When did your baby start talking?
Published by Jammy Sinclair on November 10, 2009REPOST:
My daughter is 15 months old and doesn’t really say any words. She said ‘mama’ a few months ago for a little while but she rarely says it now. she never called me mama directly and from i read she should recognize me and call me that and her daddy ‘dada’ which she doesn’t do either.
She does understand when i talk to her very well, when i ask her for she shoes, water, to give something to her daddy,and so on, anything i say she understands…but she doesn’t say anything.
The doctor says that if she doesn’t improve by her 18 month appointment we will have to see a Speech therapist.
When did your baby start talking?
How many words by 1 year?
How many words by 15 months?
I’m not that worried because she’s done great in every other milestones but it kinda bothers me that the doctor is making such a big deal. I’ve hear of other kids not speaking until 2 or 3 years old and they’ve done great.
MADDIESMUM: cool, i’ve never heard that before about crawling and walking early and late talking, i hope it’s true, that would make some sense with my daughter, she walked at 10 months and she’s super strong, she’s much more active than kids her own age. Thanks!
My hubby and I never "baby talked" to her, i always heard that wasn’t good.
I am a little worried. She should definitely have one word by now. The fact that she used to say "Mama" and now doesn’t is troubling as well. It’s encouraging that her receptive language (language comprehension) appears to be ok, but you should be hearing a new word every couple days. Her expressive language really should start exploding by 18 months.
Is she imitating your speech? If you point to something and say it’s name, does she verbalize in response? My son is 13 months old and when I say "pasta" and wiggle a noodle in his face during mealtime, he responds loudly with "data!" That is one of many examples from our daily routine. He is imitating constantly.
Another thing is that normally it’s boys who talk later than girls. At my job my caseload is overwhelmingly little boys with speech problems. Generally girls are more advanced than little boys are in the speech department. Since you have a little girl, I would expect her to reach these milestones on the early side.
You mention kids not speaking until 2 or 3 still "doing great." I would say that I rarely see a kid who is a "late talker" catch up fully in the speech and language department. They often continue to struggle with oral language, grammar, speech errors, and later reading and decoding. If a kid isn’t talking by 2 or 3, that is a major problem in my opinion.
If your doctor is concerned, that is a big deal. It may be worthwhile to look into the Early Intervention program run by your state. Assessments are usually free and then you would know one way or another if you daughter has a problem. If your child needs therapy, then cost is calculated on a sliding scale based on income and therapy is provided in your home. Additionally if you have good insurance you could pursue a referral from your doctor for a a speech evaluation through your insurance policy and an in-network provider.
Good luck!
My lil one is only 7 months so I can’t answer your question directly, but my best friend’s little guy just turned 2 and he just started talking. He could say momma and dadda for the past little while, but even now he probably only says about 7 or 8 words. I think all children are different so don’t panic. Wait it out and if need be see the speach therepist and they can definatley offer you help and offer ideas to you. Best of luck
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my daughters 12 months and the only word she says in relation to something is she points to the cat and says ‘kit’. She says mum and dad but says it to both me and my husband and my mother in law lol. It seems like ‘mum mum mum’ means pick me up becasue she says it with her arms out to be picked up by someone. She doesnt say anything else except for those words yet and i hear thats totally normal. She crawled at 6 months and was walking the week she turned 11 months and ive heard if they do ceertain physical things like those early the talking will come abit later, and vice versa if theyre early tlakers theyre late walkers
My niece has now jsut turned 2 but at 15months she didnt say hardly any words but did understand things like ‘put this in the bin’ and she would go and do it - but she couldnt talk, like 1 or 2 words that was it
Its common not start talking a good few words until theyre around 18months-2 years old.
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My son is 15 months too and doesn’t say anything….at least nothing I recognize. I think it’s quite normal? he says Mam-ma and dadada too and knows what I mean when I ask him things, but that’s it. He has said recognizable words, but not consistently. I’ve not been told there’s anything wrong, so I wouldn’t worry. She’ll speak soon enough. My son is otherwise very vocal and can make all sorts of wonderful sounds, which I’m sure your little girl is too. Good luck, and let me know when the first word finally pops out.
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My daughter is 21 months and she’s learning a lot of words really fast just the past few weeks, before that it was pretty much just momma and dada, a few other things, but not much at all. My nephew was speaking sentences by the time he was 21mo, and my daughter is nowhere near that! But I’ve got a friend with two twin girls a month younger than my girl, and they don’t talk at all. All kids are different, don’t worry, just do what you have to do. I had to start going to early pre-k when I was three because I could talk, but the only person that could understand me was my older sister, but I talk just fine now. : )
She’ll be okay, don’t stress.
