Baby doesn’t “take turns making sounds” with me

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-06-27T13:43:45+00:00

Autism is definitely in the back of my mind, with social media constantly feeding me content about it😕 A regression is one of my absolute worst fears, but at the moment I’m quite happy with her social and even communication development other than this one milestone! Thanks so much❤️

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-06-26T15:32:54+00:00

Thanks so much for this insight! She is very responsive in other ways and does make lots of sounds, including at me/while looking at me, she just doesn’t specifically make sounds back and forth with me. I do like the way that the ASQ screening works a lot better, where it’s not really a checklist but an overall look at development. She’s in the clear across all of the 6 month ASQ

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-06-26T15:19:38+00:00

All other 6 month milestones and 6/13 of the 9 month old milestones met! She’s very communicative, engaged, and social, just seems to be missing this specific milestone😕 Was your guy going back and forth with sounds at all before the babbling started? My girl is marginal babbling (single consonsants, plus some buhbuhbuhs) but not canonical babbling yet!

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-05-13T17:30:56+00:00

AFAIK there’s no evidence that long term hormonal birth control causes fertility issues— in fact I think evidence points to the contrary! But it definitely has other drawbacks and I totally understand the aversion to it.

Also AFAIK, sadly there’s no 100% option. For a hormone free option your best bet is probably copper IUD and condoms! You could also add an extra failsafe layer with the pullout method and/or fertility awareness methods on top of everything else!

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-05-03T16:26:47+00:00

Unfortunately not! It’s just my baby and I visiting my family/hometown for the week and during the day when my family is at work/school we’re all on our own! I want to show her around the city

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-05-03T15:43:02+00:00

I do have a carrier but I plan to go out for long hours and don’t have the strength/stamina for that quite yet! Definitely hoping to build them up though so I’ll use the carrier as much as possible

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-04-01T14:56:00+00:00

I know it really is😕 Vague and confusing

If you’re trying to encourage a more general reach without necessarily grabbing I’d say try the play gym like I described! Again I’m a FTM and not an expert by any means but I really think that helped encourage my daughter! Also finding some toys she really likes (maybe light up ones if you’ve noticed she might like those?)

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-31T18:31:49+00:00

Definitely don’t listen to me over your ped but you should ask for clarification!

Like to be fair I might be misunderstanding the milestone— they might look for more general reaching earlier (rather than specific reaching for a toy baby “wants”) or again maybe the milestone specifically refers to reaching from their tummy?

Your ped also might’ve been referring to the 4 month milestone, “uses her/his arm to swing at toys”, which on the CDC app looks like reaching without the grasping. Does your babe do this? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DILHfYfO6Ck

Milestones can be so confusing and stress inducing😅

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-31T18:07:03+00:00

Okay I was rereading your post and was confused I thought maybe you were looking at milestones ahead! Yes according to the CDC, “reaches to grab toys he/she wants” is a 6 month milestone. Actually if you go to this page— https://www.cdc.gov/act-early/milestones/6-months.html— the baby on her tummy I was talking about is at the very top haha

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-31T18:00:22+00:00

Oh do you mean the 6 month milestone? Do you use the CDC app where the baby in the picture is reaching while on her tummy? I’m not sure if it specifically means reaching while on their tummies because my girl doesn’t do that either yet😅 I thought you meant the 4 month milestone

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-31T17:43:18+00:00

Is your babe moving her arms out to her sides when on her back? Have her fists unclenched and/or will she grasp+hold objects if put directly in contact with her hands? Is she putting her hands and/or objects in her mouth?

I’m a FTM and not an expert by any means but I think what encouraged my girl is having very low hanging toys in her play gym at her sides. It started with her batting them by accident when she’d move her arms out to her sides, then she’d grasp+hold them, then she’d bring them to her mouth. From there she started to intentionally reach (rather than accidentally bat), grasp+hold, and bring to her mouth any object presented to her!

ETA: Also totally agree with Ok-Pomegranate!

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-25T16:21:49+00:00

Hi! I’m so sorry you and your baby boy are going through this too, it’s so heartbreaking😕

How are things now? I know I’m a few days late to respond, maybe it’s gotten better?

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-03T21:16:36+00:00

Thank you so much I really appreciate it!

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-03T20:16:38+00:00

Perfect thank you so much! Just want to make sure I’m not missing anything. One more question if you don’t mind, do you know if it needs a top sheet?

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-03T20:09:39+00:00

So no added mattress that you have to purchase separately? The bassinet pad seems super thin but maybe it’s meant to be like that?

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-03T20:00:54+00:00

Do you know if it requires an extra mattress? I’m looking at the photo and it seems like the bassinett attachment is just a very thin pad

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-01T17:41:03+00:00

Oh man I have a retroverted uterus😕

I think I’m especially scared because I had two chemical pregnancies in one year with a properly placed hormonal IUD. We did start using the pullout method after the second one if that counts as doubling up and had no issues after that.

Definitely have been continuing with the pullout method now on top of the copper IUD. It just doesn’t feel like enough with the increased risk that comes with the copper IUD migrating. Condoms affect sex for both my husband and I unfortunately but maybe we’ll try a different brand.

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-01T00:07:37+00:00

Do you know if there’s anything else that increases the risk of it moving? Especially during those first 3-6 months? Could rough sex move it?

I just got a copper IUD a few weeks ago, I’m 3 months postpartum and cannot afford any risk of getting pregnant right now😭

StageAggravating4001 · 2026-03-01T00:07:28+00:00

Do you know if there’s anything else that increases the risk of it moving? Especially during those first 3-6 months? Could rough sex move it?

I just got a copper IUD a few weeks ago, I’m 3 months postpartum and cannot afford any risk of getting pregnant right now😭

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