Direct answer: Children are optional and require marriage first. Official release notes say a Mystical Feather becomes available through a cutscene in the weeks after marriage and starts the family-planning conversation. The official FAQ also confirms that you may opt out; it does not promise an exact trigger day.
Requirements
- A completed marriage
- The spouse moved into the farmhouse and normal married dialogue is active
- Enough ordinary sleep cycles for post-marriage dreams and home events
- No competing festival or queued story event blocking the next overnight scene
Step-by-step
- Complete the wedding and verify that your spouse’s farmhouse routine is active.
- Continue ordinary married days and sleep normally; do not expect the family prompt immediately after the ceremony.
- Watch for the post-marriage cutscene that gives you the Mystical Feather.
- Use the feather to begin the conversation with your spouse.
- Choose whether to have a child. If you proceed, follow the later dream choice and allow the remaining in-game time to pass.
Common reasons it does not work
- No dream yet: Count ordinary nights after the wedding and clear queued festival, mine, or town-story scenes.
- Only engaged: The family route begins after the completed wedding and spouse move-in, not after accepting the proposal.
- Feather obtained but nothing changes: Use the Mystical Feather and then speak with the spouse; keeping it in storage does not advance the route.
- Do not want children: Decline the family choice. The official FAQ confirms the feature is optional.
Related items and places
Use the marriage guide to verify that the wedding and spouse move-in are complete. If you are still at the proposal step, start with the Engagement Ring guide.
Current-update notes
Official sources confirm marriage, children, the Mystical Feather cutscene, and the ability to opt out. They describe the trigger as occurring in the weeks after marriage but do not publish an exact day, so this guide does not turn an unverified player estimate into a deadline.
FAQ
Are children automatic after marriage?
No. The route presents a choice, and the official FAQ says players can opt out.
Do I need to buy a crib first?
Current reports describe the Mystical Feather and spouse conversation as the trigger. Do not spend money on speculative furniture before the game asks for it.
Is the trigger tied to an exact day?
No exact day is stated in the approved official sources. Continue through ordinary married days and allow queued overnight events to resolve; report a repeatable exact condition if the live game shows one.
What is confirmed
Children are optional. After marriage, a cutscene makes the Mystical Feather available and opens a family-planning conversation. The player keeps control over whether the route continues.
The system should not be treated as an automatic consequence of marriage. If you want a child, continue normal married life, keep checking mail and home events, and allow time for the post-marriage cutscene sequence. If you do not want one, the official FAQ confirms that you can opt out.
Before starting the family route
- Finish the wedding and confirm the spouse’s post-marriage routine is active.
- Leave normal calendar days available for home cutscenes.
- Avoid assuming a missing prompt is a bug immediately after the wedding.
- Keep a manual save before making a permanent household choice.
- Read the current on-screen wording; it is more reliable than a pre-release guide.
Warning: open the post-marriage family trigger
The official notes confirm that using the Mystical Feather begins an optional family-planning discussion after marriage. The exact scene dialogue, later household choices, and child-arrival sequence are story content; follow the current in-game prompts rather than relying on a fixed-day schedule that the official sources do not publish.
Troubleshooting
Confirm that you are married rather than only dating or engaged, that the spouse has moved in, and that no festival or other event is taking priority. Sleep through several ordinary nights before assuming the save is blocked. The marriage guide covers the earlier route.