LEVEL UNLOCKS: 10 UNLOCKS: baby interactions and musical expressions hobby TIME LIMIT: 5 days PRIZE: infant overalls
To begin this discovery quest you need to find the nanny in the park once you have a baby sim in your town. If you complete this quest in the time limit you will unlock overalls for your infant sims, you can still complete this quest once the time is up to unlock the musical expressions hobby and new baby interactions but you won’t get the overalls
You cannot complete this quest at the same time as any other discovery quest
HOW LONG DOES THIS QUEST TAKE TO COMPLETE?
Note: you need a baby to complete this quest
Times may vary depending on the star rating an item has.
- Meet the Nanny- 1 minute (in park)
- Rant to Nanny Williams- 15 minutes
- Send a sim to an infants home
- Pick up an infant (adult click on infant in crib)
- Relax with an infant on the couch- 15 hours (click on couch)
- Let an infant crawl- 3 seconds (click on the baby while the adult sim is holding them)
- Make an infant crawl (tap anywhere on the ground when controlling the baby)
- Follow obsessively- 6 hours 30 minutes (click on baby)
- Clean infant mess- 12 hours 30 minutes (trashcan)
- Wash garbage off hands- 3 hours 10 minutes (using a sink)
- Ask Nanny for help- 5 hours 30 minutes
- Cry to be picked up (select cry for sim on adult sim)
- Rock to sleep- 1 Day (click on crib)
- Check simbook- 2 hours (using a computer)
- Pick up infant- 9 seconds
- Buy a highchair (infant section of home store)
- Place infant in highchair- 5 seconds (click on highchair) (if you can’t place the baby in the highchair try putting the highchair in the middle of the room with nothing around it)
- Search for soft food in the fridge- 8 hours 30 minutes
- Play with food- 9 hours 30 minutes (baby) (can be started early just start after previous task and you need to go back on the game to complete the previous tasks before this one finishes or it won’t work)
You need to control the baby to do this task so it may be easier to have all other sims in the house busy so the plumbob is over the babies head and you can select the option
- Ask the Nanny where she went- 15 minutes
- Feed soft food- 2 hours 30 minutes (adult needs to click on baby)
- Post photos on simbook- 13 hours (using a computer)
- Ask Nanny Williams to help a friend- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Hug the Nanny goodbye- 3 hours 30 minutes
QUEST IS COMPLETE!
Completing this quest unlocks new baby interactions, these can be found in my Guide to Babies
You also unlock the the Musical Expressions hobby for baby sims which requires a xylophone from the promotions r us store to complete. The time limit for the hobby begins as soon as you complete this quest. The option is 3 hours 10 minutes so I would definitely earn some LPs to try and complete in time
Prize: Infant Overalls
Price? Free
Where can I find them? In the wardrobe for baby sims
Is it worth it? Yes, they are cute and free!
Watch my step by step video of this quest here:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS QUEST
please read before asking
How do I start this discovery quest?
Find the nanny in the park to start this quest
Can I do discovery quests at the same time as a main quest?
Yes you can
I am doing the quest for toddlers and this one at the same time, is that going to cause a problem?
No it won’t as you don’t need to age a baby in the toddler quest
Why can’t I do this discovery quest yet?
You cannot do more than one discovery quest at the same time, if you are currently on another one (the list can be found here) you will not be able to do this one until that one is completed
Do I have to do this quest?
If you don’t start the quest you don’t have to do it at all but if you have already started it you need to complete it before you can move on to the next quest
I haven’t started this quest yet, will it still be available when I want to do it?
Yes it will be, you can choose to start it whenever you like
Do I need a baby for this quest?
Yes you do
I accidentally cleaned up the trash instead of cleaning the infants mess, how do I fix this?
Knock the trashcan over again and select the clean infants mess option
I can’t find any highchairs in buy mode, why?
You need to reach the goal to buy one before you unlock them
I can’t place my infant in a highchair, why?
