Happy screaming all day long !!?

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So my 5 month old just started this great new thing where she screams bloody murder at the top of her lungs for no apparent reason at all. She usually does this while she is smiling and playing, or just hanging out in the stroller at the store, or jumping in her jumperoo, or when she wakes up in her crib. It doesn't interfere with naps or mealtime, It is totally a play scream and not a cry of frustration or anything. I am not totally worried but it is very ear-piercing. She has only been doing it for a couple of days so I am wondering if this is a new-found talent and she will get over it in a couple of days or if she is just going to shriek all day long (I hope not :) ). Obviously when she is 5 months old she doesn't get what "no no" means and I am not sure what to do!!

Anyone ever experience this? What happened or what did you do!
She never cries though, and never did when she was a newborn, so is this my payback? :) hehe
 
My daughter did that too right about that same age. It didn't last very long, and I'm pretty sure she only did it because she discovered she could. I thought it was kind of funny (and startling at times) and left her be and she was on to new discoveries after a few days. Aren't babies funny little creatures.
 
OMG my son is 4 1/2 months and is doing the same thing. i think its just hem figuring out they can "talk"!!! it is very ear peircing and anoying at times. i cant remember my oldest some doing this. but im sure it will go away in a couple of weeks (i hope) i dont know how much of this i can stand
 
Aww the baby has really discovered its voice.. It should'nt last too long.. but if it bothers you that much try not to pay so much attention to it, cause then the baby might do it just to get your attention.keep tylenol on hand for yourself good luck
 
My son started that last week (nearly 5 month).Now he loves it so much he uses it for everything,whether he's happy or hungry or simply bored. It is so confusing. Now if he is hungry he doesn't cry....he just shrieks,and it takes me a few moment to understand 'ok he is not happily scremaing' lol!
But at least it has some positive effect,now he cries less often!
Regards.
 
It usually lasts a few weeks... but it doesn't go away completely.

The less you react the better -but frankly she enjoys it enough that she doesn't do it for your reaction.
 
lol...sorry, your wording was funny! i'm guessing if she's happy, then it's just a new found talent. hehe if you ignore it, maybe she'll stop. good luck
 
she can probably hear herself now so she keeps screaming to hear herself . my son does it still he's 8.5 months .
good luck for them early mornings of chatting way to them selves. that's if she is in your room. my son co-sleeps with us and most morning he wakes up at6am constantly sing mam ma mam ma Dada Dada over and over until we wake up if not he screams at top of lungs.xx
 
lol...sorry, your wording was funny! i'm guessing if she's happy, then it's just a new found talent. hehe if you ignore it, maybe she'll stop. good luck
 
She discovered her voice!! yay!! :P. My son does it, it's a fun thing. He is starting to grow out of it though and now he is trying to climb out of his Bumbo to grab toys 5 feet away. He is 5 months old and started the screaming thing at 4 months. Give her things to chew on. tHe new textures in her mouth will probably stop the desire to scream.
But if it doesn't help, let her do it, it is vital to developing language skills as obnoxious as it may be.
 
She can understand the meaning of no, even though I think eh-eh is more effective, no is entirely too overused.

Been there done that with my niece at about the same age. We stop her, and don't be cutesy and say "no no" or whine to her "oh stop", that just makes it more of a game, and she won't know you are serious. At this age it is mostly about tone of voice. A clear eh-eh, very serious will get her attention and then distract her with something else and start playing or talking calmly to her.

Depending on how long you have allowed this behavior to go on it may take awhile to fix. Just be consistent and don't allow it, no questions.
 
My now 8 month old started shrieking like that around 5 months as well. After many head aches and dirty looks in public (she would scream so loud EVERYONE would look as if I was beating her!) it ended. It lasted around 2-3 weeks. I think she just realized how loud she could actually be. Completely happy, just screaming at the top of her lungs!! You cant really stop her, or tell her no, just let her be, and keep a bottle of tylenol close!! It will pass! Good Luck!!
 
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