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Reassurance sought...I'm fine until I start reading other people's posts about their child holding full on conversations at age 7 months...

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Jessajam · 15/01/2007 15:56

DS is 17 months. He says 'oh dear' if he drops something. He says 'Byeee" and he says "Ah doo Daht" (which we don't understand!).

He isn't consistent with "Dada" or "Mama" or anything else much, although he does babble away to himself a lot.

Normal, yes?

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Marina · 15/01/2007 15:58

Normal.
Dd said not a word until she was two. Your ds is doing fine!

lulumama · 15/01/2007 15:58

yes

babylulu...17 months, says , hi, dad, dog ,that and erm....dog

but makes herself understood beautifully with a system of pointing, nodding or shaking her head as appropriate
she certainly understands more than she says

don't fret !

beckybrastraps · 15/01/2007 15:59

Dd didn't talk 'til well past 2. Admittedly that is late, but nobody seemed unduly concerned. Se had her hearing tested at 18 months because she didn't make any vowel sounds at all. So your ds is doing much better than she was. I think as long as you're sure he understands you, then there isn't any thing to worry about really.

beckybrastraps · 15/01/2007 16:00

That should be no consonant sounds. Only vowel sounds.

hippmummy · 15/01/2007 16:00

Yes, completely normal . He'll understand way more than he can actually say.

mrsflowerpot · 15/01/2007 16:00

Normal. DD is 18 months and says 'no' and 'beep'. She also says 'mummy' but that means 'oi you do this for me'. Babbles loads, points and does a nice number in leading you to things she wants you to act upon (door handle, juice beaker, Lazytown dvd etc).

kid · 15/01/2007 16:03

I was shocked by your title 'child holding full on conversations at age 7 months' I can see you meant 17 months now.
As long as he is making lots of different sounds, he will put them together to form words soon.
I had a late talker and an early talker.

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Jessajam · 15/01/2007 16:06

See, my rational mind knows full well that he is 'normal' and that I have no need to worry, nor to chastise myself for not putting him on a strict regime of baby einstein products since birth

But then someone pops up with a child who is verbally telling them that they (the child, that is!) have pooed (as opposed to ds's method of just being stinky!)...

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Blu · 15/01/2007 16:06

Is he saying "I do that"? (a very 17-month attitude?)

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Jessajam · 15/01/2007 16:08

kid - I was exaggerating a little for comic effect, about other children who are younger than ds doing a lot more talking than him...

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Jessajam · 15/01/2007 16:12

Blu it sounds so much like "I do that"...but the context doesn't seem right.

For example, ds sitting in his cot at bed time, after story, lights out, looking at me sitting on the floor next to cot, doing nothing, saying "Aah do daht" very earnestly over and over again with little look on his face (bless...)

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mamama · 15/01/2007 16:13

I know - I have seen a few threads on here recently about young babies saying lots of words (and apparently knowing what they mean)... it can be a bit disconcerting but I really don't think you have anything to worry about.

mabel1973 · 15/01/2007 16:18

i was worried about my DS talking, to be honest, it wasn't until DS2 was born when he was 21 months that his speech really got going, I think he took it all in, but was just lazy (typical boy) and it wasn't til he had some competition from DS2 and needed to get himself noticed that he made the effort and literally in the last three months he has gone from saying odd words to having full on conversations, so I really wouldn't worry. (Am not suggesting you should have another baby to get him talking though.....)

IdrisTheDragon · 15/01/2007 16:22

DD is 16 months. She says uh-oh, cat, dada and mama. She makes her wants (and un-wants ) very clear though.

DS didn't say a lot at this age - by the time he was about 2 he said a lot. And still does now of course .

IdrisTheDragon · 15/01/2007 16:24

Actually DS probably really started talking when he was 22 months and DD was born.

mumfor1standfinaltime · 15/01/2007 16:25

My ds has just turned 2 and he still doesn't say much. He says - bus, muma, dada, car, ta, hmmm nice, and hmm mumba whilst eating (no idea what mumba means!).

He has started to 'count' in last week or so, but this is - da, da, tree, da, da, sisx,etc!

He tends to do 'sounds' more than words, a bit like rhymes. He also says the 'sound' for the word too, like a meow is a cat.
He understands everything I ask him/tell him, but that doesn't mean he does as he is asked!

belgo · 15/01/2007 16:28

Absolutely normal. My dd was 18 months before she started talking, and her first word was 'aeroplane'. It was ages before she started saying mama and papa.

fizzbuzz · 15/01/2007 16:34

Ds didn't start until 2 1/2 years old.....now never ever stops! Enjoy it while you can!

motherinferior · 15/01/2007 16:36

Just wait, soon you'll have the 'my child is reading complicated books but school is holding him back' threads....

DD2 didn't talk for ages. AGES. Well over two. Now I have two of them that never bleedin' shut UP.

handlemecarefully · 15/01/2007 16:37

Neither of mine said much until they turned 2

MarsLady · 15/01/2007 16:38

DT2 3 in February.... only just talking... though not understandable. DT1 (same age lol) talks for the world. Completely clear and totally articulate.

Am I worried? Not a jot!

nogoes · 15/01/2007 16:41

Ds did not say much until he was 2 then he literally started speaking in sentences overnight! When he was 17 months I would look at other babies of the same age and worry that they said more and were a lot clearer but now (2.5) his speech and vocabulary is better than all of them and his nursery teacher said that he is about a year ahead. So don't worry they all do at their own pace and you will be surprised by how quickly they progress.

Fimbo · 15/01/2007 16:43

My ds was 3 in December and his speech is only beginning to catch up with that of his peers. He is also not potty trained and has no interest whatsoever he would happily wee and poo his pants all day long and sit like that. But I just fiqure one day he will decide he is ready just like his speech.

ambercat · 15/01/2007 16:46

ds1 didn't say a single word until he was 2.5 and wasn't really speaking properly until 3 when he launched into full sentances and with a vocab. i was amazed at!

He had just been taking it all in but didn't want to try until he was sure he could do it well! (was the same with walking/crawling and reading- hes 7 now!)

Don't worry as long as he can understand you and his hearing is ok he will talk when he's ready.

LittleSarah · 15/01/2007 16:47

Dd always been a bit slower at talking than some of her peers. Not loads, but noticeable at times.

She didn't really say much until 18 months and it was a few months after that that she began.

Now she is 2.8 and chatters away, not perfectly but very well, getting better everyday.

Normal.