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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 14:44:31 GMT -6
How many words should my 12.5 month old have?
DS has dada. Not with any understanding or reference to DH or me, it's just the word that he babbles.
It's hard not to compare, but I know that by 1, DD had several, the tops being dada, mama, uh oh, oh no, no, hi and bye.
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Post by billyhorrible on May 30, 2017 14:51:51 GMT -6
I have been there exactly. EXACTLY. LBB had multiple words at 1, BH had "uh oh."
My doctor was only looking for 1 word at 12 months. And that included "nonsense" words that he used with meaning. Like if he called something "zee" even if that wasn't an actual word, but he always used it to describe his shoes.
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Post by swivelchair5 on May 30, 2017 14:58:45 GMT -6
At 12 months, our pedi didn't even ask if she had any words. At 15 months, our pedi was looking for at least 3 words.
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Post by littleliverpill on May 30, 2017 15:01:07 GMT -6
Well, we're back down to almost zero words at 18 months, so... no advice here.
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Post by Lakes on May 30, 2017 15:19:02 GMT -6
The first time I was asked about a word count ds was 1.5 years. He had 4 words which the doctor said was fine.
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Post by jewel on May 30, 2017 15:24:11 GMT -6
At our 1 year check up they asked if she had 3 words, I said no. She would say ball and sometimes dada. The doc was like well that's fine (then why ask?!) She hit a major leap a few weeks later and started saying mama, wow, uh oh, barking and signing and saying more. It was like overnight someone flipped a switch.
She is going through another one now (15 months) she has a bunch of new words and just understands us a lot better. She also learned how to get down from things (the couch, go down a step, etc) and show her head, nose and belly.
I feel like it happens in spurts, and not necessarily right at the birthday.
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Post by younglove on May 30, 2017 15:46:11 GMT -6
My DD1 was also very verbal early. DD2 is 18 months and has maybe 6 words. At 12 months she was saying mama, dada, and bye.
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Post by potatocakes on May 30, 2017 15:50:10 GMT -6
I think DD had about that at 12 months, but her signing took off right after her birthday, and she added signed words for a long time before she added any more spoken words.
Do you think he understands when you speak to him?
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Post by cosmic on May 30, 2017 16:06:12 GMT -6
Most babies will say their first word with meaning between 9-14 months. I wouldn't worry too much about it right now, but keep an eye on it. Keep talking to him, sing songs, narrate your life, etc/try to expose him to lots of language in general--but yeah, at 12mos, I would not yet be concerned, especially if nothing else is concerning you.
I would start to get concerned with zero words at 16 months.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2017 16:49:34 GMT -6
I think DD had about that at 12 months, but her signing took off right after her birthday, and she added signed words for a long time before she added any more spoken words. Do you think he understands when you speak to him? I am convinced both kids have picked up their father's ability to ignore me. Aside from the obvious joke, in general, yep. He'll turn when we call his name, sign more if we ask if he wants more, etc.
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Post by letthewookieewin on May 30, 2017 17:04:32 GMT -6
I don't think DS had any words at that age, although he did start the sort of toddler babble around that time that sounded like one end of a conversation that only he understood. He was getting EI services for a gross motor delay at the time and they were happy with the babbling and the fact that his receptive language seemed decent. I think he picked up a few words before we were done with EI at 16 months and now at almost 3 I think he only stops talking when he's asleep.
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Post by grumpycat on May 30, 2017 17:06:21 GMT -6
DS had a handful and a couple signs. He's very verbal now at 2.5. I definitely wouldn't be concerned
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Post by mommabakes on May 30, 2017 17:11:54 GMT -6
DS had zero words at that age. Now at 21 months, he has 20 or so. DD was talking up a storm at 1, and using full sentences by 18 months. It is really hard to not compare!
I've been told that it's partially the difference between boys and girls.
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Post by dashook on May 30, 2017 18:10:02 GMT -6
DS had zero words at a year old. He didn't say his first one ("hi") until almost 15 months, and then promptly forgot it. He also didn't have any signs. Now at 28 months he talks better than many adults I know. I know it's so hard not to compare but I wouldn't worry just yet!
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Post by budders on May 30, 2017 18:48:13 GMT -6
Our ped asked about 3 words at either the 12 or 15 month appt. V had about 3 by 12 months (dada, all done and more).
