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how to get my baby talking...

braiwick86braiwick86
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My son will be 15months on the 18th of January and he is still not talking... nothing not even Mama or Dada.  He is smart he listens when we tell him to do something but no words.  My Dr. said not to be worried hes probably just a little lazy with speech, but its hard when you read the baby books and they say he should be saying up to five words. Any advise?
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  • busomudbusomud

    DD isn't saying much either, but talks jibberish a lot. Our Dr. said not to worry, late talkers usually catch up by kindergarten.

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  • ChelzChelz

    I fully agree - give it time and every child is different.  My DS, at 21 months, only says Mama and Dada and I'm not worried nor is his Pedi.  It's not usually until after 2 that our Pedi may make other recommendations. 

    I ask DS to tell me what it is, rather then him just pointing and us answering him.  Sounding it out is good, too.  I'm certain he's said about 10 other words, but not consistently.  It'll happen.

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  • braiwick86braiwick86
    Thank you so much I feel better now.. I have to many opinions in my life form people that don't have a clue! Its nice to hear from other moms!
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  • mandapiemandapie
    If the pedi isn't worried than I wouldn't worry. I don't think they really worry about eval's until the 2yr appt. When I took DS to his 18mo he had like 4 or 5 words and the PA said that between 18 and 24mo they tend to have a "word explosion" and as long as we're able to communicate then it was fine (he listens and understands what we tell him and points to things he wants and such). He's picked up 4 or 5 new words since then and he'll be 20mo this week.
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  • karatechrissykaratechrissy member
    My dd was the same way. All of a sudden the week she turned 18 months, she started saying words. Now is 19 months and probably has a vocab of over 50 words. Something just clicked one day. She says something new every day. I'm shocked (and relieved!). Just give her some time. All babies are different! :-)
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