The answer I am looking for is not LOTS, or even a handful really...
Jazz says mum. She also makes a magpie warbling gutteral noise with her throat when she 'talks' to us, and trys to have quite long conversations with us.
But nothing other than mum.
She started to make some other sounds, looking like they were turning into words, but never did...
is this ok? I read to her, talk to her, she understands lots, and points, shares, waves and claps... and pats my boobies when she's hungry LOL... just no words.
Need some reassurance (and I repeat, the answer I'm looking for is not LOTS lol, I don't want to hear about your advanced communicator but if she's behind... is she behind???).
Hello, my name is Leasha, and I am a serial worrier.
My DD had only 6 words at 18 months. She is now 2 years, 2 months and she is doing short sentences. Your DD sounds perfectly normal to me ... be warned though ... once they start getting words, they really take off. It is amazing!!! You have lots to look forward to
Matilda is at about the same stage as Jazz, she has been able to say Mum since about 4 months and then nothing more since, we thought that Bub and Car were coming but it never progressed.
She to can clap, shares when I say 'Ta', points and generally understands and she babbels alot, just no more words just yet.
I read on some sign at the MCHN that the norm is apparently 3 words at 12 months but the MCHN said that 1 is fine along with babbeling.
At this stage I am not to worried, I will give her until 18 months to get another word or two.
Ds only had a couple of words at 2, like mum and dadda, even by 18 months his only other words were 'up' and 'there' it was amazing how much he was able to communicate using just those words and pointing! He is now 2 years and 3 months and seriously won't stop talking and has a huge vocabulary, it was slow coming but when once he worked it out he just hasn't stopped (must take after daddy )
We are getting some serious babbling at 13 months, and have maybe two words, shoe, and dog, but others come and go depending on what we are talking about. I know he recognises lots of words and will imitate me with things that generally sound like what I say, but I have no consistency. Even with mum and dad...... I am not worried, as DS is so focused on physical, I know words will come in their own time.
ETA - sorry we are EXCELLENT with Ta. I forgot that one. He is very polite....
Miss M says "mum", and weirdly enough, "tickle". But she babbles ALOT. Like - ALL THE FREAKIN TIME (must take after her father... cos I don't talk at all ) hehe
Aricyn was slightly ahead of her with his words at that age, but he was (and still is) an advanced talker - so even though I have him to compare her to - I'm not worried.
DD didn't say 'Mum' until she was nearly 2. I don't know how long she was doing it, but I realised when she was about 20 months that she was referring to me by my first name. Toddlers are little smarty pants!!! Their antics are just so much fun
My DS is now 13 months and he already has 6 words, but I attribute that to DD being around and he has learned a lot from her. He is far more communicative than she was at this age . . . though DD had been walking for about 3 months by this stage and DS is not even remotely interested.
I think they are all so different and they have different strengths. I also think that birth order probably has something to do with when and how kids meet their developmental milestones.
Sounds perfect hun. Learning language is not just about being able to SAY words, it's also about understanding, body language/ sign language, facial expression, eye contact, babbling and just being able to communicate with her (lots of things!!). She sounds absolutely perfect and just where she is 'supposed' to be for a one year old.
Um... Ava's words... 'mum', dad, mummy/daddy, baby, yes, no, hello, bye, ball, dude (lol yeah i know), yay, bot bot (for her bottle), shoes, woof, meow, quack. ... um.. I think that's it... and she's what almost 16 months.. don't stress leash jazz will do things in her own time. I know a two year old who knows less words than ava..
No real words here at 13 months. Maybe 'mamama' and 'dadadada' with some purpose, but its hard to tell. Plenty of babbling in his own strange language. I'm not worried.
Leasha, my daughter wasnt a big talker either. When she was 1, I think all she really said was 'mummy', 'daddy', 'bye bye', 'hi'.
Then all of a sudden, when she was about 18-20 months old (i cant remember exactly when!), she had a word explosion and practically overnight, she could say HEAPS more words like nanna, shoes, poo, yes, pants, hat, book, baby, dog, car...
i honestly do not think you have anything to worry about, but if you are still concerned maybe you should speak to a professional. this website may be useful for finding a speech pathologist in your area - Speech Pathology Australia - Home. my eldest son had about ten words in his repertoire at one but once he hit 18 months he was dishing out a new word everyday. hang in there!
My Jazz I think only said Dad, Mum, tata (as in bye bye) and I think she started picking up uh-oh at about 1 as well. She was babbling a lot and learning reflection in her babbling. Now that she's almost 17 months she's starting to have a bit of a word explosion though and I think she learns a new word every one or two days at the moment.
Your Jazz sounds perfectly normal for a 1 year old.
How many words at 1 year?
is this ok? I read to her, talk to her, she understands lots, and points, shares, waves and claps... and pats my boobies when she's hungry LOL... just no words.
but if she's behind... is she behind???).
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dag. She's going great.
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