My Boy just turned 2 in September, my concern is that he still doesn't have any clear words, he points and gestures like hands me his empty bottle or grabs things he wants but doesn't verbally say anything... His hearing is fine I know that, he barely gets screen time either and I am trying my hardest to verbalize everything I do or repeat words when he wants something.. anybody else got this problem or advice?š«
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I donāt know about the states, but here you can self refer to speech and language specialists, for free. Idk if thatās worth looking into if youāre worried

Pediatrician hasnt said anything about it? May not be too concerning until 2.5. I cant remember. My son was like that and they did a hearing test and also a speech evaluation. He ended up having a speech delay and receptive language disorder. It just took longer for him to talk. Now hes almost 7 and hes still not much of a talker. Hes just quiet. They set up speech therapy and he also was able to go to the "special" preschool that offered speech therapy and had "model kids".

My son started to say stuff a bit after 2. The only 2 word sentence my son says is āCat earā lmao but as time goes on heās saying so much more. He counts to 4, knows several colors and shapes, facial features, Letters too! Something with letters that helped was one of those Leap Frog Fridge magnet alphabet things! They all get there in their own time. I was all the same. I talked all the time, we donāt do an iPad, just doing all the ārightā things. They all get there in their own time! Especially if your child is babbling a lot I think itās not too much of a concern!
I was scared for a while because my son wasnāt saying words that he shouldāve been saying when he turned 2 but one day he just exploded

My boy is nearly three and does exactly the same thing. He's still mainly non verbal but as the saying goes conversation is only 30%
A speech therapist on tik tok said it was a good sign if your child leads you to what they need it shows they have the.basic building blocks of understanding language. Some kids don't have that
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Iām having a bit of a difficult time talking about my birth because I feel like I cheated it almost. Itās hard listening to other mamas stories and I feel like I didnāt do anything or much because of interventions. I had to be induced due to waters breaking and was put on the oxytocin drip - I then had the epidural because the contractions were crazy. They turned the drip off at some point because my body took over. Then the delivery⦠I ended up with an episiotomy and forceps. I just feel like I didnāt actually āgive birthā if that makes sense? Like I feel a bit embarrassed talking about it. Did anyone else have this feeling?
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Does anyone elseās little one wake all through the night and settled all day ? My boy is only a week old but as soon as it hits 9pm heās just so unsettled Iāve tried everything holding him for hours , white noise , talking to him and swaddling him ect I just find nothing I do settles him at night time but heās so content in the day š«¶š»

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How do you cope with the early morning shift with a baby who refuses to sleep anywhere but on you? š« š
We currently do shifts - Iām on duty from 8:30pm to 4:30am, then my husband takes over from 4:30am to 8:30am so I can get some uninterrupted sleep.
The problem is baby basically stops sleeping in his cot from around 4am and will only sleep on us, so my husband ends up staying awake holding him until my shift is over. š„²
Husband is going away for two nights for work soon, and Iām honestly wondering how on earth Iām going to manage those early mornings on my own! š
Mums whoāve been through this, how did you cope? Did your babies eventually grow out of it, or did you find anything that helped? Would love to hear your experiences! ā¤ļø
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Iāve been trying to harvest some colostrum for a week now every day and have only ever managed to get a tiny pin head amount out of one boob.
Iām honestly so deflated and itās made me so upset every day as Iām not able to do it - does this mean Iām going to hate/not be able to breastfeed? Itās making me really sad every day when Iāve spent a hour a few times a day and just canāt get anything
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My Boy just turned 2 in September, my concern is that he still doesn't have any clear words, he points and gestures like hands me his empty bottle or grabs things he wants but doesn't verbally say anything... His hearing is fine I know that, he barely gets screen time either and I am trying my hardest to verbalize everything I do or repeat words when he wants something.. anybody else got this problem or advice?š«

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My LO had her 15 month ped appt and her ped said she should be saying 8-10 wordsā¦she is referring us to a speech therapist because she only says around 4-5 words (she babbles like crazy tho). FTM - should I be concerned? I thought every baby is different and develops speech at their own pace? Anyone in the same boat?
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