Around six to seven months of age, babies begin to babble. They are now able to produce vowels and combine them with a consonant, generating syllables (e.g., [da]). This is an important milestone in speech development, and one that marks a departure from the imprecise vocalisations of the first months of life.

When should baby make consonant sounds?

7 to 11 months: Consonants emerge and first word

While earlier sounds were mostly vowels, around this time is when consonants start to emerge. "They will start to do 'muh' and 'duh' and 'guh,'" says Boucher.

When should a baby start babbling?

Communication – Between 6 and 11 months old, your baby should be imitating sounds, babbling, and using gestures. Name recognition – By 10 months, your baby should react in some way to hearing his name.