What would you think if someone claimed that their 8mo baby could...

[QueenOfFlippingEverything]

Say 'ca' and 'gog' and point at it, when they see a cat or dog?

And if this was corroborated by 6 other adults, unrelated to said baby, who had seen/heard it over the last fortnight?

Is it possible for an 8mo to have meaningful words?

I would believe them.

Yes it's possible. Just really, really unusual.

My dd said 'gone' at 9 months, and she had dropped something, so it was in context.

So I would believe her.

My ds, on the other hand, is 16 months and has no clear words.

DD had about 10 words at 8mo, although she didn't walk until she was 20mo.

She is just the same as her peers now (2.4)

ds could say a number of words quite clearly at 8 months old - i was one of those mums who talked to him all the time -

My sister could say 3 or 4 words at 6 months - my mum still goes on about it! I wouldn't say that it was the sign of anything special though, she ispretty ordinary now and only got 3 GCSES.

yes, I would; DD said 'ka' (for cat) at 8 months...she's a good talker at 2.3, but nothing astounding either

my son did that aged 2 days and an hour

Why does it bother you?

Mollymole, I love the implication that those of us poor saps with later talkers obviously just didn't chat to them enough! I think you may be overestimating your role in matters:)
Some words at 8 mo sounds entirely possible- unlike the bloke who came to check our boiler who looked pityingly at our then 6-month-old and said 'she not saying anything yet? Our daughter was a genius you know; she was talking in full sentences by six months':o

DD2 said birdy aged 6 months.

Utterly believable - dare I ask, why do you ask?

Mollymole - I didn't say a word to my DD until she was two. No point, she had nothing interesting to say in reply.

My dd said 'hi' and 'yes' at 6 months old. She was also pulling up on furniture and standing.

Very unusual, but not impossible. We did get some very odd looks at baby group.

And I was convinced, for a while, that I had a toddler Stephen Hawkings on my hands. This has proved not to be the case, she's a bright girl, but wipes her nose on her sleeve and plays in mud for a hobby rather than playing chess and exploring the nature of the universe.

'Ca' and 'gog' is really not good enough, at least my dd enunciated

In a few months no one will give a toos, trust me.

toss not toos obviously

Yes.
I have camcorder footage of my 9 month old dd talking in sentences and her paed wrote that she was speaking in 4-5 word sentences at 10 months. She wasn't reading before starting Reception or anything like that so only she was only temporarily G&T

My other 2 spoke at 2.5 years old ish so it's nothing that I did (or didn't.)

Yes, I'd believe them. My DD could do that at about the same age. She had quite a lot of words early but her speech didn't develop very fast so she was a slightly late talker overall (although is fine at 2y9m).

I wondered because DS does this, but I had always believed that babies didn't have enough control over speech muscles/tongue etc at this age to 'say' anything deliberate.

I do realise it doesn't make him a genius or anything. I was just interested in whether it was possible or if I was being a bit pfb (psb? he is my second anyway)

Yes, bit precocious (sp?!) but actually normal.

My kids both learnt colours very early on. They learnt them before they could say them properly- age 1 .

I guess, just like walking some do it early, some later on, by age 2, or certainly 4 no one will be able to tell or care

This reminds me of when DS1 was about 7 months old and we were up with him in the night - he wouldn't sleep, but kept saying something that sounded like 'good good good' or possibly 'haddock haddock haddock'. Was freaky but I don't think it was entirely voluntary

I Would believe them. My ds2 said his big brother's name at 8 months ... was easy as only 1 syllable, but it was said clearly and directed at him when he wanted his attention or saw something belonging to him. Ironic really cos he went on to have a speech and language delay

Yes totally My dd was starting a few sounds and words by that age and was a clear speaker by two. She was a late walker tho. Talking was her thing!

My sister said her first words at 6 months and could say 20 words at a year. She now speaks lots of languages fluently and works as a translator. I was a late talker so don't think it was anything to do with parenting!

Perfectly normal, for some children. My DS spoke in sentences by 12 months, had other mothers at his 18 month check, fetching a book from the shelf in the HV's waiting room and saying, "Can you read this one mummy? This one looks interesting". I'd love to say that he, too, is another Stephen Hawkings in the making, but he's not. 8 GCSEs Grades A-C, perfectly respectable, better than the national average, but hardly outstanding!

Same experience as frantic with DS. He's now in year 2. aout 1 year ahead accademically but by no means a gifted child. Just curious and methodical.

DD (n.2) could hold a steady conversation by 15 months.