Please reassure me that it is not unusual for a 1 year old not to be saying any recognisable words!

[Ceebee74]

That about sums it up - my DS has just turned 1 and is not saying anything yet. He babbles away and does say 'mama' and 'dada' but it is just part of his babbling and not specifically at me or DH.

I keep reading (I know I shouldn't) about how, at 1, they can usually say at least 1 word in context so please tell me that it is ok that he can't.

sounds ok to me. First time I specifically remember my ds talking was at 14 months, but lots of babbling before that.

Iirc, so long as they're babbling, there's nothing to worry about

my dh and my brother didnt speak a work until they were 3. No problems now though.

My DS2 is 2 next month and has only a dozen or so recognisable words. Your DS at 1 sounds just right.

Both DS and DD didn'tsay anything recognisable until at least 15 months. Older in DDs case.

Not unusual. Don't worry at all.

crikey...ceebee, my lovely, you need to relllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaax ! as i keep telling reidie !! >

your boy is just perfect !

and how did he get on with his injection?

Lol Lulu - I know I need to relax - as much as I love my fellow 'July 2006' post-natal MNer's, it is hard when their lo's all seem to have a vocabulary of 4 or 5 words (and in one case, stringing 3 words together )!

Injection was absolutely fine - he cried for about 5 minutes and then was not bothered at all - didn't even need any further calpol. Took him for a walk afterwards and he fell asleep whilst eating a handful of banana - very very cute seeing him there with his head flopped forward whilst squidging banana into his face

Hope all the Lulu family are well

ds couldn't say much more than 4 or 5 words when he turned 2.

He couldn't say 'dada' till he was 18 months.

He did babble a lot.

At 2.8 he is quite advanced in speech. HE tends to make no advances for ages, then a lot comes in a short period of time.

At one (on his b'day) DS could say 'mumumumu' 'dadadadad' and 'wak wak' (ducks)

By 18 months he was using full sentences and had a huge vocabulary.

No recognisable words at one is absolutely normal. Babbling enthusiastically is a v good start, just keep talking back to him, and talk to him about everything.

As you are no doubt doing

"and in one case, stringing 3 words together )! "
This is very unusual. Ds could only do that at 2.
Please do not worry. I got myself in a tizz about ds's speaking. Goodness, now the little lad won't shut up. He practically gives a dissertation / 3 hour lecture, with each breath

trust me [see student parents thread ]you have mentioned nothing to be worried about.

er, my ds is 1 in a couple of weeks and can say babababa and gagagaga. that's it. I'm not worrying!

my nearly 18mo still doesn't have any vocab - well maybe in the last few weeks he has said the odd thing with might be recognisable (or might be wishful thinking). My ds1 (now 4.10y) was the same and now you can't shut him up.

I would be more concerned if ds2 didn't obviously understand EVERYTHING we say to him. but at 12mo I definately wouldn't be concerned.

dd makes a lot of lovely and highly expressive noises but not really any words except mama, mum etc and she's nearly 15 months.

my daughter is 13 months and says mamam & dadad thats about it she sings to herself but it doesnt make sense

Her hearing is fine we had it tested yesterday

ah the singing's lovely isn't it peanutbear? my dd does it alot...(I can recognise 3 blind mice in lalala form )

ds can say mamamama, dadadada, nananana, nonononono, hiya and yeah. don;t think any of it is in context though. but how do you know when it changes to talking in context to just making sounds?

actually i could swear dd is talking welsh sometimes

DS said nothing at all, even though he was constantly talked to. No baby babble, no 'Mama' no nothing

Then at 13 months old he said his name as clear as a bell.

Hasn't stopped since. He was talking in sentences by 18 months, loves 4 sylable words (honestly...22 month, walk past a building site 'Mummy, stop!' what is it sweetie? 'look at the big excavator' And at 21/2 my bf's partner said to her that kid's amazing, you can have a conversation with him.

They do it when they are ready tbh. For example DS is 4 and is only just starting to dress himself.

Who's for a thread on 'baby lead development'?

Completely normal.

Ds is coming up to 18 months and has lots of words. Unfortunately, we don't understand the majority of them! But there are quite a few recognisable words in there as well as words he uses repeatedly which we still don't understand.

Think his language really started to take off at around 13-14 months though and once it started, it developed really quickly so I wouldn't worry about your ds at 1 year.

sounds absolutely fine. think that one would expect six words by 18 months. (don't have to be the right ones, just ones being used consistently).

He's fine.
(I'm a speech and lang therapist if it helps put your mind at rest.)