Talking

I think it is normal but if you are concerned speak with the hv

Speech isn’t a concern until they are around 3 years old. As long as they have good understanding of like simple instructions and are able to make some animals noises as well as some words then you’re fine. It’s hard not to compare children but they all develop at different paces x

Hey, my son was born five days before your daughter. He speaks gobbledegook a lot but doesn’t often use his words except ‘mama/mummy’, ‘doggy’, ‘cat’, ‘car’, and ‘more’. And yes/no. I know he has more words but he doesn’t use them very often. He pretty much just talks about dogs all the time. Nursery have said he doesn’t use many words with them other than ‘mama’ and ‘doggy’ and were excited to tell me last week that he said ‘duck’ for the first time, but he’s been saying that at home for two months. I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s just doing his own thing - talks to who he wants to talk to and uses favourite words more often. I’m sure your daughter is the same. My brother-in-law is a GP and he said the children to worry about are the ones who literally don’t make a sound at all (ie don’t even speak gibberish; he says gibberish is more important than actual words in that sense). So I wouldn’t worry as she’s still so young and she IS communicating with you. I get it though xx

Hey birthday twinn🙌 so my LB favourite words atm are yeah an dad with the big nooo🤣🤣 he knows a few others but doesn't use then often but I wouldn't say he's got a massive vocabulary at all but understands so much more they'll get there I wouldn't panic xxx

Thank you all 🥰 feeling a lot better. I did phone my HV today & she basically said that there’s nothing to worry about right now as the understanding is there. She did say that you can self refer to speech and language but said they will more than likely tell me the same thing. I think I will give it more time before worrying again. I am reading about January babies counting & things which made me think I was doing something wrong but they are all different. I appreciate your comments. Thank you 🥰 xx