: Nursing increases the Long-Term Relationship (LTR) between the mother and child by +15. Special Variations :

In the base version of The Sims 3 , infant feeding is limited to bottle-feeding, a mechanic that many players feel lacks the depth of real-world parenting. To address this, the modding community created the Sims 3 Breastfeeding Mod , most notably Nona’s Breastfeeding Mod

engine did not natively include these animations, the modding community had to be creative: Animation Borrowing : Most versions of the mod, including Nona's version on Simlogical , repurpose the "Snuggle" animation. Visual Adjustments

Even in normal gameplay, players note that they feel more attached to digital infants. The visual of a mother sitting on a park bench, nursing her baby, adds a layer of quiet realism that Maxis never delivered.