@sensory.slp: Most babies start canonical babbling (repeated consonant-vowel sounds like ba-ba or da-da) between 6 and 10 months of age. Here’s the typical progression: 2–3 months – Cooing and gooing (mostly vowel-like sounds) 4–6 months – Marginal babbling (adding consonant-like sounds, but not in clear syllables) 6–10 months – Canonical/reduplicated babbling (repeated syllables, e.g., ba-ba-ba) Around 9–12 months – Variegated babbling (mixing syllables, e.g., ba-da-ma) and first words may start to emerge Ironically I came home that day and it was the first time I heard my 7 month old babbling dadada 🥰 #slp #speechtherapy
Wow I’m jealous 😭I asked over and over about my baby not babbling and doctor told me to wait until 18mo. I knew from 5mo something was wrong. Now at 2 1/2 I’m barely getting his Apraxia diagnosis
2025-08-27 21:51:11
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Alex :
When I was a nanny the baby’s mom took the baby at 9-ish months to the doctor bc the baby wasn’t laughing yet. The doc played with the baby yet and concluded, “she’s not laughing bc she doesn’t think you’re funny- she’s on track for every other milestone.” 😂😂😂
2025-08-15 16:26:36
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Maddie :
We just got a referral for my 11 month old who isn’t babbling yet .. she’s very vocal, lots of different sounds but just not mamama bababa babbling yet. Everyday we try modeling sounds, reading, singing songs.. I’m hoping she just picks it up one day?
2026-03-19 15:24:29
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Sarahndipity :
I went to my pediatrician when my son was 9mo old. My therapist said the same as you. He was eventually diagnosed Level 1… Early intervention was life changing for my son. I am so thankful I advocated.
2025-08-13 12:32:50
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_karina.nina :
what causes delayed speech in children
2025-08-13 04:24:51
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Dani🍯 :
My son's ped asked if he was saying 3 words at 9 months and told me he should be. Is that true? At the time he wasn't saying words but now he's 11 mo and says mama, bubba, baba (mainly when hes just babbling). I told her I was not concerned unless he was 1 and not saying anything.
2025-08-14 15:23:03
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sabrinatenamarie :
my 15 mth old just started babling....
2025-09-10 13:53:22
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craftymarbles :
I had a referral for a 10 month who wasn’t saying dada yet. Had two moms and said mama all the time 😂
2025-09-25 00:39:51
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kirby :
My daughter did not babble at all and barely laughed until about 11 months old! I don’t know why I wasn’t more concerned. She’s fully verbal now, has a huge vocabularly. Just an observer for the first few months I guess!
2025-09-04 01:53:42
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Caroline Ioset :
Is there anything you can even do speech wise before 18 months or so if they aren’t having any feeding issues? Like from what I’ve heard from a friend and a relative is they essentially just do intentional play. Like I get a lot of what you do with toddlers and preschoolers in speech is still mainly play based but …. 😂 my toddler has delayed gross motor and sometimes I feel like she would have done the same with or without early intervention it felt pointless. Like not formal enough and hands on enough from the therapist. She crawled at 13 months walked at 22 months and started around 10 months.
2025-08-16 02:55:55
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Mommastrong :
He’s on the right path though as a Dr:). Getting a pediatrician to take ARFID seriously is awful too
2025-09-06 01:11:29
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Bailey :
Does insurance typically cover those sessions? I would love to do that with some families I’ve evaled
2025-09-12 12:17:32
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It’s Britney :
How early do you recommend kids get referred?
2025-08-31 11:59:35
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mmac0706 :
I’m so so thankful for our ped. My husband and I went to our daughter 3yr appt with concerns and asking about OT. She sent the referral that day and we had an eval 5 days later.
2025-08-28 17:57:45
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Phillyk :
As a pediatric NP, I find that the parents are the ones that refuse referrals and insist on waiting, Thrn later complain that they weren't referred early enough. If you looked back in some of our charts, you might see a different story than what you are told.
2025-08-27 04:59:21
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Norran Radd :
My child “babbled” mama and dada but by 10 months stopped saying Mama and then didn’t talk till they were 35 months old.
2025-08-14 20:10:57
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lissalynn86 :
Thank you for siding with the parents! I spoke up at my son’s 9 mo ck (he’s my 4th). Concerned about lack of engagement and eye contact. Dr said no he just looked at me . 😳 Ended up dx with Autism eventually and early intervention (and new Dr)
2025-08-13 13:50:23
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Morgan K :
I started asking for a referral at 9 months. We finally got one at 15 months. All she say was mamamama...
2025-08-15 17:23:44
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Jessica :
What’s the earliest it’s effective for a child to get speech therapy? We are at 8 months, occasional cooing with a very occasional vowel babble sound.
2025-08-14 20:50:28
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Rosy Vega :
So question, my baby is 5 months old but 3 months adjusted (preemie). He seems to be cooing. Sometimes he does little raspberry bubbles with his spit up he refuses to spit out too 😒🤦🏻♀️but the only consonants he can do so far is g, d, maybe l, k (on occasion) and n. I wanna say “g” was his first consonant. Is this normal? I thought it was supposed to be m, b, and p first?! I’m so confused why he can say “guh” “aguh” “agooh” but not those
2026-02-25 05:04:13
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Kay :
I have a friend whose son is 2 1/2 who doesn’t speak yet. Super intelligent but doesn’t speak what should she do
2025-09-25 21:55:55
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pinetree2024 :
And this is why I did a self referral at 12 months 🤣
2025-08-15 18:21:19
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sjean📚🏳️🌈🆘🇺🇸 :
that's so young! I asked for a referral at 18 months cuz my son had no consonant sounds and wasn't learning any either. Started speech therapy right around 2 yo. Took little over 3 years for him to catch up
2025-08-19 00:16:56
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Kltme :
😳😳😳
2025-09-27 05:04:04
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