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November 2024 Babies 🇺🇸

18 month Developmental Milestones

Hey mamas 🤍 I just wanted to see if anyone else has felt this way…

Lately I’ve been worrying a lot about my baby’s development, especially when it comes to speech/communication and social skills. He does say some words like “night night,” “up,” “uh oh,” “mama,” “dada,” and a few others (even some letters lol), but he doesn’t really use words like “more” or “please” even though I say them all the time. He does understand them though, and he follows directions like when I tell him not to do something.

We went to the park recently and he watched the older kids playing, but didn’t really interact much with the younger ones. He’s pretty independent and kind of keeps to himself, but at home he plays with us, makes good eye contact, and is affectionate. Around strangers, he usually ignores them if they call his name.

One other thing I’ve noticed is he really likes wheels and spinning toys. He’s not obsessed or anything, but he’ll play with them for maybe 10 minutes and then move on to something else. He just gets excited anytime he notices a wheel somewhere 🛞

I know every baby develops differently, but I can’t help feeling anxious. I took the M-CHAT-R online and it came back “medium risk,” which made me spiral a bit 😕 His 18-month appointment is coming up in June, so I’ll definitely be bringing all of this up then.

Has anyone experienced/ is experiencing something similar? How did things turn out for your little one? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences 🤍