My son is in between 7 and a half months old and he makes lots of noises but doesn’t say mamma or dadda or gaga it’s currently just ahhhhhh whilst chewing his hand and the occasional other sounds but how many of yous 7 month old can say dadda and babba and mamma etc?
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Mine says a family word of WoWo 😂 it’s all I could say for a year and what I call my childhood teddy! But other than that, he just babbles still :) xx

My 7.5 month says mumma, dada and other things. My middle kid didn't say anything until he was 3. Once he hit 3 though he never shut up (he's 15 now!) kids learn at different rates. Your lo will get there when he's ready 🙂

Mine is 7 months and doesn’t say any words yet either, just babbles or screams😂☺️

Mine is 7 and a half and says muma, dadda and nana (tho we don’t know who nana is😂😂 as we no contact with his nan on dads side and my mum passed away) he also says yes and says buba when he wants one of the cats 😂. But I also started talking around 7.5/8 months. But I would worry my youngest sister didnt talk until she went to school at 4 xx

My 8 month old says dadda and has since 6 months but my eldest was about 10/11 months before doing this. She didn’t say any real words until after her 1st birthday but still had over 50 words by 18 months.

Mine isn't saying anything yet. She did say uncle to her uncle. But that's it.

7.5 months and we just have babbling and screaming 24/7 at the moment haha

Nearly 8 months, just screaming 😅 I didn't even know some babies could say some words at this age ahah

My baby is 8 months and a week or so more. He just started to say dada, it takes time and a lot of babbling

I wouldnt worry right now my daughter is 7 months and she does say Mama. But my son who is 5 was quite delayed in his speech development and was born premature. We worked really hard with him and he slowly got there with his speech and now a days wont stop talking lol. Keep talking to your little one, read to them etc, it just takes a bit more time for some but I wouldnt worry at only 7 months. If you do get a bit concerned you can always talk to your health visitor im sure.
I'm curious to hear people's experiences and perspectives on breastfeeding versus formula feeding.
For those who chose to breastfeed, what were the main reasons behind your decision? And for those who chose formula feeding, what influenced your choice?
For those who've done both, or switched from one to the other, I'd love to hear about that experience too.
Was it personal preference, health reasons, convenience, the bonding aspect, feeding challenges, or something else entirely?
I'm genuinely interested in understanding the different reasons behind people's choices and experiences. No judgement whatsoever – just curious to hear different perspectives, particularly as I'm navigating my own feeding journey at the moment.
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Baby is only a few days old and hubby is doing drop off and stuff with the toddler so these no rush for me to go out but not sure when I fancy going out!
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So I've noticed a pattern when it comes to my baby daddy.
If he don't remember
Failed to notice
Didn't understand
Didnt check
Failed to act
IT SOMEHOW BECOMES MY FAULT
When I try to accommodate his messed up perspective he calls me or my actions dumb. I don't ever feel like arguing with him cause he'll never listen cause HES "I KNOW IM RIGHT" type person
THEN HE'S ALWAYS SCREAMING ABOUT WOMEN ONLY WANTING OBEDIENCE FROM MEN
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Struggling at the moment with baby getting very over stimulated when we go out anywhere. Little one is 8 months and has always been very sensitive and gets overstimulated easily. She is breastfed so boob has always been her comfort, but recently she refuses to feed when out and about because shes so distracted with the world, but then has full blown meltdowns because shes hungry/tired. I've tried nursing covers, moving to a quieter place, giving her something to fiddle with but nothing seems to work and I feel completely lost that i'm not able to calm her down and comfort her with boob. We went to our first playgroup today, something I've avoided until now due to my own social anxiety and although it was lovely, I came away feeling really upset and defeated because as much as I know every baby is different, its heartbreaking seeing every other baby happy, smiling and playing or breastfeeding like a dream when my baby spent the entire time wanting to be cuddled and rocked and then had to leave early because she was getting upset from all the noise and was tired but unable to sleep.
She will be starting nursery in a few months and i'm really worried that she wont settle well there as shes always been a terrible napper, very clingy with me and has gotten very used to 1 on 1 play, whereas the nursery she will be going to has 1 staff member per 3 children. I desperately want to enjoy the last little bit of my maternity leave and have lots of fun with her out and about, and also get her used to busier environments and different faces but recently every time we have gone out she has got so upset and I feel guilty. We just had 2 lovely chilled days at home and she was the happiest she's ever been so i feel torn!
Ot doesnt really help that unfortunately we've had several people comment on how grumpy she is or be judgemental about how we 'pander' to her and its amplified my anxiety so much and made me feel like a really crappy mum.
Has anyone else who has experienced a super grumpy/sensitive baby got any tips for going out? When did it start to get better? And how did you ease the transition into nursery?
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How many hours are your 7 week olds awake in a 24 hour period? I feel like my baby boy is sleeping too much.

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My little girl (15 weeks) has started falling asleep for what would be her 3rd nap of the day (normally) at around 5:30/6pm. 😴 I’ve been working on winding her down from 7pm - bath, feed, bed, but when she actually decides to fall asleep is anyone’s guess. 🤷🏼♀️
The last two nights she has taken a lot longer to settle, and I’m pointing the finger at this 6pm nap that she seems to desperately need. I don’t want to keep her awake and overtired, so would moving her bedtime to 6pm work or potentially bite me in the backside during the night/early hours? Generally she only wakes once between 2 and 4am for a feed/change. 🤞🏼
I’m well aware the 4 month regression is potentially round the corner anyway so I might be deeping this unnecessarily, but any tips are welcome!
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