We saw a big language explosion around 18 months, and as we close in on 2 years we're seeing him combining words more.
I can imagine it's hard not to compare, but it sounds like your LO is doing okay for where he is right now.
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Post by wanderingheart on May 30, 2017 18:55:14 GMT -6
Almost at 13 months and they say mama, dada, and bubba.
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Post by tincupchalice on May 30, 2017 21:18:54 GMT -6
No stress! B has maybe one or two, plus some signs. Remember that signs and animal noises (or truck noises in our house) count.
I don't think M had his first until well after twelve months.
Not to generalize too broadly, but there may also be something to the boys being slower on speaking vs girls, IDK.
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Post by loony on May 30, 2017 21:29:09 GMT -6
DS is 18 mo/16 adjusted and has just in the last two weeks picked up more than "uh oh", which means lots of different things depending on context.
He now signs "more", "milk" and "please" and babbles "mama, dada" and makes "brrrrr" noises for any moving thing.
His receptive language is great and he also just started "nodding" his head for "yes", which includes a whole upper body headbang motion.
DD was speaking in full sentences before 2, so I know there's a whole humungous range of normal.
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Post by robot on May 30, 2017 21:56:08 GMT -6
DD had 2 or 3 words I think. And they would come and go for a long time. Her language didn't really kick off until after she started walking at 14m. She seemed to be more focused on that for a while.
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Post by silvermelody on May 30, 2017 21:56:22 GMT -6
DS had maybe five at 12 months and then had a big explosion by 18m and had at least fifty, including animal sounds.
He's still behind girls his age as far as complexity of phrases goes but he's picking up new things weekly.
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Post by sheilathetank on May 31, 2017 6:28:43 GMT -6
K is in a playgroup with 4 boys and 1 other girl. All of the boys have almost no words. While K and the other girl have a good amount. I've heard from other people that their sons talked later then their daughters.
I remember the pedi asking for 3 words she says consistently at her 1 year appointment and we couldn't think of more than one. Then a few weeks later there was a word explosion and now she has almost 20 at 15months.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 6:56:45 GMT -6
I think at that age, DD had 2-3 words. Dada, mama (sometimes) and baba.
Her language exploded after 18 months and now at 22 months we can almost have actual conversations.
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Post by lucilleaustero on May 31, 2017 7:55:24 GMT -6
Neither of my kids had any words at that age. My DD did not speak until 18 months and was talking like a 5 year old by age 2. My son has CAS and gets speech therapy.He has hundreds of words, but his articulation is god awful.
There is nothing to worry about at 12.5 months. Nothing at all.
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Post by lazyReader on May 31, 2017 8:22:09 GMT -6
We only had signs at that age (which does count).
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Post by jillywilly on May 31, 2017 10:21:11 GMT -6
I don't remember exactly, but I think we only had like, "mama," "dada" and "doggie" around his first birthday. His language really started exploding more around the 18 month mark, and again recently (just before his second birthday). I can think of several friends who's kids weren't really talking at that age yet. I know I've heard that the receptive language is a much better indicator of if there is a problem or not than talking, and it sounds like that isn't an issue, so I definitely wouldn't be worried yet (which, I know, easier said than done).
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Post by Risscaboobs on May 31, 2017 10:22:40 GMT -6
Lexi had a few by one, but she wasn't even walking yet. Kids learn everything at different times. I know it's really hard not to compare, but I wouldn't worry yet.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 11:52:34 GMT -6
We don't even get nonsense words or other sounds, just dada. So it's nice to get confirmation that he's just a different kid than his sister is. (And honestly, sometimes I wish his sister would just shut up.)
And his sister should (I think) be getting another neuro assessment in January and we'll see if her articulation has improved enough or if we need a full speech assessment to see if she qualifies for services. She's improved a TON, but she's still having some issues.
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Post by imapenguin on May 31, 2017 14:12:54 GMT -6
We only had signs at that age (which does count). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk +1
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Post by thelittleredm on May 31, 2017 14:26:53 GMT -6
DS1 had maybe 5. Maybe. But he only ever really used Dada and Mama. And even then, rarely. He barely made sounds until around 9 months.
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Post by flippinchica on May 31, 2017 14:58:06 GMT -6
At that point 1 or 2. Now at 21 months a lot of single words but no phrases.
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