no words yet...

beck8008

LO is 14 months old today.  We still don't have any "mama" or "dada" yet.  I know he has the ability to say the sounds because he'll babble them occasionally, but he doesn't intentionally say the words yet.  I'm trying not to worry about it too much, but all the books say he should have been saying these words by 13 months already.  I'm thinking he's just a more physical boy and the verbal stuff will come later.  He's very active and would rather run around and play and practice going up and down stairs.  Anyone else without words yet?

piedpiper07

DS is the same way. No words at all. Started walking at 10 months and climbs, jumps, runs, but not a word coming from that little mouth.  He babbles a lot so yeah, I am trying not to worry too. (he is 14 months too)

maggie1526

I worry about this constantly. My daughter is 13 months and only really says da da consistently (but doesn't necessarily know that it means daddy). She babbles and has said ba ba, ma ma, and na na (but not regularly). I figure we'll find out at her 15 month appointment if we should be really concerned. She started walking at 10 months and she's just much more physical than verbal I think. 

Anyways, you are not alone... 

khill86

DS started walking at 9.5 months and is very physical. So I kind gave us some room with language. Right at 13 months DS started saying "uh oh." He uses it appropriately, when he drops something. It really surprised me, actually. No other words, yet.

I read somewhere that actually calling parents mama and dada isn't really appropriate for first real words because you're always around. They have no need to name you and call for you. I think I read it on here, though, so take it with a grain of salt.

parenthood4

Same here. Lots of sounds, but no real words yet. I definitely worry about it some, but I try not to. He understands so much of what I say, so I feel like that means something!

JustcallmeGG2

we are 13 and a half months and Ayden doesn't have any words yet. he still says a lot of vowels not many consonants. I have been going back and forth about making a referral. my friend who is a speech pathologist said that it is normal for him not to speak too much yet because he just started walking at 12 months exactly. so because of this I'm going to give him a little bit more time. if he doesn't say anything in a couple of weeks I will probably call.

JustcallmeGG2

Ps was he a preemie? they say you should really be considering him from an adjusted age but my pediatrician doesn't really look at that.

JustcallmeGG2

Sorry, one more post. a lot of speech people say if their comprehension is good then don't worry about the speech. Well, I asked Ayden to get a book the other day and bring it to me and he had no idea what I was saying. what exactly should they be understanding? I could say do you want more but then again he always wants more. Lol . Seriously though....

stanfordt04

not many words going on here either. everyone he loves is "dada" (me, my DH, elmo)... we have "uh oh" but that is about it. he tries to say words but they sound nothing like what the word should be...

thatoneredhead

JustcallmeGG2 said:

Sorry, one more post. a lot of speech people say if their comprehension is good then don't worry about the speech. Well, I asked Ayden to get a book the other day and bring it to me and he had no idea what I was saying. what exactly should they be understanding? I could say do you want more but then again he always wants more. Lol . Seriously though....

Ive heard this too. Jack has been learning alot of new tricks, like dancing different dances, waving more comprehensively, and showing us his belly. I think that's his focus right now.

He is a great parrot, but doesnt have more than the super basic stuff down. 

I know 2 different babies where their parents are saying they are saying phrases (both June babies). My kid throws his diapers in the trash, so there. 

beck8008

Well I feel a bit better.  He'll get there eventually. He definitely understands us... he follows directions and can pick out his farm animals and Find his cup or his car etc.  We'll give it a few more weeks and see see what happens at his 15 month appointment

amex0107

Mine were preemies.  One is really active - walking & climbing everywhere.  The other one started crawling really late & has 3 words that are intentional.  My active one babbles ALOT, but is nowhere near saying words, unless he surprises me one day.  He's too busy being mischievous.  I'd just wait to see what the ped says at his next apptmt.

Zilelabelle

DS said kitty at 9 months and that's pretty much the only word he would say until about 3 weeks ago. Then he started saying Uh Oh, arf arf and naked! for bath time. I think he was just storing it all up for one big go. Also, I don't know if you do sign language or not, but DS doesn't even try to say any words that he knows the signs for, I guess he doesn't feel the need for it.

Socialworkgirl

The only word that DD says in context is bye bye. She babbles alot but doesn't call is mama or dada. I asked about this on the 12-24 month board and lots of people said their kids didn't say these until much later either.

PaMommy02

My guy is the same way! He repeats mama and dada, he babbles it too but I don't think he's intentionally saying it tho. I've also heard him repeat night-night as I say it when putting him to sleep but again that's just repeating. I hear lots of babbles throughout the day tho. I'm not too concerned because he is super active and always has been. Good luck!

Daisy22

My oldest started speech at 20 months old b/c he had no words and didn't understand us at all. He had a lot of ear infection issues his first year which effected his speech. He didn't really start talking until almost 3 years old. He still has some sound issues with certain sounds. 

DS2 didn't start talking until he was 18-20 months but he started understanding simple commands around 14-15months. I could tell him get me the ball or get that book and he'd do it. I could also say want more and he would sign more. Totally different then DS1. 

DS3 isn't talking but he makes a lot of sounds, babbles. He also understands simple things like more or milk. I can say milk and he will go straight to the refrig. Or I'll say go outside and he'll go to the backdoor. 

Daisy22

Oh and according to our SLP and pedi most places will not evaluate a child until they are at least 20 months unless there are other issues coming up. Between 15-20 months there can be a huge language explosion so unless a child is having receptive language issues most pedis or SLP will say to wait until 2. The only reason we had DS1 evaluated was b/c he was having issues with receptive language.