not babbling very much at 6months

[marsipan]

hey all, baby girl is 6 months old and is not babbling very much.. or at all? we didn't do a newborn hearing screening on her, so that's why it makes me nervous. for what it's worth, ever since she was a few days old, she swiftly turns her head whenever there is a sound, be it my voice, her brother running around or someone slamming the refrigerator door shut all across the house. she does a few ahhhhs, oooh, geeei sounds a day (definitely no bababa dadada sounds) and laughs and squeals but overall, she's a quiet girl these days. she did manage to start properly crawling and sitting up by herself at 6 months a few days ago, so could that be a reason she's holding off on the babbling? thanks in advance.. my son was SUCH a babbler, that it's hard not to compare, even though i know i shouldn't.

[northwoods]

My DD was about 6 months when she went from aaaaahhhhhh to babababa. It was all of a sudden, and right around the time when I wondered if I should worry.

So don't worry. I think you're still in the normal range.

[marsipan]

thank you, that's reassuring!

the thing is, i'm trying to remember if she started babbling and then stopped? ugh between the toddler and the baby, sometimes i feel so frazzled that i don't keep track of milestones like i did the first time. in fact, it wasn't until yesterday when a cousin casually made a comment "oh she's such a quiet sweet girl!" that i was like, oh woah she IS kinda quiet...

[marsipan]

in case anyone was wondering, she started babbling yesterday with a full "mamam baa nahh" and is chatting babytalk with her older brother as i type lol. i guess she was just taking her time :)