How many words does your LO know?

WonderWoman27 · August 2011

I'm just curious what the average is these days. And words meaning, your LO can repeat after you the same word on a consistent basis.

MrsBraun · August 2011

Let me count...

dada, baby, happy, bye, up, please, dog...and I think a few more?

So about 7-10 words at 15 months.

amykins1283 · August 2011

I don't really keep count. I figure it's around 30+ words at this point. Just in the past couple of days he has added milk, house, up, down, eat, car, and cow (although those last two sound the same but the context is different).

MrsWindyCity · August 2011

mom, dad, all done, dog, uh oh, ball, hi (sounds more like ha), byebye, duck, car, up, that, Zach. He can say nana and yiayia (greek for grandma) but only when looking at pictures of them, lol.

And probably 10 animal noises.

mbgreenwalt · August 2011

DD says quite a few. In the last 2 weeks she has really started to pick up on words and is using them more often.

Daddy, mom, shoes, hi, hello, bye bye, Spongebob, Brutus, Pinky, no, uh oh, yes, thanks, papa, gross, juice, milk, stop and stop barking, night night, boo, baby, dog, duck, fish and bird.

blissfullyignorant · August 2011

Consistent basis?
Cat. Bye bye.
So 2. He has said other things but not consistently (he'll say it for a day then never again type of thing).

ETA: I forgot about ball. So make that 3 words. He does not have any noises (like animals or vehicles) yet.

BrittKav · August 2011

DD can repeat pretty much any 1-3 syllable word, so I don't count it if she just repeats. If I count word she uses on her own, unprompted, probably 250-300.

macchiatto · August 2011

I started counting words when they used it spontaneously in context (and more than once so it wasn't just coincidence); I never counted just repetition so I'm not sure about that. But they both started talking a week before they hit 15m. They each had about 50 words by 18m, 200 words by 21m, and 400-500 words by the time they turned 2. Since then, I'm really not sure.

MNgirl326 · August 2011

2. "mamma" and "dadda".

Sometimes, if i listen really hard I hear "all done" and "whats that" , but it is very in-frequent and you have to listen for it.

He does make lots of sounds and does have ways to communicate, he just hasn't hasn't figured out how to put them into words yet.

I am not really worried about it because he is definitely focusing on gross motor skills. He can do things that are supposed to be milestones for 18 month olds.

If however, he doesn't gain 1 or 2 more words by the time he has his 15 month appointment, I will mention it to pedi just in case.

tusshie2004 · August 2011

DS is almost 18 months, he knows about 15-20 words.

Ruby_Soho · August 2011

None, zero, zip, nada, diddly squat Wink

ssmith325 · August 2011

At 20 months, probably close to 100 +. She's also started to speak in short sentences i.e. "More please Mommy," "Wake up Tatee" (Tatee=Cate, her older sister), "All done pasta"...things like that.

ToBeMrsT · August 2011

momma, daddy, no, night-night, ball, moo, ruff-ruff, hi, yeah, nose, quack, bye, eat

yourmysunshine · August 2011

250ish

Luckie519 · August 2011

I'd say 4. He says dada, mum, bottle and nana.

Violet_McPurpleson · August 2011

He knows about 10 words.

Mama, daddy (doesn't say this often), Lola, ball, boob (boop),hat, dog, cat, boot, bird.

I think he said go a few times today when trying to push the riding toy he's outgrown, but I'm not really sure.

I only count words he says in context. He doesn't repeat words we say yet anyway, at least not right afterward.

SeaStar430 · August 2011

200+? She can talk in three word sentences, can repeat the abc's, can sing simple songs, and will say almost anything we tell her to say.

Sara Scissors · August 2011

We started a list before DS's 18 month well check up because they have asked for several visits how many words he is saying (along with several other questions based on his development). We've just kept track of it since to keep for his baby book.

He's up to around 125 now at 20 1/2 months. He says several 2-3 words sentences too. Right around 18 months he started the so-called "word explosion" and learns new words left and right. It's pretty amazing to watch!

blckwhtyllwgirl · August 2011

Let's see I'd guess somewhere between 15-25. The one's I can think of right now are:

Mama, Dada, Lola (prounounced "ya ya"), Josie, dog, baba, juice, ball, shoes, upstairs, water, papa, and banana

He also says "what's this" or "what's that" very often when asking what things are.

Temp937723687505543 · August 2011

We also just did a count of words she uses, and it's just topped 100. It happened really quickly, though- she would start picking up several new words a day- and retain them.

nndidiamaka · August 2011

DH is also well over 200 words now. He hit his first word explosion at about 15 months, then hit another one within the last month or so. He can now say a couple of spontaneous 5-word sentences ("I see a big truck!"), but most of his communication is 2-3 word sentences. He will attempt to repeat any word we say. He can count to 20 and also sing songs. Gross motor and language are Curly's two areas of strength... we're still working on other things, like attention span and fine motor skills. I really believe a child will excel in one or two areas for a while, then will catch up in the other areas later.

Don't be in too much of a hurry for your LO to grow up. It'll happen before you know it, and you'll be regretting the things you catch yourself saying! For example, Curly will now run around the house yelling "CWAP!!" over and over again. I long for the simpler days when I was excited that he could say Mama! ;-)