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.
Comments (101)
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?
can this work on a single bed?
my favouriteee
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
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?
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 )
hello! 🤍🤍 the brazilian portuguese translation for this: https://www.patreon.com/posts/155397528?pr=true
thank you so much for your work! ❤️
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 ❤️
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!
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
❤️❤️ i'm so glad to hear it
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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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!
thank you so much for kind words ❤️
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?
hi! unfortunately, i don’t know how to make this work
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🙏
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
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
sorry, I don't use discord. i recommend to check that you have version 4.2 of the xml injector in your mods folder
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
thank you so much!! 🥺🧡
Do you have to have the animations to use this? Sorry, I'm new to animations and don't understand how to use them.
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"
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.
thank you for the kind words and for sharing your thoughts! i will think about it 💛
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?
ive got the same issue, it doesn't work for me :/
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thank you!
This is my favorite mod. I had a goofy smile on my face watching both mother or father and baby nap together.
I agree with you :D
hi out of curiosity, whats so bad about sharing the bed irl?
i read that bed-sharing increases the risk of suffocation and sids, but it’s better to read more about it from reliable sources
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
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’
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?
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
Love this! Always whished that for my game, thank you!! ♥
thank you for such a sweet comment 💌
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
thank you so much for your work and kind words 💕💕
I LOVE YOUR OVERRIDES AND MODS I LITERALLY HAVE EVERY SINGLE ONE IN MY MODS FOLDER
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm really happy to hear that!! thank you
OMG. You are so talented and creative, with your mods game is so much better. Thank you for the great work.
thank you so much!! ❤️
So cute ❤️
thank you 🥰
i love you
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This is amazing ty!
thank you!!
Thank u, so cute <3 Brazilian Portuguese Translation https://www.patreon.com/posts/138827977?pr=true&cr=true
thank you so much for your work! ❤️
i subscribe for this mod and i dont regret it
thank you so much!! ❤️
thank you for the amazing mods as always!! ♡
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Oh my gosh. I cannot wait to try this! They can sleep with toddlers, too?? Be still my beating heart! 🥰
I hope you'll like it in your game 💞💞
This is soo sweeet!!! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and these amazing mods!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
thank you so much for your support 💓💓💓
This is just precious ❤️❤️😍
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I LOVE IT!!! ✨✨😍✨
thank you 💗
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 🥰
got it, i’ll add this soon! ❤️
this is sooooo cute! your mods are amazing and keep up the good work!! i HAD to updgrade to get this! its sooooo adorbs.
thank you so much for kind words and support 🥺
I made the Spanish translation for this mod, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nap-with-baby-in-137734855
Thanks! I've been wanting something like this in my game for a while. Great work, you're the best!
thank you 😭❤️ and thank you so much for making the translations!!
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?
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
I absolutely love this mod!!! You've done it again!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you, I'm trying my best 🤓
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
thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️
question I still did not update my sims game to lastest update will this still work?
yes, it should work fine!
So good as always 🙌
thank you so much ❤️
This ia wonderfeul, thank you :)
thank you for your support 🥰
Oh, I love it! (and loved to take naps with my baby in real life too!) Thank you!
aww, thank you so much! 🥰
cuuuuuuute
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Thank you for this great mod ! Does this conflict with other mods that use bed sharing/or interactions ? (WW « join in bed » for ex)
no, there is no conflicts! ❤️ thank you!!
This is adorable! 😍 thank you!
thank you so much! ❤️
I also bed share with my toddler- love it
🥰🥰 thank you!!
I bed share in real life with my toddler. You created the animations beautifully 🫶
so sweet!! I hope you’ll enjoy the mod in game 💛
que bonito 🥺
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