antonia, I agree with you when it comes to real life (how can you concentrate on anything else really? :)). But when it comes to the game, it really becomes frustrating to wait 4 hours; I can't even spend that much time daily on the game, and it's a little boring when the mother is always carrying a baby when I'm trying to play. It's not the game years I'm objecting, but the real hours. It would be nicer for me if I could speed up the game when the mother is carrying a baby, and slow down again (maybe super-slow mode even) as soon as I have a full family.
What is the hurry? The mother still earns an income while carrying the little one; she can do anything except work. And, even after having six kids; my mothers still make it to level 8 in their career progress.