Worried about speech?

My baby is 16 months on the 19th and still doesn’t say any words. She’s very vocal so hoping it comes all at once!

@Laura oh bless her! I think we’ve hit the toddler stage, changing her clothes and nappy is near impossible. The tantrums are mental🥹. Think I might be overthinking a bit x

@Bethany oh god, we have totally reached that stage as well! 😖 we will get through it 😂 yeah, I’m trying not to worry about it, I’m sure it will come eventually! :)

Posts like this worry me 😂😂😂 I’m sure it’s normal for them to not say many words at this age no?? My baby is 16 months on the 9th and only says mama when he’s really upset, dada and no. Should I be worried?? Xx

@Nai there is kids out there that start speaking at 3, so I think we and you are just fine 🤣

@Felicia hahaha good xx

My little girl did not babble for ages, she was about 11-12 months before she started. I was worried about delayed speech. This last week she has come on leaps and bounds all of a sudden, started with new consonant sounds, she listens and repeats lots and tries to correct herself and even when she's quite far away from the sound or word I am just so pleased and relieved that she is trying! It does just come out of nowhere sometimes! X

My eldest is a June 22 baby, she barely said anything apart from common words until she was about 22m. She's 2y4m now and says so much. Didn't say mama until she was around the age our July 23 babies are now. I worried about her lots but trusted she would speak when the time was right for her. Only in the last couple of days has she started to say yeh (she can't pronounce s) which we've been trying to get her to learn to say for ages. Just keep talking to her and going through things and it will come. They're picking things up every day and processing it and the speech will come. Atm all my July 23 girl can say with meaning is 'at' for cat, 'mih' for milk and 'buh' for book but I know it will come eventually.

My LB is 15 nearly 16months / he says “mama, nana dada and yeh” I just think all babies are different and develop at their own stage . I do say boys are more stubborn 🤣

I wouldn't worry too much, she will come on in her own time. My two eldest didn't start speaking till gone 18 months apart from the normal mama and dada whereas my 15 month old says over 15 words already. They all come on differently and tbh I think when they have older siblings that massively helps too as they just want to join in on the fun.

My son is 16 months (June baby) and he says mum to nobody in particular and that’s it🤦🏽‍♀️ he doesn’t say anything else.. makes babababa sound but otherwise just makes a load of noises. I have been quite concerned but I’m just trying to ignore my worry atp

My son isn't even talking yet lol, he babbles and is trying but isn't saying any real words yet so I wouldn't worry too much lol

My boy isn’t saying words yet! He understands me and is trying to say ‘ball’ but that’s as far as he has got! I’m not concerned - a S&L therapist told me that if they understand what you are saying then that’s a good sign 😊

Noooo I think this seems normal to me! Mine doesn't say much at all either, just a couple of 'words' and a lot if babbling. Most I know this age are similar x

Same here! We have dada, mama (sometimes in context!), “oh” (for uh oh) and vroom when he’s playing with a car. The last 2 are super new. I’ve been worried but I don’t think we should be. Babies will develop differently as I’ve been told as long as they seem to understand a lot, they’ll get there will words! 🥰

My little one can do a myriad of sounds (various animals or mechanical sounds) - but only really says mama, dada, yes, uh-oh and recently (random!) arm. He wags his finger or shakes his head for no. He does movements for animals or objects if we've taught him (eg. We did "swim like a fish" and "sunshine" and "hat"...its quite random. I know he understands A LOT but he can't say much x