Baby 1 year 3 months old won't talk

[toddie12]

She won't say any words. She will say mumma, dada etc but not have the meaning behind them.

She sings along to songs but doesn't say the words just the tune.

She can follow my instructions when I ask her to pick something up etc.

She knows words meaning but will not say them

She can tell me yes and no

Am I having a bit of a panic or should I contact the Heath visitor, also worried it's because I haven't been as full on with her as I was her older sister and I had her saying 15 words plus by this point. I know I shouldn't compare and I'm not I'm comparing my efforts with her which makes me feel so so guilty just being suffering a very low point.

She also has a very bad temper she will scream and cry as loud as she can if a toy doesn't do as she wants it to etc

Do you mean 1 Yr 3 months or is this a typo?! That's very young so try to relax a bit!

My youngest got to his second birthday before saying a thing. He communicated through headbutting mostly until then.

There's time yet! Just keep chatting away and she'll get the hang of it when she's ready.

A bit young to worry.

My Godaughter didn’t say any words until two, caught up really really quickly and is now a high school teacher, please don’t worry.

Getting frustrated with toys is also normal

It sounds like your DD1 was very advanced. Very few babies are saying much at this age.

She's fine!

She isn't even remotely behind. The health visitor will say the same.

As a rough guide, walking at one, talking at two. Keep chatting to her.

At this age, no problem. Health Visitor won't be concerned until she's two. Just keep talking to her.
And the temper thing doesn't sound like an issue either. It just sounds like your DC have very different personalities.

Mine is 2 years 4 months and has only in the past month or so started repeating words. I contacted my health visitor at the beginning of the year as I was worried but she wasn't concerned. She is due her 2 year check next week to decide whether she needs speech therapy but I am nowhere near as worried as I was a few months ago.

Genuinely that sounds normal. The key is she understands what you are talking about even if she can't verbalise it herself.

I think my son was 1.5 when he really started coming out with some words and even then it was hit and miss. They go through a phenomenal amount of development stages at that age and it's common for them to hold off other skills if they are learning others, so you may find she'll suddenly come out with a bunch.

My son was pretty average age for talking and now he's 3 and never stops

My son was the same. He said mama, dada, nana and moo from quite young then at a year old just stopped. He would babble and make noise but didn’t say anything again until around 18 months. It was like the floodgates opened and now at just over 2 he never stops. He even talks in his sleep. It’s natural to worry OP but everything you said sounds normal.

Mine is same almost same age (not quite 15 months) and says nothing with meaning at all.

Far too early to worry

I wouldn’t worry. You probably have a skewed perspective of normal speech development because your first was so advanced.

Non of my children were very vocal. They all kind of watched and took everything in but didn't talk back. My middle DD could barely string a sentence together until nursery school - she did walk at 9 months though. There is an average age for everything but this is just a guideline - think that 1 year 3 months is far too early to be concerned about talking.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. My DD1 didn't talk 'till she was 2.5, and then it was full sentences. She didn't walk 'till she was 3.5, and then she just got up and walked across the room. There was no practicing or cruising or anything - she just watched and learnt, and then did it. She does have ASD, but is highly intelligent.

All children are different and do things in their own good time .

My dd didn't say even mama until 18m. Nows she's 3.5 and an above average speaker, she uses really big words In Context daily. 18m is the cut off marl for first words but many children start talking way after that and catch up

most children do not talk at that age.

she can follow instructions and understand you. This is important. at that age, receptive language counts, not the spoken words.

As long as she makes some noise I.e. babbling then she is learning to communicate. If she can understand requests from you that's great.

For context I just watched some videos of my daughter at that age. She didnt say any words, just a few sounds like "bababa" and "oh ah" with no meaning behind them. She is now 2.5 and talks non stop and has a great vocabulary. 1 year 3 months is very young, so I wouldnt worry at all.

Have you had a 1 year review with your health visitor. Ours had a questionnaire to fill out with things like "understands simple requests", "makes babbling noises", "can walk 5 steps unaided" etc so they could check their development against the typical child.

Don't worry. If she's understanding you when you give her simple instructions then she's clearly on her way! Don't listen to all the parents that talk of how their wonderful DC had completed a PhD by 5 years old!

You're panicking for nothing. She's just a baby

DD1 didn’t say a word at that age. She didn’t really talk until nearly 2. At 5 she is extremely eloquent, it is often commented on.
The only word DD2 said at 15 months was ‘cake’.

She's 15 months old! Give her a chance.

She's only 15 months! My son wasn't even walking by then let alone talking. He's now almost 2.5 and isn't talking fluently yet. Calm down a bit. It'll come.

She's very little. At that age ds said "duck" . Not even mama, dada, yes, no. Just duck! By 2 he was talking in sentences! At this stage you have nothing to worry about! Also, and you already know this, but try not to compare, they are all different and do things in their own time.