The back of the highchair needs to be away from a wall or free from objects in the way so they can place the baby in the highchair from behind
What do you mean when you say a goal can be started early?
Any goal that you can normally do can be started early because you will have access to it and any goal that you can’t normally do you will have to wait until you get the goal to be able to complete it
The tip with this method is to put the sim doing that action early in a different house that you cannot go to until you get that goal or it will not work
I can’t get my baby to play with food, why?
The plumbob needs to be over that babies head and you need to click on the baby
Does the nanny stay once the quest is over?
No, she will leave
Why can’t I add a baby?
A crib needs to be placed in the house of a married couple, only married couples can have babies
How many babies can a couple have?
They can have 2 children as only 4 sims can live in a house at one time
How do babies go to the toilet?
They will go in their diaper when they are ready, then you change their diaper to increase their hygiene
What do I get if I complete this quest in the time limit?
Overalls for your baby sims
What happens if I don’t complete in the time limit, can I still finish this quest?
Yes you have to finish it to unlock the musical expressions hobby before you can move onto the next quest
I didn’t complete in the time limit, can I restart the quest?
No, you cannot redo quests
Can I still get the prize if I don’t complete in the time limit?
No, the only way to get the limited time prizes is by completing the quest in the time limit
I don’t like this quest! Can I just skip it?
No, you have to complete this quest before you can move onto the next one now that you have started it, if you don’t start it you don’t have to do it
Some times are slightly different on my game, why is this?
Times may vary depending on the star rating of the item you are using, as the higher star rating an item has the quicker you will complete a goal
Some times are really off/ different goals show for me, why is this?
This will be because the quest has been updated recently, I try my best to keep these posts up to date but it is difficult as I cannot redo every quest each time the game is updated. If you notice any changes please let me know so I can update the post
This quest unlocks the musical expressions hobby, does the time limit start straight away once I have completed this quest?
Yes, the time limit for the hobby starts straight away once this quest is complete, you can click no when the hobby pop up appears but this does not stop the timer going down
Blue footprints appear when my baby tries to use the xylophone, why?
Blue footprints appear when your sim cannot access an item you want them to use, you need to either rotate the item or move an item that has been placed in front of it so they can use it
Last updated December 2019
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if you dont do it on time can you buy the prize anywhere
no you can’t
Hello I have a new born baby.. And I’m at level ten without the quest. The baby doesn’t look like the one in the picture. How do I get her to look like the one in the picture?
you need to find the nanny in the park and start the quest
I can’t play with food because while the dad was searching for food I put the infant in the cot and when he was finished I put the baby back in and now it doesn’t say play with food. Please help
A lot of people are having this problem, I don’t know if its a glitch or they are just clicking on the baby with an adult sim so it may be easier to have all the other sims in the house busy doing something so the controls are on the baby, then click on the baby and you should get the option to play with food
Hi. Im struggling with the Nanny knows best quest on Sims Freeplay.. I got to the part where you put the toddler in the highchair & look in the fridge for soft food.. But then couldn’t get the toddler to play with with the food. I cant move foward with this quest.. What do i do?
A lot of people are having this problem, I don’t know if its a glitch or they are just clicking on the baby with an adult sim so it may be easier to have all the other sims in the house busy doing something so the controls are on the baby, then click on the baby and you should get the option to play with food
I ran out of time doing the musical expressions quest because of real life stuff. Is there any way to get the baby jumper/bouncer at any time in the future or is there only this one chance forever? If so, it’s pretty harsh when I’ve been a loyal player for a year now and regularly buy things 😦
sorry that is the one way to get it at the moment
Hi xx I am on level 28 but cannot seem to find this quest! You said that you cannot complete the quest if you are already completing another discovery quest. What’s a discovery quest? Thanks xxx
Book of Spells, The Sunset Mall, A Dance to Remember, Vacationers guide to the great outdoors, royal lineage, super toddler secret mission, pretty little planters,
DIY Homes: Patio quest, Balcony quest and basement quests
These are all discovery quests, if you are doing one of these you cannot do the nanny knows best quest right now.
