I think I'm a bit paranoid - worried mum of pfb 13 mo

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My PFB daughter is 13 months old. Physically she's been meeting her milestones ok - sitting at 6 months, walking at 11.5 months. I'm just a bit worried as she's not pointing at things she wants or is interested in, though will sometimes point to things in a book. She babbles a lot, sometimes says mama and dadad but nothing else yet (mind you my mum says I was a very late talker and she was worried about me).

Got an appointment with an HV next week but am trying (unsuccessfully) not to fret.

Any ideas on how I can be helping DD with her development? I do read to her every day...

Pointing usually develops by the age of about 18mth or so, so there's still a lot of time left before you need to worry.

The babbling etc also sounds very positive.

Keep the appointment with the HV if you are at all worried but your dd sounds as though she's exactly where she should be for her age.

She soundds good to me!

you really don't need to worry

She sounds OK to me too.

DS1 wasn't saying discernable words at 13 months and was talking way better than he was supposed by his 2nd birthday.

Development isn't an steady upward line, it goes in fits and starts. I am sure she will get there in the end.

By the sounds of it her gross motor skills have been taking up most of her time in the last couple of months with learning to walk so that is probably where her focus would have been.

My DS is 16 months and can only saw mama and dadda. His sister was similar. By two she was speaking well, usually in strings of 4 or 5 words. A few weeks later it was sentences of 7 or 8 words. I wouldn't worry if I were you.

Sounds fine, and I could have written your post when DS was 13 months. People now confidently assert that he is a genius (much to my general embarrassment and stress). He has brilliant speech etc. so no need to worry.

thanks everyone