Is yours talking?

My son is 2 in March but doesn’t really talk. He’ll say mumbles of mama and the odd mumble of a word here and there but he is not talking. He understands a lot and dose a lot (independently) though and communicates with pointing whilst saying “humm, humm” or sometimes gives me his book with pictures of different things and let’s say it’s a picture of a banana, he’ll point to it and say “humm” and then point to the door and I’ll ask “you want a banana” and he’ll continue doing the gestures or get excited and then that’s how I know he wants the banana… is anyone else experiencing this or something similar? My dad has told me that he should be talking by now and that I should take him to see someone about it, but then my mum is saying it’s no biggy and that boys take longer, and then my sis is saying it might be autism… from my understanding it varies (some don’t talk until they are 5) but I have a “he’ll talk when he wants to talk” mindset to it.

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My son does the same exact thing. The only difference is we have been teaching him ASL so he does know some signs. We took him to see a speech therapist and they were not worried because of the sign language. Id suggest trying to teach him simple words like thank you,please, milk, all done stuff like that. My son only says variations of mama as well. Ive also have had the same mindset but i was also told that if he isnt saying much still or not learning anything new to say than i need to have him reevaluated at age 2

My son just started talking a couple months ago, most words still aren't full clear words. I had him see a speech therapist and an OT and they both weren't concerned but he still is learning and grasping a lot slower than his older brother

My sons gonna be 2 in March as well and I’d agree with @Cheyenne he knows ASL for more and he’ll say mama an dada in frustration clear as day other things he’s grasping how to say it he’ll say blush you if you sneeze and hey sometimes although he can wave or bye and Can say thank you, for the most part in the past few months out of no where he just started babbling and really talking he’s becoming more independent so he’s definitely branching out and learning more he’s better pointing and getting what he’s trying to show vs using his words like he say that and point it’s a process and he’s growing and incredibly advanced and smart so I’m not concerned he talks when he wants and is very capable. ( I would like to make note that he had momentary delay progressively in speech and rash appear after he had his first round of shots and I wil say they were his first ones & last and deeply regret giving them but you learn I refuse to be coerced into fear mongering tactics)

Thanks @Cheyenne @Annika @Kayla for the comments, he knows how to gesture bye too and know how to sign sleep but maybe I’ll take him to speech therapist just to double check too.

I'd say there's no harm in seeing a doctor or specialist if you are even a bit worried. Early intervention can do wonders in some cases. I fully agree that each child is different and has their own development path. I was too cautious so I started following a few great insta accounts of speech therapists soon after his birth. I was also teaching him basic sign language like more, all done and Milk which he only started doing after turning 1. All the best 👍🏼

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