Talking

sydney0928

When did your LO start saying words? Mine only says "ga" and maybe a few other sounds but no words. My baby center email just told me he shoudl be saying ball and dog. Is this BS at 14 months?

Jessicaanne_1@yahoo.com

My 6 year old spoke really early. She was talking and signing at 14 months. However my nephew who is 3 1/2 now. Barely said a word until he was 2. Now he is a chatter box. I think talking just like every other milestone is different for every kid. I think 14 months is way to early to worry about not talking. My LO is 8 months and not crawling yet. They do things in their own time.

HElizabethDU

My DD hardly says anything.  She says "uck" for everything like the dogs, cat, books, food, and says "mama" for me, milk, and when she is upset.  She says "dada" when she sees DH and when she is playing around with her toys. 

So clearly my DD has not mastered anything close to speaking yet, as I still think she is confused on most items.  However if I ask her to get something, or bring me something she will usually do it.

krate24

My DD babbles mama, dada, and baba, but they don't relate to actual things (everything is dada).  She does understand a lot, though.  I don't think you should worry.

amberdaz

I don't consider DD to be talking yet. She babbles a lot. Dada, ta-thu which I think is thank you and signs for milk. She does understand if I tell her to bring me the ball though.

mchell9

I think there is a range of 'normal' here- DD is talking- not sentences though! More like dadda, ballee (ball), birdie, kitty, mommy, babba and lot's of oooos and ahhhs.  

hopingwaiting

I think there's quite a range.  My 14-month-old (today, sniff!) says mama, dada, ba(ll), ba ba (bottle), boo(k), Ta(z) our cat, no(se).