baby speech

[lucyp]

When is the "supposed" age for babies to start talking? I mean saying mum and dad and bbaba dadda ect??? DS is 9 months old next week and whilst he squeals deliciously and has a wide range of tones - there are no decipherable words or vowell combos.

When do you start to get worried?

[kimmy]

Well my little girl is 7 mths & she says Dadda, yum & bubba but i would'nt worry to much. The lady nextdoor has a 2 year old & she has'nt said a word yet so. if you get to worried take babe to the doc & get it checked out but as you now all baby's do diffrent things at diffrent times.

[meshan]

A speech therapist told me to get worried if a child isn't speaking clearly at 4 years - so you have plenty of time yet!

[wattle]

Ds is 9.5 months old and says Mumumumumumum and Dadadadadad but that's about it. He watches my mouth and enjoys trying to copy. He can now do a munching sound - that's pretty cute. I read somewhere that they can't do two syllables for a while yet.

[maddys_mum]

My dd has just turnt 9 mth and hasnt said anything yet. I thinkk its a bit early yet to start worrying.

Shannon