DD is 19 mo and has probably 5 words. She does say other words for a few days and then stops. I mentioned this to the health visitor when she came round (weirdly because we had moved borough..) and she seemed really concerned and has referred us for hearing tests, speech therapy and a developmental review.
I had just assumed that dd was less bothered than ds was. She communicates well by pointing and grunting and ds doesn't stop talking so she just potters around after him. She has only recently started to walk (17.5 mo) and was a bottom shuffler.
I guess I am asking for reassurance about whether this is just on the slow side of normal ( which is what I had assumed) or something of real concern.
I know that there are lots of children who speak much better at this point (ds was having proper conversations by this age...) but equally there are a fair few of her peers that appear to be at the same stage as her.