I had previously posted about 6m ago about concerns I had for development of my 8m old. I had got very anxious and had to seek some help for myself. I then started to relax abit more and stop overthinking and enjoyed my little one.
He did make good progress and I felt more content until recently…I got myself so worked up the last time that I don’t feel I can share these worries with family as they will start to worry about my mental health spiralling again so this is why I am writing here.
He is coming 16months next week…
My big concerns are he has no words and doesn’t babble very much.
He’s walking but I have noted him beginning to go on his tiptoes.
There is lots of other smaller things too but if he had more words I wouldn’t really notice as much and would think it is typical for that age, eg: always opening/closing doors.
His understanding is sound, he understands what we say to him and will look for things we ask and take them to us.
He responds to his name.
He sleeps well and eats well.
He has some gestures (clapping, waving, will point things out but does use more his hand or thumb when showing me things in books)
He loves loves and will happily listen to us reading to him.
He has good joint attention and will look to us to share enjoyment.
Despite this something just doesn’t feel right about the lack of any speech and I feel my concerns from he was younger are creeping back in.