Hey everyone !

My son turned 21 months few days ago and he is starting to say few worlds but mostly is not much understood by me or his father yet.
The thing is I introduced mama and dada since he was a baby, but he only calls his father all the time and not me. He spends most the time with me and during the night time. He comes to co sleep with me yet he refuses consciously to call me mama.
Is anyone experiencing this type of behavior ??
Thank you!

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Currently going through a similar situation with my son. He doesn't talk a ton at all right now. Mostly just makes noises. Have you mentioned his lack of speech to his pediatrician yet?
In our experience, it turned out there was a physical reason for his lack of speech. He has some hearing loss because of fluid built up in his ears. It's pretty hard to learn how to talk when everything sounds like it's under water!

Yes he doesn’t have any physical problems for his speech delay . I am okay if he is slower than others . But i say mama to him all the time and if I am lucky I will hear it once a week!!

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