A Question ... Hopefully for Peace of Mind

Nah, don't worry. Babies tend to fixate on one sound at a time at that age. My oldest made only vowel sounds at that age, and then one day at 9 months, she looked at the cat, and clear as day yelled, "CAT!" - and then squealed in delight as the cat ran away. (And she has never shut up once in the 8 years since! LOL) But at 9 months, that was the first time she ever really made any consonant sounds that I recall.

no. she's only 7 months. and don't get upset/overly concerned if she doesn't do everything right "on schedule". babies do things in their own time.

I wouldn't worry about it - usually when there are concerns, it's because the child is behind in a variety of areas. Yours isn't. She's making sounds and that's great. I understand your frustration - my son was a VERY late talker (16 months - no "mama", no "dada", no nothing) but it's really because his little body was working on all his other areas (walking, fine motor skills, gross motor, and so on). Once he started talking, he progressed quickly into 3 and 4 word sentences, and he hasn't shut up since. LOL Our pediatrician told us that it's unusual for a child to have problems in only one area, so a slight "delay" in one thing is usually because all the energy and development is going into something else, and it all evens out by age 2. Try to just enjoy her and marvel at everything she DOES do.

Consonants come later because they are much more complicated to produce than vowel sounds, which only require that the larynx is active during an exhale. To make a consonant requires the addition of tongue, teeth, and lips, as well as more breath control. So, more tools, and they are used in various combinations in order to make different consonants – a "k-k-k-k-k," "f-f-f-f-f," "s-s-s-s-s," and "b-b-b-b-b" all use different areas of the mouth, for example.

It takes kidlets time to learn how to give voice to each of these components and then begin to combine them. The earliest examples of each sound may well be accidental. Each child comes to speech when they have the needed degree of development, and there can be quite a range of ages.

I think it's far to early for you to be worrying about this.

she is 7 months old relax my 3 yr old is just starting to do what your talking about :)

"Babbling" IS a precursor to "talking."

Yes, they do do it in vowels.
Enunciation and sounds, are age related and developmental per age stages.

This is normal.

Nah, I wouldn't worry! Just talk to her as much as you can, about everything around you. My girl was an early babbler and I loved trying to figure out what she was trying to say! My favorite was when she figured out that our cat is named Nabi--she said "Namee" so she decided that all cats should be named "Namee" and I think our poor other cat started to get a complex from being called the other cats' name! :)
My girl is 2.5 now, and I still have to play "guess what she's saying" sometimes! I'll repeat it back the way it sounds to me and she'll laugh saying "no mama" and repeat the babble... so we go back and forth until I figure it out!

No need to be concerned at all. She's perfectly normal, even early for some of the sounds she's already making.

Enjoy the babbles. Get it on film for later...when you wish she would QUIT talking! LOL She's fine.

Don't worry :-) Now, if she's 3 & not talking, then that's a different story. Just enjoy the amazing age that she's at, and try not to over think things (and yes, I know how hard that is, especially with your first child.)

Sounds perfectly normal to me. Vowels are the easiest sound for young babies to make, and as they learn, they start to add consonants.

My son didn't babble really at all...he went straight to one syllable word-sounds around age 1. He didn't start chatting until 18 months. Now at 23 months, he speaks in sentences. Some of his peers are a little more verbal and some are little less. There is a large range of "normal" for developing babies. My husband didn't talk (at all) until age 3 and he is a talker!