When does baby babbling start?

LOL...I am sure he will start any time now! Just keep encouraging him to say words and repeat the words you would like him to try saying again and again. I did in home daycare for several years and your right about not comparing! With this being the youngest child...that sometimes can go either way...they can start talking earlier than some babies because they hear other children talking...or it might take them longer because the other children could be doing the talking for him.

Usually starts between 4 and 6 months.

According to babycenter:

6 to 12 months

If 'your baby isn't making (or even attempting to make) any sounds or eye contact with you, or stops babbling at around 6 months.', it may be worth asking the doc about it.

About two months or less for both, but a lot of it I think depends on your definition of babbling and to me vowels count.

It's important to discuss early speech and language development, as well as other developmental concerns, with your child's doctor at every routine well-child visit. Although it may be difficult to tell whether your child is just immature in his or her ability to communicate or if your child has a problem that requires professional attention, the following developmental norms may provide clues:

Before 12 months:

It's important for kids of this age to be observed for signs that they're using their voices to relate to their environment. Cooing and babbling are early stages of speech development. As babies get older (often around 9 months), they begin to string sounds together, incorporate the different tones of speech, and say words like "mama" and "dada" (without really understanding what those words mean). Before 12 months, children should also be attentive to sound. Babies who watch intently but don't react to sound may be showing signs of hearing loss.

What Are Some Warning Signs of a Possible Problem?

If you're concerned about your child's speech and language development, there are some things you can be on the lookout for.

An infant who isn't responding to sound or who isn't vocalizing is of particular concern. Between 12 and 24 months, reasons for concern include a child who:

* isn't using gestures, such as pointing or waving bye-bye by 12 months

* prefers gestures over vocalizations to communicate by 18 months

* has trouble imitating sounds by 18 months

For the child over 2 years, you should seek an evaluation if he or she:

* can only imitate speech or actions and doesn't produce words or phrases spontaneously

* says only certain sounds or words repeatedly and can't use oral language to communicate more than his or her immediate needs

* can't follow simple directions

* has an unusual tone of voice (such as raspy or nasal sounding)

* is more difficult to understand than expected for his or her age. Parents and regular caregivers should understand about half of your child's speech at 2 years and about three quarters of your child's speech at 3 years. By 4 years old, your child should be mostly understood, even by people whom your child doesn't know.

What Causes Delayed Speech or Language?

There are many reasons for delays in speech and language development. Speech delays in an otherwise normally developing child are rarely caused by oral impairments, such as problems with the tongue or palate (the roof of the mouth). Being "tongue-tied" (when the frenulum - the fold beneath the tongue - is too tight) is almost never a cause of delayed speech.

A number of children with speech delays have oral-motor problems, meaning there's inefficient communication in the areas of the brain responsible for speech production. The child encounters difficulty using the lips, tongue, and jaw to produce speech sounds. Speech may be the only problem or may be accompanied by other oral-motor problems such as feeding difficulties. A speech delay may also indicate a more "global" (or general) developmental delay.

Hearing problems are also commonly related to delayed speech, which is why a child's hearing should be tested by an audiologist whenever there's a speech concern. If a child has trouble hearing, he or she may have trouble understanding, imitating, and using language.

Ear infections, especially chronic infections, can affect hearing ability. Simple ear infections that have been adequately treated, though, should have no effect on speech. But it's important to note that current recommendations suggest that, in certain situations and depending on the child's age, ear infections can be observed without immediate treatment because most will resolve without treatment.

I've seen it happen as late as a year but with no problems other than that.

Talk to him as much as possible, sing, tell him what your doing, maybe he will copy you. Good luck.

a year old?