Players who don't want to cheat may use the second method, where they have pregnant Sims perform certain actions to influence, but not guarantee, the baby's gender. One, a simple cheat, is the only way to guarantee the baby will be the player's desired gender. There are two ways for players to have more control over their baby's gender.
Related: The Sims 4: How to Earn Simoleons Fast (Without Cheats) There are no ultrasounds, so it's impossible for players to know the gender of the baby in advance, which makes decorating a nursery difficult. They all tend to look the same, and new parents cannot carry them around or really move them from their cradle until they reach Toddler age. Babies in Sims 4 are also far less customizable than they have ever been.
While Sims 4 allowed a little more freedom with pregnancy in Create-A-Sim when they added gender identity and pregnancy controls, once Sims have WooHooed using Try for a Baby, it's largely out of the players' hands. Of course, a large part of family play hinges around pregnancy and having a baby in the game. A good part of the Sims 4 community would consider themselves Family Players because their goal in the game is to simulate family life and raising several children into successful adulthood.
