Baby stopped babbling?

Has anyone else’s baby stopped babbling? My little girl is 8 months old and used to babble a little but now doesn’t. She squeals and laughs though.

Not sure what I can do to encourage her or what has happened to cause her babbling to stop.

She’s also not super into trying to crawl either, just leans forward every now and then. I feel like I’m failing her in some way but I don’t know how.

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This can sometimes happen when they’re learning a new skill. Think of it as putting one skill on hold while learning to do a new one. Shouldn’t be anything concerning, just give it some time!

You asking for help is enough to see that you are absolutely not failing as a mom. Being a mom is hard work!!
Keep on talking and playing with her while face to face, describing what she’s doing and looking at. As the others said, she could be trying to learn a new skill but continue to monitor. :)
In terms of her crawling, when doing tummy time keep motivating toys just slightly out of reach so she has to “work” to get it but can be successful. To help her start to crawl, while on her tummy, bend her knees and place your hands on the bottom of her feet so she can use them to push off and move forward. This can help her start to learn the skill.
Good luck 💗

I wouldnt stress it. My daughter wouldn't say anything until about a week ago after turning 18 months. She barely babbled or anything and out of nowhere is repeating words. But if youre worried sometimes I heard folate and b12 deficiency can slow down speech so maybe make sure shes good on vitamins.

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