11 month DS making his mates cry with his loud bursts of babble/shout

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Gorgeous, laid back, happy 11 month old DS has a loud voice on occasion. He'll suddenly break into a loud frustrated cry - sometimes accompanied by clenched fists - or he'll shout when excited or when playing.

I know it's loud. This week we've had two of his mates over. Both times his noise startled them and made them cry. The latter time it was endless - every time DS shouted out the other babe literally started sobbing.

Obviously my DS is perfect to me...and he looks so bewildered when they start crying...but is there anything I can do to get him to turn the volume down? I am praying assuming that it's a phase...

Anyone had this experience? Tips?

nope, there is nothing you can do!
ds2 was a real shouter, he was SO loud. and it's unfortunate that sometimes other babies will get a bit scared by it, but he's really too little for you to teach him to be quieter.

it is a phase though :)

Thanks Thisisyesterday

How long did the phase last? Is your DS quieter now?

My friend's DD was just like this. Her DD is similar age to mine and from about 9-10 months, friends DD would yell at other children in an effort to be friendly. Most children including my DD cried at her.

Friend was upset as her pfb was just trying to make friend's and all the other mean babies were rejecting her

Her DD is now 15 months and still incredibly vocal but not as shouts, plus the other children are that little bit more robust and far less likely to cry at her. My DD does sometimes need a little reassurance, but they play away together fine now, so much as children that age can play together.

My ds is also a shouter, he frightened a little girl at playgroup who cried, the next week he did the same thing, it was starting to get embarassing. But the more i said shh to him the more he shouted so i just started to ignore it and he has stopped doing it now.

hi again,
I can't remember how long it lasted actually. maybe a few months? once he started to learn to make other noises and stuff it kind of tailed off.
he is 4 now and he certainly can still be VERY LOUD but not so often and not so randomly :-D