Does your baby know their name?

musicalsilver · January 2014

One of the questions on our 6 month appointment questionnaire was whether or not LO responded to his name. Does your LO?

kelly422 · January 2014

Yep!

musicalsilver · January 2014

LO does not. Really at all. He responds to our voices, but not his name at all. It probably doesn't help that we call him little man or mr man most of the time. Daycare called him by his first name where we use his middle name, so he hasn't had a chance to make the connection between his actual name and people talking to him. Or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better about this one ;-)

nikel13 · January 2014

Yeah. And nicknames. I honestly thought a baby would be like a dog and know their name in a few weeks. When she didn't, I thought that there was something wrong with her. I've learned otherwise.

Mufflerlove · January 2014

Sometimes I think she does. Other times not so much.

Edit: I checked yes on the 6 month survey though

ilovemarfa · January 2014

Yes, he looks when you say his name.

Western Diva · January 2014

Yes he does!

DaisyDuck40 · January 2014

I think he does....I sometimes have to repeat it once or twice. So I don't know if he's responding to his name finally or my voice...

HeartLikeMine3 · January 2014

Yes when I say his name he looks right at me, unless the TV or something else is more interesting.

riansmommie · January 2014

95% of the time the other 5 he is usually super caught up in playing or is in the middle of a full on meltdown

TheTamedShrew · January 2014

Yes! We discovered this last week. She was playing with her toys in the floor and looking down and I experimented:
"Sarah!" Nothing
"Brittany!" Nope
"Olivia!" No
"Eleanor!" Her head popped up and she looked at me and DH with a big smile.
We were so excited.

dmlk413 · January 2014

Yes she does.

JANCANDANCE · January 2014

Yes.

KellenHi21 · January 2014

Yep

phishgirl29 · January 2014

Yes. He also looks up to poopy (his shameful nickname). %-(

NicoleReed0324 · January 2014

I think he just responds to our voices. My husband is obsessed with him learning his name though and will say it over and over. And it annoys me because I think it sounds like he's talking to a dog...

Cricket81 · January 2014

He seems to

DH is also convinced that he knows I am mommy, but I am not 100% sure yet.

Eta: DH was calling him so many different random things (bugaboo-banana?!?) that I finally told him he had to use his real name sometimes or he might never learn it.

Junemom2013 · January 2014

yup!

AlsGal01 · January 2014

phishgirl29 said:
Yes. He also looks up to poopy (his shameful nickname). %-(

We are guilty of calling ours Mr. PooPoo. And he responds to it.

FordFalcor · January 2014

Yeah, he's just started doing it consistently.

peachnectarine · January 2014

Nope, just our voices.

cynthia2007 · January 2014

Yes, LO responds to her name and sometimes by the few nicknames like stinker :P

Murphie82 · January 2014

Yep!

mommakristydawn · January 2014

I just said my daughters name numerous times to see if she looked over at me and nothing! She was staring at our new puppy chewing on a VERY LOUD squeaky toy so who knows. She will usually always look at us when talking. We rarely call her by her actual name. (Josie)

CoffeeBeanFiend91 · January 2014

I think so

PinkPuffyHeart2 · January 2014

Nope. She will not look at me at all when I say her name. So either she is purposefully ignoring me or just no.

mysticial · January 2014

Yup! She looks at us when we call her Mackenzie or Kenzie. She also knows her nickname which is Goose and will look our way with a big smile as well. She is called goose because we were always calling her a silly goose which got shortened to goose and has stuck ever since.

amie444 · January 2014

Yes she does and to my surprise. She is doing 2 signs. She signs 'milk' and 'all done'. So we are communicating now.

BC&LM · January 2014

I'm pretty sure he does. Sometimes when I talk to him, he doesn't always turn and look at me. And then I will say his name, and he will usually turn to me right away.

numbersgirl08 · January 2014

I don't know! Now I want to try and see. I know she responds to our voices. I think she looks at me as soon as I start talking so I'm not sure how to tell.

musicalsilver · January 2014

micabush said:
Yes definitely. What is this 6 month survey you're speaking of?

@micabush - our pediatrician had us do a little online survey we come in for each well check appointment

Greywolf12 · January 2014

amie444 said:

Yes she does and to my surprise. She is doing 2 signs. She signs 'milk' and 'all done'. So we are communicating now.

S just started signing milk. So exciting!

Greywolf12 · January 2014

I guess I should answer the actual question $:\$ "> Same as Samantha Ashley. Not sure if she's responding to her name or just our voices. I told the nurse no on the questionnaire and she said it was a dumb question anyway!

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