s/o speech...

AlexJ217 · August 2011

HOw much was LO speaking at 15 months? DD is almost 15months and not saying anything consistently. Most of her other friends are speaking either so I feel like I shouldn't be overly concerned. But we do have EI evaluation set up for September. I am worried that she should be saying more by now - but I know every kid is different too.

Kflie83 · August 2011

At 15 month he would only say Mama and Dada. That is still super early.

SaranJonathan · August 2011

We are just about 20 months and uses 4 words with meaning

MrsBraun · August 2011

DD is 15 months and says about 10 words consistently (and with meaning). However, I wouldn't be worried if it were less because it is still pretty early.

nwagner1 · August 2011

My DD is just about 15 months and has about 7 words. And most of them have to do with our dog. Go, stop, get, dog, etc. I'm not worried, she talks constantly I just don't know what she is saying.

Leap08 · August 2011

At 15 months, my daughter had maybe 10 words. At 21 months, she has more words than I could possibly count and she speaks simple sentences, like "Daddy's working." Honestly, it just seemed like one day her language exploded and she was picking up a new word every day.

MrsWindyCity · August 2011

At 15 mos DS said 6 words with meaning and a couple animal noises. I feel like he picked up the majority around the same time, and continues to do that now. I wouldn't be too worried.

lite-bright · August 2011

At 15 months, DD2 had exactly one word: "gook," meaning "look!" Not even mama or dadda. My DD1, who is on the autism spectrum, had more words at the same age.

We had DD1 evaluated, and the week of the eval, she picked up a couple more words. Even with that, she was at a 13-month level -- a slight delay, but not enough to warrant speech therapy. No other issues whatsoever, she was even a little ahead on social/cognitive indicators.

Her speech exploded not long after. I bet she easily has 30 words now, at 17 months -- although she still isn't saying mama consistently; she will say "da" for dadda.

It's hard not to worry, but the odds are good that your DD is just taking her time. Even if she does have a delay, you're on top of things and taking the right steps. That's the most important part.