Dd still no words at 15 months

[ClemFandango1]

Nearly 16 months now.
She babbles - dadada, mamamama, brrrr, bababa
But no words yet.
Everything else is fine - good eating, walking at 11 months, eye contact, laughing at physical humour, waving etc .
Should I worry?

Mine were much the same. I think they both had about 20 recognisable words about 18 months. They are now 13 and 15 and seem to have turned out OK! I say don't worry yet.

DS barely spoke until he started nursery. When he was at nursery from age 3 he could manage things like 'what you doing?' and 'where you going?', but not much else. Even when he started school he wasn't saying that many words and only a handful of phrases. He's a summer baby, so I put it down to that, but he's now 13 and never shuts up 😆. He does have a diagnosis of dyslexia, which might have something to do with it, but I mainly think he was just a bit slower to get there. His sister also has dyslexia and we could never stop her singing, talking etc from a much earlier age to DS.

Doesn’t sound too worrying, I think a lot of people would also count mamamama and dadada as words even if they sound more like babble! How is her understanding? Can she follow basic instructions yet of things like get your shoes, pass me the car? Or point out pictures in a book if you ask for example where’s the cat?

DS said nothing but “car” until he was 21 months. Health visitor expected 50 words. He got there by age 2 and is now doing 3 essay subjects at A level and predicted 3 A*s,

Don’t worry!

She doesn't seem to understand words she hears a lot.
E.g. do you want a yoghurt?
Completely blank.
Show her the yoghurt - face lights up.

However, she understands dog name and cat name, and I think her own name.

Thanks all! I will try to curb the neuroticism!

One of mine didn't speak for ages. Allowed older sibs to do the talking. Only really started talking at 3 at nursery when interaction was required.

Another had very unclear speech and couldn't follow instructions, didn't participate well in group activities which turned out to be because of glue ear which is relatively easily resolved.

Good luck OP.

Op please don't worry, she's still only a baby and sounds quite normal to me. Perhaps she's just naturally a bit reserved.
Our DD4, now 31, didn't say a word until she was nearly 3 and then just started speaking in sentences. Concerns had been raised by HV and G.P. before that but by then she fully understood everything said to her, could point out items in pics in books etc and was writing her name at just under three. She was also a late walker at 16 months and to this day is reluctant to attempt anything she knows she won't be able to do perfectly. Turns outs she is dyslexic [diagnosed during her first term of Uni] but is academically brilliant and is now a doctor.

Totally within the normal range. They will talk when they are ready. My sister barely said a word until she was nearly three……….. she’s now a radio presenter and gets paid to talk for a living, never stops talking haha!

This sounds normal to me.

Remember that you'll notice things that stand out ie things other children do earlier because they seem strange to you, but you won't see what isn't there, ie, you probably don't notice what your DD is doing that other children her age are not yet, because it seems normal to you.

This is a useful fact sheet, click on "My 15 month old is not saying many words".

speechandlanguage.org.uk/talking-point/parents/resource-library-for-families/

Ds didn't speak much at the age either. Not much more until he was nearer 2yo really. Be careful what you wish for - he's 7yo now and doesn't STFU. 😵‍💫

None of mine have spoken much until between 2 and 3. They are all incredibly bright children and exceeding expectations in school.

Ds is 18mo in a week and hasn't said a word. He used to babble then just stopped suddenly. We suspected teething and HV is doing a referral for his ears. He only got to mamama babababa then went mute! He's also not walking. But it seems to he's perfecting that before he shows off as I've caught him doing steps on his own
A friends dd was talking and walking by her 1st birthday but couldn't climb until 16mo. My ds has been climbing from the get go so it varies
Are you seeing your HV still?

My DD didnt say anything till she was past 3 years old. She now 15 and i cant shut her up, even talks in her sleep. Children develop differently, i wouldnt worry

If you are worried you could get their hearing checked