I cannot find the nanny eventho i already have the baby.what should i do. .? Now i in level 38
have you looked in the park? She will be there, as long as you aren’t on another discovery quest right now.
Hi did I start the quest too early? I’m on level 10
No, it unlocks at level 10
Hello!
So while my Sim was searching for the soft food and I thought ‘poor baby, she can’t sit in the highchair for 8 hours!’ . So I had another sin to pick the baby up and let her sleep in the crib.
When the Sim was done in searching for the soft food, the baby was already awake and in another Sim’s arms. So I had the Sim to put the baby into the highchair after the new quest (the one that asks Sim to put a food in front of the baby but then the baby play) appear. When I tapped on the baby, the option ‘Play with food’ did not appear! ⊙_⊙
Could it because of my fault for making the baby go sleep while the Sim search for her soft food? Or just glitch? It’s been two days. Please help me to fix this. 😦
Thank you for reading!
A lot of people are having this problem, I don’t know if its a glitch or they are just clicking on the baby with an adult sim so it may be easier to have all the other sims in the house busy doing something so the controls are on the baby, then click on the baby and you should get the option to play with food
Hi, I’m on ask nanny for help (5h 30m) I have 2 baby can I already start one rocking to sleep because it take one 1 day?
Thanks!! 😊
No sorry you can’t start that task early
I have the baby already. But i cannot find the nanny at the park. I already at level 38. I cannot find xylophone n other babies items at all in the toys r us even.
You are probably on another discovery quest right now, you need to complete that first before you find the nanny
What to do? I can’t pass a lever wherein the baby needs to play with the food. Help.
It may be easier to have all the other sims in the house busy doing something so the controls are on the baby, then click on the baby and you should get the option to play with food
I ran out of time to finish this quest but now I can’t start the dancing quest or build the sorcerous supplies store since they both require the nanny quest to be completed. Is there anyway to fix that?
you can still finish the quest even though you ran out of time
How do I finish the quest even though I’ve ran out of time
You cant complete the quest if you didn’t do it in the time limit
In baby store .there is no high chair
there is once you get to that goal.
I was supposed to be at the last stage of the nanny knows best. I’d already done ask nanny Williams to help a friend and should have been going into hug her goodbye. Now it’s asking me to do ask to help a friend again and the nanny is nowhere to be found. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled and still nothing. What do I do?
you may need to contact EA to see if they can fix this for you as unfortunately I am unable to fix technical issues
I don’t see the xylophone and I finished the nanny knows best quest idk what to do its not in the baby store…?help
it can be found in promotions r us
Hi there! Love your posts! Is ere a way to get rid of the nanny after finishing the quest?
the nanny disappears once the quest is over
Does the nanny still follow everyone around after the quest is complete? And if so, how do you get rid of her? She’s creepy and annoying. Lol
No, she disappears once you complete the quest
Hi! I’m just wondering before I complete this quest , do you think I would finished in time if I don’t have any LPS?
it is possible but this post may help you earn some LPs: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/the-sims-freeplay-how-do-i-have-so-many-lps/
When I posted photos on sim book it took me 16hs why?
The time depends on the star rating an item has, I used a 3 star computer so it was quicker.
Hi, sorry this is late, but after the quest, do we still have high chairs or no? I really would love to have high chairs for the baby so it can eat with its parents.
yes they are still available to buy
Hey, I was wondering , I dident notice this before , but I had a sunset mall , it said , to build it , I have to complete the nanny quest thingy , but my sister ( dosent have a baby yet ) dosent have to do the nanny quest. :(( I have everything I need to build the sunset mall , EXCPT ! The nanny quest , which takes FOREVER !!! Is there anyway I can get RID of this quest ?!😞😉if no , than that’s ok. Thnks !
no sorry, you have to complete that quest as you have already started it before you can do the sunset mall quest
Where did you get that crib and once you finish this can your baby still crawl and stuff? But if you let the other sims to stuff get the baby to crawl to a couch and click it see what happens ^~^
The crib is no longer available
And yes babies can still crawl once this quest is over.
