My 7month old doesn't babble, he grunts, groans and grrrrrr's??

[venetianred]

Has anyone experienced anything similar.

My 7 month old has never really babbled, no maa, no daaa, no yaaa, no gaaa - nothing. He used to make gutteral noises and now grunts, groans and goes grrrrr. More so during meal times and he's starting to do it in the night when he wakes.

He's clearly a bright child, and is already happily moving about, so I'm not particularly concerned about his development, but it just seems so odd, and strange that he really makes nothing other than 'throaty' noises.

Is anyone familiar with anything like this?

Thanks

[QueenFee]

My DS is nearly 7 months and the only sounds he makes are growls and excited squeaks!
HTH

[chandellina]

my son did lots of growling and very little in the way of babbling. It seemed like he had ah and oh at around 4 months, then nothing (didn't even say those anymore) until more like 10 or 11 months when he finally started saying ba ba. Now 18 months and he's doing fine, has dozens of words, though he still rarely calls me ma ma. Probably nothing to worry about, just keep an eye (ear) on it if nothing changes in a few months.

[acebaby]

Neither of my DS's did much babbling. DS1 just screeched haaaa haaaaa constantly, and went from that to saying his first words at 10 months and was talking in sentences soon after he was 1. He never babbled. DS2 babbled a bit (from around 8 months) and actually spoke slightly later than DS1.

My nephew babbled loads (at exactly the 'right' time) but at 25 months has only one or two words - and still babbles. Nothing to worry about with him either. He's a great communicator, but just slightly later than average with actual speech.

There's a huge variability, and unless you have other reason to be concerned (eg your dc not responding to sound) then I wouldn't worry.

[VerityClinch]

DD (on the verge of turning 7 months) growled, grunted and screeched as a precursor to babbling.

For the last week, she has been saying dadadadadadadada.

(How very annoying for mamamamamama, especially when dadadadadada has fvcked off gone on a business trip to New York for the week.

The grunting, growling (especially when she thinks she is not getting fed fast enough) and screeching remain, though...

I don't think you have anything at all to worry about.

[Dorchies]

I wouldn't worry - as you can see, they're all different! My 8mo has just this week started some da da's and ba ba's and today a ma ma! Only raspberries last week!

[Snowtiger]

Wouldn't worry, my DS1 didn't babble or speak really until nearly a year old, I was getting quite worried about it and although I was nattering away to him all day, the HV recommended we watch more CBeebies (ha, can't get the little so and so away from it now) to stimulate his vocal development.

More experienced child carers than me at his nursery said "he's an observer, he's the kind of child who will make noises but won't try to speak until he's sure he can do it right."

Lo and behold at a year he started chattering away and now at 2.5yrs has a vast vocabulary.

If yours isn't making any recognisable sounds at a year then I'd talk to the HV but until then wouldn't worry. Just make sure you talk to him a lot to assuage your own guilt!

[DawnAS]

OP, I could have written your post!

My LO doesn't make any sounds yet that could be recognised as words but does make various babbling-type noises.

The growling, throaty noise she started making a week ago when she got a cold. Now she seems to make it when she's had enough food - of course I ignore the noises while she continues to take the food and only stop when she actually pushes it away!

It's a very funny noise though and I'm convinced it must hurt her throat!

[venetianred]

Thanks all. I mentioned it to the HV today and she was a bit surprised but agreed he was as bright as a button in all ways so hard to be worried. She said to mention it at the development check coming up so they can see if there is any reason for concern.

verity and queenfee - he squeeked loudly a few times today too!!!

[nukefamily]

What do the acronyms DS, DS1, DD, LO, etc...stand for?

[crazymumlady]

6 years late but wanted to reply as no-one did...

DS = Dear son
DS1 = dear son 1 ( ds2 is dear son 2)
DD = dear daughter
LO = little one
SO = significant other
DH = dear husband
DW = dear wife

[ConcernedSJ]

Hi everyone,
I know this thread is very old but I was wondering how all of your little ones are doing? I'm a first time parent and my daughter sounds a lot like you all have described here.
She was making all kinds of cooing noises and very talkative at 3- early 4 months then suddenly stopped and started making gutteral and grunting kinds of noises.
Now, at 6.5 months, she sounds pretty similarly maybe a bit less throaty and more like mmmm as if she's eating something that tastes good.
We saw her pediatrician for her 6 month check up and she said that some babies take up to 9 months to start babbling but I'm so worried about this.
Everything I find online when I look up baby not babbling at 6 months says autism. So I was wondering how your little ones are all doing now and maybe that'll ease some of my worries to hear they're doing well.

[Timmygirl]

How is it going for you now ConcernedSJ? I’m in the same boat now with my 6.5 month old.

[chandellina]

Hi, FWIW I posted early on this thread, before I had my second child, who had delayed sounds and speech. She didn't babble, "failed" all her milestone checks, and entered speech therapy around 2.5 because she had only a few unintelligible words. It took a while to get her forming the right sounds and putting words together. By reception she was well on her way and is now top of her class at 11 and a confident speaker. Her only ongoing problem sound is "sh" and her tongue wanting to stick out from her teeth. I don't know if the delayed babble/speech and problem forming the sounds went hand in hand but I was pretty sure it would all work out, and it did. The speech therapy from 2.5-5 helped a lot I think.

[Ankleweights]

Hi Venetian. My son did the same and everyone just growled back at him. At 9 months he learnt dada and that was the only word he said til 12 months. He incorporated a few more by 15 months but I know for certain he understood more than he could say. Now at 19 months he says lots of words and words that he can't say he keeps pointing at them and says "this" and we repeat back over and over and one day he wakes up and just says the word he's been working on. Long story but just wanted to let you know that some children listen and then when they feel confident say whatever word they're working on but they defo understand x

[QueenFee]

Haven't been on here for ages, but wanted to reply for anyone searching in future. The child I was referring to in my post below is now a very articulate child way ahead of his peers - go figure!

[LD1994]

hi any update on your boy this sounds exactly like my 7 month old am getting worried x

[LD1994]

@venetianred hi any update on your boy this sounds exactly like my 7 month old am getting worried x

[LD1994]

@ConcernedSJ any update
my baby girls doing this ?

[HKJ07]

Hi any update? My son 7months old 4dys ago super loud laugher, screecher and growler LOL no babbles in repetition yet either!