Not talking

[lovemyprince]

My little boy was 23 month on the 19th of this month but I'm driving me self mad worrying. He's still not saying any words at all he's only just started finding his voice again the past couple of months because he stopped babbling for a while. He has the communication there like will follow simple instructions and will go and get something most the time when I ask him 2 or will do things like sit on the floor and pat the floor for is to sit and do a jigsaw or read a book with him so he understands everything I'm saying 2 him. He'll shake his head no but I can't seem to shake his head for yes. But when it comes to talking for gone he'll sort of put his hands to the side and do like a g sound for gone he sounds like he says da like this morning it sounded like he said daddy, I know he can say the word yeah he's said if a couple of times and he can say the word mam I've heard him say it but he hasn't said them for a while and for all he doesn't babble a lot when he does do it throughout the day he sorts of babbles in his own little language and will something have a little giggle at something. I'm just so worried because obviously he's me only boy and he joking in with songs and stuff but I can't find out who me new health visitor is I found out a few month ago now that the health visitor I had has retired it was the nursery nurse who told is but I e tried to find out who me new one is and I've still not managed to get through to find out and it's just so disheartening when I'm hearing other little boys and girls talking that are the same age and a bit younger than him and he's not

Walk down to your local GP or your HV Centre or your CC and tell them you have concerns and need to see a HV. Ask them where / when the clinics are.

I had something very similar with my little boy his understanding is perfect, his speech just wasnt coming along at all and at times he was like he wasnt listening to us. He would point and gesture to what he wanted, I contacted the health visitors and asked for a hearing test referral and it turned out he had glue ear. This was monitored over the course of 3 months hes now been discharged from the hospital audiology words are slowly very slowly coming out hes currently 27 months now I no longer worry as his development is catching up but in his time.

@Trayz86 I've already had a hearing test for him as I was the same thinking he wasn't listening and it was fine I think I messed a call of the health visitor while I was in the doctors before so going to have to ring back tomorrow

Speech delays are very common at this age and by themselves are not concerning, they tend to clear themselves up. From your description he seems to be using gestures to compensate for his lack of speech which is good, and if he is pointing to request and share experiences then there is nothing to really worry about at this stage.

@AladdinMum yeah he points to tell is where he's going and points to things when I ask him where they are and things like that I'm just driving me self crazy I shouldn't compare to other kids but I can't help it I thought he'd be saying something by now