The option to put my baby on the floor to play with the xylophone is not appearing. I completed the Nanny Knows Best Quest. Do you know how to fix this?
The option is let baby crawl
There is no high chair in the infant section. How do I get the high chair to appear? I’ve looked in the home store and the children’s store.
There is once you get the goal to buy one.
Hello, I got to the step where you have to relax with an infant on a couch. My sims freeplay glitched out and once I picked up the infant and started walking to the couch, the infant stayed floating in the air. Then when i closed out of the game and restarted it, the baby was on the ground and I could make it crawl around. My adult sim was still stroking the air and the action was still continued, even though the baby wasn’t part of the action. Should I cancel this action out and redo it or will it still count? I don’t want to wait the 16 or so hours and find out it didn’t work.
It should still complete the action if the adult is still doing it but if you are worried you can cancel it and try again
I started the “Follow Obsessively” part but now I can’t skip it or touch my baby or the adult I used at all. What do I do?
Can you not wait until the task has finished?
Hi! I understand that the prize for this quest is access to overalls for the baby. Is there any benefit besides that? I’m about 1/2 way through it and I feel like the baby won’t be a baby long enough to spend all this time on a cute clothing option. Does the Nanny stay if the quest is incomplete? Are there other quests that will not be available to me if i don’t finish this one? Thanks for your insight AND your very helpful blog!
You also unlock a hobby for babies and babies can do more things instead of just stay in their crib all day.
The nanny stays if you don’t finish the quest, and you won’t be able to complete other discovery quests until this one is complete.
Hello. I have this one question. So im doing this quest right now and my sims is posting photos in simbook which takes 15 hours while the quest will be over in 7 hours and im freaking out right now. What should i do? Because i dont have enough LPs to do anything
all you can really do is earn some LPs, this post may help: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/the-sims-freeplay-how-do-i-have-so-many-lps/ otherwise you will not be able to complete in time
My infant sim didn’t knock over the garbage can. What should I do?
An adult needs to do that.
If I don’t do the quest in time, do I still get the musical expression hobby and cloth for the infant?
You don’t get the clothes but you unlock the hobby once you complete this quest.
hi there, may I know ask how to start the puppy odyssey quest? it always say my sims is busy with another quests and tell me to come back when I finish them. I have finished 2 quests but still can’t start it. it has been 2-3 day and I am afraid this puppy quest might disappear if I don’t do it now.
you need to finish the discovery quest you are on right now, a list of them can be found in this post: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/the-sims-freeplay-discovery-quests/
I’m on the puppy Oddessy quest and the action sit on the sofa with people is impossible to complete because my puppy has disappeared. How do I complete this quest in time with no puppy?
This is a common glitch in this quest, unfortunately I cannot fix this so you will need to contact EA about this to see if they can fix this for you, sorry!
I ran out of time on the “Nanny Knows Best” quest and when I try to click on another quest it tells me to complete the Nanny Knows Best Quest . Should I acknowledge EA ?
you need to complete that quest to move on whether you finish it in time or not.
How can I add a baby now? When I put a crib in my house, I don’t see any sign above it to add babies…?
If there isn’t a sign above then they either aren’t married or you already have two children in that house so you cannot add anymore children
I have the same problem. I can’t add an extra baby to the couple who already have 1 baby (the sign doesn’t appear).
I’ve tried marrying another couple and putting a crib in their house – the sign appears above the crib, but says ‘A married couple needs to live here to have a baby’.
There is definitely a married couple living in the house? If so, are you currently waiting for another baby to arrive? As you can only add one at a time
If you aren’t sorry but I don’t know what else to suggest, you may want to contact EA to see if they can fix this for you
How much time did you have left when you finished the Nanny Knows Best quest?
