Thanks Noni*e - we actually have a paed check up in Jan and he is going to check his ears again as he'd had quite a few ear infections over winter and mentioned that grommets could be a possibility, so will definitely make sure thats checked. However his talking as picked up again just in the last week - the other day I was shutting the microwave and he said "shut", says "Pretty" for the xmas lights and "car" when playing with his toy cars so it seems we are getting a new word or two each day again - whew!!
Gosh, thats nothing to worry about at all. When my DD was that age, we were really worried and counting words up until just before her 2nd birthday.She'd had a few persistent middle ear infections. She is now 3.5 and talks a lot better than others in her age group.
My DS is 19.5 months and he says dada, mama, Bree (sister) nana, woof woof, ah (as in ta - please and thankyou) og (dog), up. So that's only 8 words. I think he's just like his sister and his expressive language is just going to develop gradually. Receptive language is the super important issue at this age. As long as he understands everything you tell him/ask him, all is good.
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