My 15 month old has never said Mamma

[AMH79]

My 15 month old is coming on well in all areas and has started chatting a lot, which is lovely. He's been saying Dadda for 2-3 months and now has lots of other words like ball, wow, book, there and where. He's never said Mamma and from time to time I feel so hurt about it.
Since he was 3 months old I have been going out to work, in the afternoons while my husband works at home. Although I have a lot of time with him in the first half of the day, he does see my husband more than me. Initially I put it down to that, but now he's saying all these other worrds and coming on without any probalems that I can just feel myself getting more and more hurt and trying to put on a brave face. My son is very much a Daddy's boy and absolutely adores him, which I'm happy for but I just feel like there's something wrong for him to have not said Mamma or even try to! It has me in tears most days. Has this happened to anyone else? :-(

It is really hard when they don’t say your name so I understand why you’re upset.

My 15mo only knows animal noises 🤦‍♀️ so doesn’t say mama or dada BUT if I ask him where daddy is he turns and waves to him. If my DH asks him where I am... nothing! It is hard but just coz they don’t know the word for something doesn’t mean they don’t love it (or in this case you).

You’re doing a great job and soon he’ll go through a mummy phase where he won’t stop calling for you!

When you talk to him do you talk about yourself in the 3rd person? Does your DH call you Mama to him if your in the room together? I think it's more about him needing to learn the word rather any slight or preference he may have. Also, DH's are sly, mine spent hours teaching my DC to say dada first so my 3dc all had that as their first word.