a bit jealous..13 months old baby say daddy or papa ..

[sasa15]

he never say mamma....very few times...

very attached to his daddy...........

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read an article recently (cant remember where) that said its easier for babies to say dada than mamma..so at least you know when he does say it, its cause he made an even bigger effort dd said dada first, and shes never met her dad!

my ds was exactly the same and now at 23mths all I get is muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmm in a whiney voice...lol

sasa15, I know what you mean! mine's 14months old today, and dad always gets a hero's welcome even when he comes back in after putting the bins out!
my ds said 'mam 1st though - then transferred to 'dad' later. Nemo1977's comment gives allus neglected mums some hope!

yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

I love to hear mama....muummm!!!

need to wait longer then...

when he see his dad...it's like a big drama...

daadddyyyyyyyyyyyyyy daddyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

It's easier for babies to make a hard noise - like b, p and d - than it is to make a soft one like m.

And in every single language in the world, as far as I know, the word for father is dada, abba, baba or papa - what does that say about either the arrogance of men or the tact and subtlety of women down the ages?

I thnk all babies say da-da first because the 'd' sound is much easier to form than the 'm' sound.

Babies always start off with 'ba ba ba' and 'da da da' - 'm' and 'n' is much harder.

Don't worry! My 12 month old is saying 'daddy' too but no sign of Mummy. 3rd time round I'm used to it!

My first one used to say 'dadda' a lot - despite not having one! Well, not knowing hers. It's a sound. The word 'Daddy' probably comes from the sound, not vice versa.

I think you should actively celebrate him saying Dada first Sasa..... just think of the possibilities -

Having a glass of wine - ooohhh.. hes saying Dada - he must want you.

Middle of the night - Listen, he's saying Dada. He just wants you, not me - you better get up.

Possibilities are endless. Embrace it!

according to speech therapy theory there is a pattern to the words/sounds most kids can use. the harder b, d, g sounds are very easy to make compared to the m sound.

having said that my dd1 said dadda first and then bubba - mama was months away. dd2 - mama, bubba and then dada. however she used to make a humming m sort of sound when she wanted a feed and mama seemed the next step.

With my son I was very lucky he said mum first at 6mths, 3wks later on our wedding night he said dad.But...he is apparently pretty advanced in the talking department as by the time he was 12mths he was saying4- 5word sentences and could say words like flower. my daughter is now 9mths and said dad,dadda 1st at about 7mths then bub,bubba now she says car alot-not a single mum yet!!