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when did your preemie start babbling?

*LilaC**LilaC* member
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My 32 weeker is now over 10 months old (actual) and about 8.5 adjusted and has yet to make any of the ma/da/ba sounds. He squeals a lot and makes an aaaahhhh sound and something that sounds like "hi", but that is it. Our infant development coordinator scheduled him for another hearing test (he passed the nicu test) and will refer him to someone if necessary. 

We've been told that it isn't too much of a concern if a child speaks (real words) late, but that the lack of babbling is concerning. 

So I am just curious...when did your preemie babble? Does anyone else have experience with this?

 

Thanks!  

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  • Bippy798Bippy798
    Aiden just started babbling in the last couple of weeks but he is only making the M noise.
    A small start at 2lb 9oz, 60 day NICU stay, and 6 months of O2 My 30 weeker is growing up! <a href="http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j320/bippy798/?action=view
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  • lemen99lemen99 member

    Andrew made the "bababa" sound at 11 1/2 months adjusted.

    He made the "gagigagigagi" sound (atypical, ha) probably at 13 months adjusted. 

    At about 15 months adjusted, he started to say "yayayayaya". 

    To date, 18 months adjusted, he does not say "dadadada" or "mamamama" or any other sounds other than above.  He starts speech therapy in a week.  His only words to date are "Gagi" meaning both Daddy and Doggie.

     

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  • irishbaby0708irishbaby0708 member
    Jack is 10 months adjusted today and still really isn't babbling.  He squeals and makes so noise but, no babling and no words really at all.  We had his hearning check again just to see and he passes.  
    10/17/2009 - Our Miracle came 10 weeks early. IF,2 MC and 1 Preemie we have our miracle.. Baby Hope 10 weeks 5days was taken from us on Dec 18, 2007. Forever with us and Forever missed. Triplets Lost baby A @ weeks, Lost Baby B at 6 weeks and lost baby Abigail at 14 weeks when she was born to little for this life..... Forever with us ....
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  • mackislandbridemackislandbride member

    DD was babbling around the age of 5 months actual (3m adjusted) and was saying dada around 7m actual.  It did sound like she was saying "hi" at first it was rather funny, but now she doesn't say that at all.

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