What do you count as a first word?

[Salad]

Georgia has been saying bub for about a month now and in the last couple of weeks if I leave the room or if she is on the floor and wants to be picked up she will say mum mum mum mum until I come back into the room or pick her up. Does this count as first words?

[Jakabella]

I would say they count! Your a lucky duck! All Bella likes to say is Dad dad dad or nan nan nan... no mum for me!!

Kate

[Salad]

aww wow she is a mummies girl so I can understand first word being mum.
I always thought she would just say dadda or something, actually I thought her first word would have been hello because I always say it to her when I get her out of bed etc. Probably not as easy to learn though.

[Early Kids]

Yep I'd count that as first words

For me it has to be something they understand, Brendan babbled 'dadadad' first, but he didnt understand that 'dadadad' was DP until much later.

[Indadhanu]

Yep. Jazzy said bub-bub but that was her playing with sounds, but her actual first word was mum-mum-mum, I counted as her 'first word' that she understood eg. When mum walks away and I scream MUM-MUM-MUM-MUM she'll come back! YAY! lol

What a clever little cookie!

[jamakin]

How sweet! I would definatley say that counts as first words!! i counted it when thats all ds used to say

[MrsB26]

I would count it too. Ds has just started saying dada, bubba and mum mum. I dont think he understands what/who they are but i am still proud and count it as his first words

[Salad]

Thanks for the feedback I will count it as first word, because when DH is holding her and says where is mum she will turn to look for me so she knows what it means. Such clever amazing little things they are, I am in awe everyday at the things they learn.

[satya]

I counted the first word from when he said just mum. He'd said bububub & mumumum for a while but then one day just said mum.

[Visitor8]

yup mum was the first word here. I think as long as it's not just jabber and there is meaning to it that its a first word

Ash has lots of words now! He said mum about the same age, now he says dad, up, bub, more, no, yum and what sounded like ball today!