To wonder why my (nearly) 13 month old isnt saying more words?

[Londonlife85]

She isnt really saying anything consistently, she will sometimes say mamama when she wants me but thats it.

She has said 'bye' and water on the odd couple of occasions, whilst waving bye, and when she wanted her water, and she does try to mimcik what we say buts she doesnt properly say real words.

I think everything else is fine, she babbles like shes having a conversation, if i ask her to give me dolly, she will go find dolly and bring her to me etc. She loves bringing her books to me to read to her, and pretends to read the book whilst turning the pages. But from what ive heard she really should be saying atleast a few words by now. I guess im just look for words of reassurance. I know its most likely fine im just worried.

I also think she may have a lip tie, (she was born with a tongue tie) but im not sure if this affects speech.

I'm worried about my 2 year old. She's only got about 5 words but understands instructions etc fine.

When my two were 13 months they didn’t have any words! Both have developed perfectly well!

Agree with pp. Don't worry at this point. DS1 was way behind speech wise and could barely string a sentence together til he was three (now won't shut up). Younger one talked in full sentences from 18 months but wouldn't walk (lazy mare) til nearly 2. Some wiser person than me said on MN once about seeing where they are at 6 or 7 and by then they're all walking,talking, potty trained etc.

13 months seems really young for HV to he worried about anything! DS only said "mama" and a few mispronounced colours until he was 2yrs 9 months. It was as if something clicked and he hasn't shut up since! (he's 7 now)

He was tested for hearing when he was 2. All fine. Had a check up at 2 and a half and because he was understanding, following instructions and attempting words they said to leave it a bit and he should start speaking. And he did!

When DD was 13 months she could say “Daddy” and “Bye”. About 5 MONTHS later she added “mummy”

Now at 3.5 she is the most eloquent little thing imaginable. Your health visitor is barking.

My dd didn't talk until she was 20 months .. she is 15 and predicted 8 and 9's in her GCSEs .. honestly they all do different things at different times .. I don't know any 13 month olds who talk .. maybe dada etc but not much else

DS is just over 2 and his speech is relatively advanced compared with others his age. But at 13 months I'm pretty sure the only things he could say were Daddy, apple and achoo! Mummy (which started out as Babby until he could say M properly) didn't appear till several months later.

Relieved to read this thread, my DD was 1 a few weeks ago and can’t really say any particular words although she does sometimes say mumumum when she wants me, and sometimes signs for milk. She makes loads of noises (like going aah aah aah if she sees a duck and when we go past the pond) and is very expressive/“chatty” but no words.
She scored great on her development check on everything except the communication bit.

All three of mine have been walkers not talkers, the older two are autistic though, so it’s good to know it’s not a worrying thing yet, as I feel like I’m overthinking every single thing she does

My ds is just gone 1 last week and says "ah ah" meaning the dog (his version of arf arf I guess) and neighs very well like a horse which he learned from older ds, that's it, and I'm impressed with that really! Wouldn't be expecting words for a while yet.

She sounds fine to me. She will do things when she is ready and each child will be ready at a different time.
One child will have better speach, another will be walking sooner, another will recognise numbers or colours first.
Enjoy her first words. If she is anything like mine, once she starts talking she won't stop.

Very normal! I think at that age DS said dada, mama. He had over 100 words by 20 months!

At his 15 month check the HV looked for between 1 and 10 words.

Neither of my DDs said much more than mamama and dadada at that age. They understood just about everything, but they didn't speak much beyond major babbling. They both took off with talking from 14 months onwards and then you couldn't stop them - they were both speaking in sentences by about 19 months. Just keep talking to your little one, reading to them (or talking to them while they chew on books, it's the same thing at that age) and they'll be fine. The fact that she understands what you say suggests all is well.

She says the same as my now 4 year old does when she turned 3. Now she never ever ever ever bloody shuts up.

It will come

My DD said very little (about 5-10 words) until she hit 2, then she had a massive language explosion & hasn't stopped talking since!!

I really wouldn't worry at all

My DD was talking quite a bit by 10 months but she literally did nothing else (never rolled over, made no attempt to crawl until 14 months, didn't walk until 19 months)

My friends little boy was on his feet fairly quickly but didn't say a word until he'd turned 2
They're both 8 now, in the same class at school and you wouldn't know who'd done what first 🤷🏼‍♀️

'Why isn't my 13 month old saying more?'

Because she is 13 months old!

I'm even more worried now. Surely at 2 she should be saying more than 5 words?

I just checked the Denver II developmental screening test which is what we use in my area. Near as I can tell, "normal" at your DD's age is Dada, Mama, and maybe one word. Anything more than that is gravy.

Completely normal. I have a 13 month old who does nothing but babble and point at what she wants.
If anything I would say that your DD is early with her speech!

Every baby is differnt and learn things at different rates.
Proper chuffed when my son was running round the house before be was 12mo! But he didn't learn to sit up till he was 8mo which is quite late.
He's not 15mo and only know moma and dada and only uses them when he wants something.
I've started narrating our day now so he can hear me talking more.

It's too early to worry. 'Normal' is a very wide range of ability at this age. Some slow starters go on to be the most prolific communicators so don't worry!

Our almost 12mth old says dada, mama, hiya and Bob!! (No idea who he thinks Bob is!)
He’s an excellent walker and can throw and pass a ball BUT still doesn’t clap or wave! They all do things in their own time. She sounds like she’s doing just fab!

I think the ages and stages questionnaire they use for the 9m-1 year check seems quite demanding for the communication bit. My daughter ticked everything else off fully but was flagged as borderline for communication and it was noted for review at the next check. At our 2 year check she was talking away in 4-5 word sentences and the health visitor was surprised she had been flagged for review from the first check. At 21/2 she’s about 6m to a year ahead based on the chart TodUK posted so I hope that provides some reassurance that a flag at the first development review doesn’t necessarily mean there will be a problem later on.