Try to talk to her all the time, not baby talk! And read to her alot, that may help, then again she may not be ready to talk just yet!
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I’m glad you posted this. My son is 14 months tomorrow and still doesn’t say any proper words. He only started saying "mama" after his first birthday, but doesn’t call me that directly… just babbles it randomly or repeats it if I say it first. He’s said "dada" since 7 months (again, just babbling) and to be honest, he says "da" or "dada" for most things… and everything in between.
He also understands… if I say "bouncy bouncy" he bounces on the spot, he claps if I say clap, he waves if I say bye, he hits something if I say "bang bang bang"… he can fetch certain things when asked…
My health visitor said he should have some words by 18 months… I think 1-2 words by 18 months is the "guideline".
My son took his first steps at 9 months and walked properly at 10 months. I’ve heard early walkers are usually late talkers (and vice versa)… if your daughter walked early that could be an explanation! My son’s friend had 5-6 words by 12 months but didn’t walk until 14.5 months! Most importantly, if you’re not happy with your doctor on this, either ignore him/her or find a new one! You don’t need that unnecessary pressure!!!
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My 10 month old daughter says ‘Mamma’ when she’s hungry/sleepy/angry.
She says dada and papa with no apparent allusions.
my friends kids are 22 & 24 months and have just started talking by putting 2 words together. like ‘doggy bow’ ‘ mama come’..
Your daughter is smart as comprehension is most important. She’ll talk at her own pace. Don’t worry about it.
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if you dont speak to her often she won’t say much. she could also be shy.
a speech therapist might just be what she needs.
my baby started talking around 5-6 months (can’t really remember now… his first word was mom)
by 1 year he was saying about 6 words or more and a few sentences (like he would say "don’t do that")
by 15 months about 14 words or more
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I would say she is doing fine. At 15 months, my son said mama ocassionally, dada often, and bubble (we blew lots of bubbles). My doctor never showed any concern at that point.
At my sons 18 month check up, they handed out a milestone sheet, and it said at 18 months your child may be saying 10 words. So, really, she has some time yet.
My son is 20 months now and says about 20 words clearly and about another 20 not so well.
As long as she is understanding you, and babbling, I wouldn’t be concerned. I have several friends who have children around my sons age and older. Some of them said more then my son at a given age, some much less, which just shows all kids develop at different paces.
If you showed concern about your daughters vocabulary to your doctor, then perhaps they are making a bigger deal out of it to show you that they are taking interest and addressing your concerns.
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My son only said "mom mom..dad dad..hi..bye" by 12 months old. He pretty much only said those once in blue moon but now at almost 17 months old he can say over 15 words. Like ball,burp,drink,juice,choo choo,baby,ta da,yay etc. He can say a few phrases but I really dunno if he actually knows what they mean. Ive heard of kids not talking also till 2 or 3 so I dont think I would be worried so much. Maybe she just doesnt feel like talking lol. You cant get my son to stop talking sometimes but he just now fully learned w/o being scared to walk and almost run.
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my son will turn 17 months tomorrow
I am a little worried. She should definitely have one word by now. The fact that she used to say "Mama" and now doesn’t is troubling as well. It’s encouraging that her receptive language (language comprehension) appears to be ok, but you should be hearing a new word every couple days. Her expressive language really should start exploding by 18 months.
Is she imitating your speech? If you point to something and say it’s name, does she verbalize in response? My son is 13 months old and when I say "pasta" and wiggle a noodle in his face during mealtime, he responds loudly with "data!" That is one of many examples from our daily routine. He is imitating constantly.
Another thing is that normally it’s boys who talk later than girls. At my job my caseload is overwhelmingly little boys with speech problems. Generally girls are more advanced than little boys are in the speech department. Since you have a little girl, I would expect her to reach these milestones on the early side.
You mention kids not speaking until 2 or 3 still "doing great." I would say that I rarely see a kid who is a "late talker" catch up fully in the speech and language department. They often continue to struggle with oral language, grammar, speech errors, and later reading and decoding. If a kid isn’t talking by 2 or 3, that is a major problem in my opinion.
If your doctor is concerned, that is a big deal. It may be worthwhile to look into the Early Intervention program run by your state. Assessments are usually free and then you would know one way or another if you daughter has a problem. If your child needs therapy, then cost is calculated on a sliding scale based on income and therapy is provided in your home. Additionally if you have good insurance you could pursue a referral from your doctor for a a speech evaluation through your insurance policy and an in-network provider.
Good luck!
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i have a nethew who is just about 3 and he doesnt really talk much, its not that he cant it more that he doesnt want to which seems to be the same with your little one espesailly if she has previously said mama, she might just not want to talk unlike some other children
just give her time and dont worry about the doctor
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