1yr old no words yet- is it because I'm not very chatty?

[fourlegstwolegs]

My 1yr (plus two weeks!) old DS doesn't say anything yet. Sometimes he will sort of mumble mamamamama but it's not in context. Other than that he will say a grunty "ooh" when he is excited or someone comes in.
He definitely hears me fine and can certainly understand some words.

I keep wondering if it's my fault. I'm with him all day but I'm not very good at having one sided conversations and find myself feeding him in silence etc.
Is this my fault? Am I hindering him? Or will he figure it out anyway?
He hears people talking throughout the day when people come to the house or I go out, but not much of it is directed AT him.

It doesn't help when people tell me about their babies reciting the periodic table at 11 months etc etc....

There was a book I found interesting, Baby Talk by Sally Ward.

Don't fret about being a late talker, neither of my boys were talking at 1 year and they only had at a few single words by 18 months! They were behind the average curve (I think) but they grew up fine.

OP, my DS is 14mo and doesn't have any words yet either. But I never STOP talking and singing to him (Icant stand silence and am an anxious mum so tend to chatter away nervously a lot of the day...!). But still nothing yet from DS...just to reassure you it's not anything you're doing/not doing.

12mo is quite young to start talking, I think? I am sure my neices weren;t really saying much until 15-16mo? And I believe boys can tend to be a bit later?

Lots of reading, nursery rhymes, talking.
Our 1st words were dada, then mama, nana but then oh dear, more milk, all gone,good girl. So its funny what they pick up on.
Ie random chat when feeding etc.
As long as they are responding to your voice so you know they hear you 1 is too early to worry.