Age for baby's first word?

jenjen0623 · November 2013

My first DD said mama at 6 months. She didn't understand what she was saying, but she started babbling at that age. My 7 month old DD does not make any constant sounds and does not repeat sounds like "oh" when I say them to her, like my older DD did. I know all babies develop differently, but it is hard not to compare. My DD2 is ahead on physical milestones and does make sounds. When did your babies start babbling? At what age should I be concerned about this?

=Lee=B · November 2013

Don't be concerned yet! That's all I can say.

My daughter is 8months next week and while she is a constant stream of verbal noises she has no official babbles. No mamamama, dadadadada, bababababa. She doesn't repeat anything.

She's a reserved kid. Out in public she is calm and quiet soaking everything in. At home she's non-stop noises but even more so when left on her own...if we talk to her she stops and listens.

She just started saying "mum" and "mumma" but has never said mamamamamaa. It seems intentional based on when she says it...like she's calling me.

Keep in mind first-borns get more one-on-one attention and therefore are prompted to talk earlier. I am still thinking her first words will be "can you say dada, dada" not dadadada...based on the amount of time my husband says that to her lol.

PhieryBFly · November 2013

As a baby, I apparently completely skipped babbling and went straight to complete sentences (startled the pediatrician with how well spoken I was). So I wouldn't worry about it for awhile; there are several ways to get to the same place.

tig594 · November 2013

DD is 7 months and mostly just babbles. She's making some strange bird noise lately. But she does give me a "mmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaa" about once a day. Love her!!

kgs0505 · November 2013

My older twin says dadadadada. My younger twin does not. They are about 2 weeks to a month apart on milestones. Talk about trying hard not to compare! I don't recall when DS started saying syllables. Maybe clearly around 7 or 8 months. His first true word beyond mama/dada was 11 months. And it was duck. After that new words came fast and furious with him. His second word the next day was actually 2. Kitty cat. He used "kitty cat" as his word for things he didn't have a word for for a long time.

erinmc1 · November 2013

J makes a lot of noises and babbles constantly, but isn't saying anything that makes any sense...until this morning, when I asked him if he made poop, and he said "poop." He was obviously just mimicking, but does that mean my baby's first word was officially "poop?"

Leni410 · November 2013

My dd just said momma at 7.5 months but I'm sure she has no clue what it means

bumpuser5078523 · November 2013

He has been saying mamamamamama and dadadadadada for quite a while, but I don't consider it his first words because it isn't directed to anything. I'm not sure when you consider it their first word?

PepperBug · November 2013

My son was saying strings of sounds (bababa, etc. by 5 months) and saying real words by 7 months (his first word was "all done" and he said it in context along with signing it). But he hit all of his gross motor skill milestones on the later side (sat well at 7 months, crawled at 10 months, walked at 15 months). My daughter isn't stringing sounds together yet, but she waves, sits well and is trying to crawl. I'm pretty sure that at this age, so long as they're way behind in multiple categories, there's no need to worry.

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