Toddler speech and development

My daughter is 21 months old and doesn’t respond to her name at all. She says words here and there and can put words together but only ‘open and shut’ other than that it’s just the odd word ‘milk’ ‘water’ etc, she has stopped saying some words she used to say.

She constantly babbles in her own language. She’s very engaged when I sing to her, and she attempts to sing songs herself (you can just make out what song it is from the tune and the actions she makes)

Should I be worried? I work full time from home with her and she doesn’t have any interaction with other children.

I feel like I’m failing her.

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Theres no harm speaking to your gp to have some advice, it may be a referral made to speech and language or a paediatrician for intervention. Dont be hard on yourself, it's great she babbles a lot. My 17 month old is similar by not responding to his name or only knowing 3 words but forgets them for a while and only knows one per time for ages so hes got interventions in place since 9 months old to help him x

If your in the UK contact the health visiting team for your area and explain as she may need a hearing test first to rule out whether she can hear or not, if she isn't responding then they will be able to support further

You aren’t failing her! You care and you’re doing what you can.
My son has similar issues at that age. I would recommend early intervention if you’re in the US. Early intervention (speech and such) made a world of difference for my son. Starting around 18 months we did speech. Started OT at 2.5. He’s now 4.5 and he responds to his name, has a big vocabulary, uses full sentences and has lots of stories to tell.

As others stated, you need to get her hearing checked first as well

I wouldn't worry too much just yet as my little boy was only saying words & 2 or 3 words together like your little girl at the same age. Just after he turned 2 was when his speech really started getting good & he started putting 8 or 9 words sentences together and now, at the age of nearly 3, we are having full blown conversations with him.

Thank you all so much for your kind words and helpful responses. I have decided to contact the health visitor on Monday to see what they think/ next steps (if necessary) there seems to be so much conflicting information on the internet about milestones, I’d like to speak to a professional to ease my mind. I’ve also just found out I’m pregnant and feel like maybe that’s why I’m so worried about my little one’s development; I just really want to make sure my first born is on the right track before her sibling comes along ♥️

My daughter had the same issue after her two year old check-up. Ms. Rachel and other shows helped. Then, I put her in speech therapy and daycare, and her speech improved a lot.

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Are you guys feeding your baby to sleep?

I just read feeding to sleep is creating bad habit and baby will always cry etc when awake at night expecting to get bottle before falling asleep again. 🤔
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I do other way around - bath, pjs/lotion, rock to sleep and feed at the same time and then baby falling asleep.
Am I creating a bad habit? Been doing it all the time really. 😳