no babbling or cooing from 4 month old

[NinjaChipmunk]

my 4 month old dd is very quiet. She's pretty much on track for her milestones, can lift head when on tummy, can roll onto her side but not completely over, smiles when she sees/ interacts with us, she even started to laugh at ds when he's being silly. She is very placid and easy going, rarely cries and sleeps well. generally she's a little star. But she doesn't really make noise. She doesn't babble or coo, she sometimes makes a short 'ah' sound but even that is pretty rare. I talk to her and stuff to try to encourage her but at what point should i worry? Her hearing seems fine as she jumps if someone coughs/ sneezes/ claps etc and she's not expecting it. I'm pretty sure ds was much more verbal than this? The only other time she makes noise is when she's falling asleep chewing her fingers and you get a repeated yayayaya type sound. Please someone say your dc were like this too and it all turned out ok!

My baby is 4.5 months old and is still not making many noises! She smiles and "silent" laughs. She is otherwise developing normally and her hearing is definitely ok. Just getting a bit worried as my friends babies are so vocal my LO is so quiet! I talk to her all the times, read and sing etc. Anyone else experienced the same thing and everything turned out ok? should I be worried?

@NinjaChipmunk how is ur baby now ? my baby doing same thing . m so worried
if u give rply then it would be great help.

@amankaura my baby is doing great now. I paid for a private hearing test which was normal. Within a few days of having the test she started babbling, squealing, etc. My LO is just a very chilled, laidback baby. She still picks and chooses when she wants to be vocal and when she just wants to be quiet. Im sure your LO will start ‘talking’ when they are ready. I found my LO was focusing on different skills such as motor and decided to practice verbal last they all develop in their own time I suppose. It’s hard not to worry though but I’m sure they are fine.

@Jodielee29 thnx for rply ... i hope everthing is ok with my innocent baby..

@Jodielee29 can u tell me in which month ur baby strt cooing again

@amankaura it was a week before she turned 5 months old.

@Jodielee29 is ur baby was preterm ? in which weak he born?

@amankaura no she was born at 38+2 weeks

@amankaura any updates? At the same boat :(

@ekollia my son is 8 months old now , he was silent till 8 months but now started saying mum , papa , baba suddnly. he never make any sound befor it but now doing better for last 10 days

@amankaura how did your baby progress with sound/language? My baby is 5 months old and won’t coo or babble :(

@SassyPants87 my DD is now 21 months old and can count from 1-10, do the alphabet , knows all her primary and secondary colours and knows many more words. Her childcare teachers say she is very advanced for her age 😊 your baby is probably taking everything in and will start babbling and coo’ing soon. I understand how worrying it is. Does your baby hit milestones in other ways?

My baby is 4.5 month old, same situation not cooing at all, smile a lot but no sound. What is ur baby right now?

@Abhi1 How is your little one doing now? My 4.5 month old is in the same situation. He started to giggle but no coos/other noise yet.

@SassyPants87 How is your little one doing now? My 4.5 month old is in the same situation. He started to giggle but no coos/other noise yet.

@LemonBiscuit12 oh gosh this post feels like a lifetime ago! He’s 2 now and will not stop talking!! I would say he probably talks more than my eldest did that at that age. He also has a really good understanding of what other people are saying to him. I know it’s super hard to not worry but most likely they will communicate/ babble when they feel ready to/want to. My little boy is a stubborn little thing and I can never get him to do anything it’s all when he wants to do it

@SassyPants87 Glad to know your little guy is doing okay!! As you said, it’s very hard to not worry. When did he start to coo or babble?

@LemonBiscuit12 he honestly didn’t really coo or babble much at all so I can’t exactly say when he started. It’s like he pretty much went straight to saying words here and there and then all of the sudden he’s stringing together sentences

Hi. I know it’s old post but I wonder how did it go for your DD? Did she have later on any language delay?

Hi @amankaura i wonder how did it go for your son? No language delay or developmental delay?

How is your little one @LemonBiscuit12 ? My LO is 4 months and is a very quiet baby! He makes noise when he is crying or settling to sleep but not when he is awake and happy in the day!