Babbling

[Anonymous]

Jackson is 4.5 months old and not babbling yet. He has started to make funny sqeals and he makes other funny noises. He smiles, giggles and makes lots of eye contact. He just won’t babble, make consonant noises or imitate me. When did your little ones start to babble and imitate?

[Anonymous]

I don’t remember exactly, but I know that Alex wasn’t doing it yet at 4.5 months. She was really late to start, but then took off like crazy once she did. I had myself all tied up in knots over nothing. So, I wouldn’t worry yet!

[Anonymous]

Alana certainly wasn’t doing any consonant noises or imitation at that age. I think if your bub is interacting with you he is on the right track. Just keep doing what you are doing.

[Anonymous]

THANK YOU both for responding! I should not even read the milestone things on the internet! Something I read said that most babies at this age are already babbling and trying to imitate. Jackson is very interactive and makes some noises, but they are not technically babbling and he is not even attempting to imitate me. Sometimes he makes responsive noises when I talk to him, but he usually just smiles and gets excited.

[Anonymous]

I think your little one sounds just great! Those milestone charts on the internet don’t mean anything, many of them are the very earliest you’d have a chance of seeing anything happen. Dagney was very expressive from the start, but I don’t remember a ton of sounds, or consistent sounds at that age. It’s so sad how quickly you forget exactly when things happen, though. My neice is about 4 1/2 months and doesn’t make a lot of noises yet. She makes some, but nothing consistent or mimicking, but she does make a lot of eye contact and reacts to people.

[Author]

Posts