I can’t remember exactly but you have just under 12 hours left if you complete all tasks back to back without LPs
hi there, may I know ask how to start the nanny knows best quest? it always says my sims is busy with another quests and tell me to come back when I finish them. I have finished 2 quests but still can’t start it.
You need to finish the discovery quest you are on first before you can do this one, all discovery quests can be found in this post: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/11/15/the-sims-freeplay-discovery-quests/
Hi I’m on the nanny knows best quest at the clear infants mess at the garbage can bit. I accidentally cleaned it up normally. As in didn’t select “clear infants mess” and now I’m stuck on it, the infant hasn’t knocked the garbage can over again so the option hasn’t become available!!
Can anyone help?
Does an adult knocking over the garbage give you the option?
Do you still get the infant interactions and music hobby even if you don’t complete on time?
yes, once you complete it but you don’t have to complete in the time limit.
Can you answer my question please?! Xx
Have you tried the garbage at a different house? Sorry but there isn’t anything else I can suggest apart from contacting EA to see if they can fix this for you.
I just finished the quest, but I don’t know what the new infant interactions are?
This post will tell you: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/the-sims-freeplay-guide-to-babies/
I have finished following the baby excessively and cleaned up the mess but I can’t seem to get to the next quest
have you tried clicking on a sink to see if you have the option to wash the garbage off your hands?
Please help me!
I followed the baby obsessively but then it says clean up infants mess, but my baby didn’t mess up the garbage and I can’t do anything!! Please help me!
A few people have had this problem in this update, unfortunately I don’t know what the solution is right now and nothing I have suggested so far has worked so you will need to contact EA to see if they can fix this for you, sorry!
Hi the baby hasn’t knocked over the trash can so I can’t clean it up and continue with the quest do you have any advice?
A few people have had this problem in this update, unfortunately I don’t know what the solution is right now and nothing I have suggested so far has worked so you will need to contact EA to see if they can fix this for you, sorry!
I had the same issue but I just got someone to kick the trash can over and it started to work.
Immediately I reached relax with the child…. The child disappeared..
can you not find the baby on your simtracker?
Thank you SOOOO much for that trick on getting lp by cooking! I was so stressed that i wouldnt get the outfits because i only had 8 hours left but i had an activity that would take me 13 hours but because of that cooking thing i was able to finish the quest in time! thank you so much i love your blog!
You’re very welcome!
Hi love your webisite. Iv been a player for years and im on here 24/7. Not to sound nosey but what level are you on and how much sims do you have??
I am on level 51 with 30 sims
If you finish the quest not on time, can you still have the baby clothes
no you can’t, you need to complete in the time limit to get the overalls
Where did the nanny go? She isn’t there, the quest ended but why is she gone, do she supposed to stay there the whole time?
The nanny leaves once you complete the quest
Hi! For some reason they have me doing this quest, and the toddler quest at the same time, and I only have 1 baby. Do you think its possible to finish both on time? And which one do you think I should pick to finish?
Personally I prefer the prize for completing the toddler quest in the time limit but you should be able to complete them both at the same time.
My infant won’t pee, the toilet icon is red. What do I do? I have heard that a infant can’t pee so you have to age it into a toddler to do that but is there a way to do it without turning the infant into a toddler?
You just have to wait for them to go in their diaper, then you can change it to increase their hygiene again.
I accidentally pressed wrongly on the clean up garbage instead of infant mess what to do ? ):
Have you tried knocking over the garbage to see if you get the option?
If for example I did the last action (say goodbye) 5h before the deadline but I won’t be able to be there until 6h later (time period ended) will it be counted that I finished the quest in time?
No, you would need to complete it before the deadline to finish in time
Eh I mean for example my deadline is at 3 pm, and I did the last action at 5 am (so it will finish in time, before 3 pm right), but if I can only log on at say 4 pm, will it count? Like will I get the timed prize or no ?
I already answered this question for you.
Yes you need to finish before the time limit is up, you cannot finish after the time limit of 3pm if you want the prize because it finishes at 3pm.