My son is eight months old. About 2 weeks ago he started to babble and say mama and blah blah. This continued for about a week but it has stopped again. I gave him a lot of praise when he would babble. He now has resorted to screaming (usually happily which is good). I know babies should babble around 6 months. I talk to him a lot but still nothing. Any ideas why he would start to babble and then stop? Why would he not be able to babble by now? I already do know to ask my pediatrician by the way but I would like advice from some moms out there.
2007-03-08 07:35:19 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter has this thing where when she learns something new, she'll do it for a week then stop. Completely stop. Then about a month later, she'll start doing it again. I think they're overloaded with all the new things they're learning, so they kind of forget some things. As long as he's doing everything else on or around scheldule, then he's fine. It doesn't hurt to ask his doctor, but I'm sure they'll say the same thing.
2007-03-08 07:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by Aaliyah & Natalie's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, don't over worry about it, I know you just want what's best for your child as do all parents. I have 4, and the first 2 were very quick in talking and learning things. My third son is slower with talking and only recently has he started really making sense and he's almost 2. I worry about him b/c he has a thing with rocking back and forth to get himself to sleep at night and he wound up losing hair in the front of his head from hitting it against the side of his crib. My first thought was autism but he does not have any of the symptoms and I learned alot about it.
So i'll tell you, when a child has it, then can start developing normally and then regress due to autism. I'm sure for your baby it's not that, but it doesn't hurt to be educated. They say a child who does not speak 1 word by 18 months or 2 words by 2 could be autistic. And they will not really look you in the eyes or show any sign of being upset when you leave or when they get hurt.
You're smart in talking to the doctor, your baby is very young though and I would think it is totally normal for them to start saying a certain sound, and then just stop. My 4th child does do all the babble sounds, she didn't stop any, but it took her more than the normal amount of time to make the mamama sound. All children develop at a slightly different pace, i'm sure you're babe is perfectly normal! Good luck.
2007-03-08 07:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by nymom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children have to "concentrate" on one thing at a time. What other milestones has he reached since he started babbling? A lot of times, when kids start to walk, they stop talking and babbling because they are focusing their attention on a different task. He is being overloaded with info and new things to experience.
Oh, and also, I'd have to disagree with the answer before me about avoiding baby talk. Using high pitch and varying intonation teaches kids about the melody of talk. They learn about intonation and pausing, which then helps them in their speech production and the aspects of speech that are not just the vocabulary aspect of things. Complete sentences come with vocabulary development. On the other hand, stay away from baby talk that "nicknames" things.
I tell my clients in our practice at school to talk talk talk to their kids. At the grocery store (people might think you are nuts) say things like "Oh, we need apples. Apples are red. They are good aren't they? You like apples." Repetitive word play is how babies learn!
2007-03-08 07:44:41 · answer #3 · answered by kel_230 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter did the same exact thing. Let me ask you this? Is there an older sibling in the house? Sometimes, the other sibling will do all the talking and the baby won't. Though my Ped. said not to worry about it. (Though I did) but, eventually she did start and of course doesn't stop now. But it wasn't until she was roughly a year and half when she truly started to talk.
2007-03-08 07:41:21 · answer #4 · answered by danczar1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different a lot of kids learn something new then stop then learn something else then stop I wouldnt worry about it too much just keep talking to him and give praise when he succeeds at anything. My daughter did that too and now you cant get the girl to be quiet lol
2007-03-08 08:01:23 · answer #5 · answered by cee_jae22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every baby is different. My first one was speaking very clearly at one year and my second on is one year now and just just now saying "mama" and "up" and things like that. If your baby is doing the happy screaming thing I wouldn't worry at all, just keep talking to him and avoid using baby talk. This will help him to learn to talk and to form complete sentences
2007-03-08 07:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you learn something new, do you do it over and over until you master it? But, you've done it so much, you almost hate it, so you stop doing it for a while? That's what your baby is doing. My baby girl was referred to intervention services for not babbling like she was supposed to. But, they evaluated her and she understands a ton of stuff, but just doesn't choose to babble. Just keep talking to him and reading. It was recommended to us to just repeat sounds over and over instead of words...for example, keep saying "Ma Ma Ma Ma" or "Ba Ba Ba Ba" over and over to her. Our baby is also a happy screamer and we've learned to listen to her different tones in her screams and we've learned that she is communicating, just not in the ways we think she should.
2007-03-08 08:06:44 · answer #7 · answered by joshua_brooke01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's normal. Babies will try different things at different times. When they are quiet they are just listening, absorbing, and learning. Keep talking to him and he'll start it up again. It would be different if he had NEVER made any noise.
2007-03-08 07:41:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