My daughter just turned 6 months on April 6th. We went for her 6 month check up on April 6th and she received her 6 month shots. On sunday, we noticed that her babbling has pretty much stopped. We were calling her our little taradactyl (sp?) She would squeal and yell at the top of her lungs especially when we read to her. I am hearing cries, and a little babbling or really cooing - not like it used to be. Should I worry? Do you think she mastered the squealing so she stopped? My son was sick with a really bad virus starting saturday - but I don't think she is getting it. Any advice. Thankyou in advance! By the way she still has great eye contact and will smile at us and wave her hands and stomp her legs when she gets excited. We can still get her to giggle too.
I wouldn't worry as long as she's acting normally in every other way. My daughter was very on and off with her babbling and talking. Now at 2 she talks a lot, and has long sentences, so that kind of comes when they're ready.
Best wishes!
She got about 4 vaccinations, right? You did not say when she went for her shots, but they can make her a little sick or crabby. She could be getting the virus your son has in combination with the shots. I always noticed my son was not himself the first day or two after the shots; which always scared the heck out of me.
If you are truly worried call your pediatrician and have her checked out. Write down all her symptoms and when you noticed the decrease in babbling vs. when you got shots. Take this info to the doctor.
The good thing is she still has great eye contact - but you can never be too careful in my opinion.
Good luck
I'm guessing your concern is the Autism link. This is most associated with the MMR vaccination (although if you talk to the doctors there is no link). The MMR vaccination is given at 12 or 15 months and then a booster later.
First, a couple of things could be going on. She could be feeling a little under the weather from the vaccination. That is typical for a few days. Second, it could be that she is working on something else.... like crawling or something. My daughter did this. She would stop babbling when she was getting ready to do something else. Now she talks non-stop at almost 20 months! ha ha ha
If I were you, I would do some of my own research. Read up on the early warning signs. It typically isn't just ONE thing. But rather a series of things. Like no eye contact, lost verbal skills, not wanting to be held or be close to parents, etc....
In addition, there is a GREAT book on vaccinations by Dr. Sears. "The Vaccination Book" I highly recommend it. He is a pediatrician that is NOT anti-vaccine, but he has taken the time to educate himself, and write this book on what is actually IN the vaccines, what do the inserts say about side affects, how are these vaccinations manufactured, what is their history. He provides very straightforward information. It allows parents to make educated choices for their children.
Doctors don't know everything. We are our childrens only advocates. We need to educate ourselves as well so we know the right questions to ask and what is absolute and what is not.
This seems like a concern for you, so I would really recommend you do some research on your own. It will give you some peace of mind and you will feel more confident when going to the doctor. It's OK to question them. If your doctor feels threatened by that, then you need to get a new doctor.
I'm sure your daughter is just fine and will be babbling in no time again.
Take Care.
R.
Don't worry about her not babbling. She may be in a little pain from the injections that she recieved. Once the medications have gotten all the way in her system she will start to babble again.
My only advice is to try not to get "used to" ANYTHING when it comes to having a young child because as soon as you do, they'll change it! Chances are, she's just interested and working on other skills now.
i would take take her back in for a check up and make sure all is well i never do the four at once with the link autsim and all not asaying that what going on
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I would take her temp. and look at her boogies just to make sure she isn't getting anything, then call her Dr. You mentioned her shots so I am assuming you are aware of the link (or acording to them no link) to autism w/ shots. But the shots they say could be corilated to that is/are the MMR and booster and they get those at 1 year not 6 months. If she just had her shots a few days ago she could just be feeling bad from them, it's pobably nothing, but I would just take her to be sure.
It may just be because she's feeling tired from fighting an illness - especially considering it's only been since Sunday and your son was sick. i would keep your eye on it. If you find this to continue, it might be helpful to see a holistic doc/pediatrician and have them give her a detox solution to rid her of anything in the shot that may be the culprit.
I think Renee below gave some VERY good advice. Like many have said, if she's still making eye contact/reacting to you, I wouldn't get too concerned. She very well could be just focusing on a new skill. As long as she keeps meeting other milestones, I think she's fine. But it's definitely a good idea to read up on vaccinations prior to getting more. I read Dr. Sears' information and it's helped me decide to slowly vaccinate so that my daughter's immune system has time to recover from each shot. But that's why Dr. Sears' info is so great - it doesn't tell you what to do but it does give you the tools to make informed decisions!
Trust your intuition and just space out her vaccinations. There is no reason not to except for your convenience. If it came up as a thought to you, and you are concerned at all, take it as a sign. Just space them out so her body has more time to rid herself of the toxins in between. We didn't start our kids until 6 months and then we didn't follow the schedule. We got one at a time (except the polio one we weren't too worried about mixing with others). I have seen too many responsive children have problems shortly after vaccinations. It's too much all at once for their little bodies, especially if they are fighting illness.
I would try not to worry. Just when we got used to our daughter doing one thing she'd stop and start working on another skill. That sounds like it might be the case with your little one. Maybe she's working on crawling or perhaps she'll get a tooth soon. Either way, try not to worry about it. If it's really bugging you though, by all means take her back to the doctor!
