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Lack of sounds/babble- 5 month old

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EssJayyCee · 14/07/2021 16:01

My 5 month old has never cooed or babbled.
She squeals and laughs all of the time but no meaningful sounds. She doesn't blow raspberries or imitate any sounds I make.

I am beginning to worry.

She hears sounds and 8/10 times will even look up to her name.
But speaking/babbling just isn't there.

Physically she is developing well. She has given up with rolling over and is sitting, shuffling backwards and in circles on her belly and is trying to lift her tummy up to crawl.

What sounds did/didn't your 5 month old make?

Should I be worried about her lack of sounds?

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Mattieandmummy · 14/07/2021 19:29

My DD never really babbled as such and she never stops talking now! Your little one sounds fine, some talk later than others but does not mean there is anything wrong with them. It might be as with my DD that yours is far more interested in physical movement and you might find she's a very physical child as she grows up but I would say it's far too early to be worrying about speech now x

Mattieandmummy · 14/07/2021 19:31

Oh and on the sound imitation mine never ever ever imitated any noise I made under she got a lot older and I could say to her can you say postbox or whatever and she would have a go - but we're talking over two for that

EssJayyCee · 14/07/2021 21:27

@Mattieandmummy Thank you so much.
That is very reassuring.

I have got myself in a rut of worrying about everything and it's got to the point I'm not enjoying my baby because I am just thinking what's wrong with her all the time :(

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Mattieandmummy · 15/07/2021 13:30

Having been there and absolutely done that I would say please don't, enjoy her - she's only little once x

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