I have 13 month old daughter who pretty much says nothing. She babbles occasionally and I have heard her say mama and dada very rarely and not recently. She usually points and dances around when she wants things and whines and cries we she doesn't want something. Lately she has been say nunnu when she wants something though. Other than this she is developmentally average. She is social and knows her name when I call her, and generally a happy baby. (She thinks she is a boy though and is content to play her her brothers' toys and not her girly stuff..LOL!)
I have really noticed since she was about 6 months old that she didn't babble like other babies and at each Dr. appointment I have been told to wait and see. The theory is that she is the third child and that everyone just gives her what she wants without her having to ask. I admit, I do anticipate her needs and meet them before she needs to ask. But something still nags in my mind. She passed her hearing test and has never had an ear infection or any fluid in her ears.
So am I paranoid? Does anyone have an experience with this? My two boys never had this issue. Any help would be great! Thanks!
I think that 13 months is a little early to start worrying too much. All you can do is continue to keep her pediatrician informed of her progress, and your concerns. If it continues to a point where the doctor is concerned, I am sure he will make arrangements for further testing.
One of my son's was not speaking at the age of 2 and had to be put in speech therapy. Now he is 18, and you can't keep him quiet.
I would just say to keep an eye on her, and wait and see.
Hey Natalie, I know it is hard not to worry especially when you are use to your other children talking at this stage.
I did have this experience with Lillian. Ryan and Ethan were amazing early talkers. Lilly took her time. She just turned 21 months and about 3 months ago she just started saying everything. It was truly all of a sudden. Now I wonder if she absorbed all that we said to surprise us and spring it all on us later.
She is talking up a storm now.
I have another friend with a daughter also, that had this problem. This little girl is almost four and she is just now talking. If you met this girl now, you would never know that she hadn't been talking for years. Very conversational little girl. She would make sounds to explain things up until she spoke.
I know it is hard not to worry, but I would give the advice to wait it out a little more. Feel good in the knowledge that other moms are reporting this as normal and they went through it too!
Good luck to you and yours!
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When my little ones started whining for things I would repeat the word at least 5 times before I gave it to them and when I thought they may be able to say it I would ask them do you want a cookie and they would wine so I would ask them to say cookie and most of the time I got something out of them that sounded like the thing they wanted after many repetitions of saying the words to them as I gave it to them.
On another note, My father was the youngest of 4, he had 3 older sisters and as the story goes he did not talk until he was 5 years old and his first words were Momma phone. His sisters did everything for him and talked for him as well. So this could be the culprit. Good Luck
Van is going to be 10 months he is a babbler but my friend has a 2 year old who barely speaks mainly whines but he is starting to use his sign language for eat and please he will only speak one word every once in a great while usualy when no one is around. but a least he is trying his words, they all do things in their own time.
Don't Worry yet, When our daughter was 2 1/2 she could speak just fine but simply preffered not to. We could say go to the fridge and get the ketchup and she would know exactly what we were talking about. We got her more involved in talking by before we would give her what she wanted we would get her to repreat it. Now she's almost five and won't stop talking.
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Originally posted by gnat30: I have 13 month old daughter who pretty much says nothing. She babbles occasionally and I have heard her say mama and dada very rarely and not recently. She usually points and dances around when she wants things and whines and cries we she doesn't want something. Lately she has been say nunnu when she wants something though. Other than this she is developmentally average. She is social and knows her name when I call her, and generally a happy baby. (She thinks she is a boy though and is content to play her her brothers' toys and not her girly stuff..LOL!)
I have really noticed since she was about 6 months old that she didn't babble like other babies and at each Dr. appointment I have been told to wait and see. The theory is that she is the third child and that everyone just gives her what she wants without her having to ask. I admit, I do anticipate her needs and meet them before she needs to ask. But something still nags in my mind. She passed her hearing test and has never had an ear infection or any fluid in her ears.
So am I paranoid? Does anyone have an experience with this? My two boys never had this issue. Any help would be great! Thanks!
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