

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Madeline Mae Co. · August 24, 2025

I bed share in real life with my toddler. You created the animations beautifully 🫶

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

so sweet!! I hope you’ll enjoy the mod in game 💛

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emi uwu · August 24, 2025

que bonito 🥺

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simkatu · August 25, 2025

🥰❤️