slow talker.

[killpeppa]

just looking for some reassurance/ experiences.

my ds1 is nearly 21 months & only has 9 words. He understands many & follows instructions but his speech is not good.

any thoughs?

Has he just acquired those words? If so he could be on the print of a burst? They seem to change over night sometimes.
If he does not have around 50 words by 24 months I would advise you contact a speech and language therapist to see if he needs a little help. It can take a long time to see someone so its best to contact them sooner rather than later.
Is there anything else that makes you worry?
Does he understand a lot of words?

no some of them hes had for a while!
mum, dada, rawr, banana, juice, cheese, please, yes, bubble.

all I get from him is EH.

50 words by 24 months!! My DD didn't start saying words I recognised until then, she would point at stuff and say 'mama dat'
Now she is 29 months I can't shut her up, she said 'pull my trousers up no-one wants to see my bum all the time today' that is officially her longest sentence!
Maybe speak to HV?

yeah might just have a word with HV. we are both getting frustrated with the language barrier.

The 50 words by 24 months is the guide line they use as an ideal but kids are all different and many who are late talkers will catch up no problem. The reason I would recommend getting the ball rolling is there are some late talkers who do not catch up on their own and will need some input from a therapist. This is unlikely to be the case for your child but covering your bases can't hurt.
If you google the Hanen programme they have some great tips for encouraging early language development.

Ds3 has less words (21 months also): mama, dada, bubble, peppa .

He has actually been referred to a salt as is deaf in one ear but older brothers were the same at this age.

Lots of reading, songs and role play (eg playing farms, kitchens etc).

Try not to worry

Ds barely said anything until he was 2. I don't think he even had 9 words.
He first said mummy and daddy within a month of his 2nd birthday (my older dc all said that before 1)
However, he understood everything and followed instructions so we didn't worry.
He'll be 3 soon, and whilst he's not always the clearest of speakers, he's very chatty now and surprises us with the words he knows.

I dont think thats so slow at all.
You sound a bit like me I always say my ds is nearly however many months instead of saying what he actually is now, for ages I had him in my mind as nearly 18 months and I was like shit hes not saying anything and hes nearly 18 months.
I know development often goes in spurts and girls are much faster to speak never compare to older dd's or friends dd's.

Neither of mine said more than a couple of words before 2.5 years. DD1 exploded with speech just after 2.5, DD2 is currently 2.7 and has recently started talking quite a lot at times, although 90% of it is unintelligible or totally made up.

DD1 talks constantly now. I've enjoyed the peace with DD2. I wouldn't worry for a while yet.

Has he had his hearing checked?

Ds barely said anything at age 2, all I got was eh too. He was referred onto a speech therapist but they said they wouldn't touch him until he was three but it got him on the system and waiting list. Went to SLT from 3 (nursery couldn't understand a word he said) to 5 but came along very rapidly with SLT help, he had to build up some muscle tone in his tongue so we had exercises to do at home too. He's six now and never shuts up!

ihatemrtumble i said nearly as he will be 21 months on saturday

just worried that he hasnt learnt any new ones in a while. we read books, I try to concentate on on topic at a time eg. colours, animals but he makes no effort.

he hasnt had his hearing checked since newborn but he does follow instructions well when he wants to

Mine is uninterested, seems like the more important to me it is the more distracted with something else he is.
I say to him for example can you say cup he says 'yeah' great can you say ball 'yeah'.