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13 month old with no words at all. Normal?

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EvanMom · 13/09/2004 19:33

My ds2 has no words at all yet. He makes some nosies occasionally- mamama, dadada, bababa and has recently been mixing syllables up so it sounds like gibberish. He is generally very quiet though. He has a very boisterous older brother. ds1 28 months old and uttered his first word at 10 months.
Should I be concerned by lack of any wods yet in ds2?

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motherinferior · 13/09/2004 19:34

Sounds like dd2, FWIW. I've stopped worrying - she's getting the hang of it more now she's nearly 15 months.

SoupDragon · 13/09/2004 19:37

Absolutely normal. My DS1 was exactly like yours, DS2 did not really speak until he was about 2. He went from saying very little that was intelligible to speaking sentences within a few months.

Enjoy the peace!

krocket · 13/09/2004 19:39

yes!

coddychops · 13/09/2004 19:40

krocket · 13/09/2004 19:42

oh arse.
I mean 'yes' it's normal. not 'yes' you should be worried!

Lonelymum · 13/09/2004 19:42

No not at all. My ds1 (now a bright, articulate boy of 8) said absolutely nothing intelligible until he was 2 and 2 months. I even took him to speech therapy where it emerged that he did in fact say some words but I didn't count them as they weren't said correctly. As long as your ds can understand you (and I noticed early on that my ds could follow quite complex instructions) I am sure there is no need to worry. I am going through it all again with ds3 BTW who is 19 months and does not say very much but again he understands loads so I know he will be fine eventually.

hmb · 13/09/2004 19:43

Don't worry, he sounds fine. It is quite common to have second children taking more time to start to talk. My two follwed that pattern.

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EvanMom · 13/09/2004 19:50

Yes - he seems to understand quite a lot of what I say, but just grunts and points to indicate what he wants. Oh and he's a very good head shaker!!!

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krocket · 13/09/2004 19:52

my DS wasn't saying anything at 13 months

Lonelymum · 13/09/2004 19:52

My 19 month old doesn't shake his head much but he gets his meaning over and that is what counts. It is easy to say don't worry, but in your case, I really don't think he sounds abnormal.

motherinferior · 13/09/2004 20:31

Oh yes, and dd2 apparently does lots of non-verbal communication, according to DP's mum who knows about this sort of thing. She's very good at making her views known, I'll say that for her. Mind you, she has to be given her sister has always had a preternatural command of language

Chandra · 13/09/2004 20:51

Normal I suppose, DS only know the word Hola at that age, at 19m she is saying a couple of new words per day!!

Chandra · 13/09/2004 20:58

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EvanMom · 13/09/2004 21:21

The other thing my ds2 has, is a wicked sense of humour with a very infectious laugh. He's stopped people many times in their tracks at Sainsbury's with it! No words though

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coppertop · 13/09/2004 21:24

As long as he seems to understand you and can communicate in other ways then he sounds fine.

KristinaM · 13/09/2004 21:39

Agree with coppertop - as long as he understand you I wouldn't worry. Seems perfectly normal

LipstickMum · 13/09/2004 21:40

zaphod · 13/09/2004 21:46

No need for concern. My ds3 had sentences at 15 months (short ones), my ds4, now 15 months, has same word sounds as your ds2. Perfectly normal.

Marina · 14/09/2004 08:57

We also have a firstborn early talker and a more laid-back younger dd. OK, she is saying hello, bye-bye, mummy, daddy and brudda, but not terribly clearly, but her brother said his first "sentence" at 15 months and was way ahead at this stage. Like everyone else here, I think no cause for concern for you. Interesting how siblings can differ, isn't it?

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