Cooing and answering you

By about 4 months, your baby may make cooing sounds and answer when you talk.

26 August 2026 · 2 min read · A Baby Bee Blossom family note

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Sounds such as oooo and aahh are early conversation. Your baby is learning that sounds can go back and forth.

What you may hear

Cooing sounds such as oooo or aahh.
A sound back after you speak.

How to help

Copy your baby's sound, then wait for another one.
Talk, read and sing during ordinary moments.

Sources behind this note

Wonder Weeks is referenced where it shaped our family's way of noticing change. Baby Bee Blossom is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Wonder Weeks.

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