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How much does your 9month old talk?

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Chica31 · 26/02/2010 19:15

Physically my 9m DD is doing brilliantly, crawling since Christmas, pulling up and cruising round the furniture like a pro and loving her walker. She is also loving feeding herself and is very proud that she can feed with a spoon. However, I worry about her talking. She is going through sounds in phases. Some weeks it is Dada others Mama, then it went to egg now she is only saying ahhhh. Is this "normal" development? She just seems to practice a sound for a week before moving on to the next one. She is in a Spanish nursery full time, then at home speaking English, so is two languages making it harder for her so she is saying less?

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Besom · 26/02/2010 19:18

That sounds perfectly normal for a 9 month old.

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Chica31 · 26/02/2010 19:22

thanks I know I am a worry wart.

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Besom · 26/02/2010 19:28

Well it's only natural - but honestly she's doing fine by the sound of it.

venetianred · 26/02/2010 19:48

My 8 month old is clearly very bright in every other area but didn't even do an mmmm noise until 2 weeks ago, and has never done dada. He has done lots of throaty (gutteral) noises though. I saw the health visitor yesterday and he said he is absolutely fine and doing well.

And your daughter is clearly ahead of him.

Children develop in such different ways. It is so true. My DD and DS couldn't be more different in every way.

CharlieBoo · 26/02/2010 20:49

My dd says dada and nana (loads), ganggang, baba, and hiya. Has said mama couple of times. She babbles and squeels all day. On the physical side she doesn't crawl. She is trying sooo hard, she can pull herself up and was the closest she's ever been to crawling today. My son had both the physical and the talking thing off to a tea and is a bright little chap now at 5. Your bubs sounds absolutely fine. X

KoalaSar · 26/02/2010 21:15

I'm a SALT

Totally normal.

I have an 8 month old that's v similar!

TurtleAnn · 26/02/2010 21:55

I'm also a SaLT - totally normal
My 10-month old is only just getting to dada
gurgling away happily

verybusyspider · 26/02/2010 21:59

There is a theory of 'walkers' or 'talkers' my ds3 is 8 mo and definitely a talker, never stops babbling but sits happily and not the slightest interest in crawling, if he gets on his tummy he puts his head down and starts 'singing' since ds1 is 3 and ds2 is 2 I'm happy of him to be immobile for a bit longer!

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Chica31 · 27/02/2010 19:37

Thanks so much every one you have put my mind at rest. Funnily enough she has been gabbling all day today and hasn't stopped. Maybe she wanted to practice her sounds first then have a go at putting them together later. lol

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Chica31 · 27/02/2010 19:38

Sorry, what is a SALT?

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Clary · 27/02/2010 19:47

Speech and Languiage Therapist chica.

Clary · 27/02/2010 19:48

arrgh language I mean

Reallytired · 27/02/2010 19:55

My son was neither a walker nor a talker. I worried about him so much, infact he was under the local child development centre for four years.

Now at eight years old he is in the top groups for most subjects at school and you would never guess that he was late learning to walk.

The majority of children get there sooner or later.

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Chica31 · 27/02/2010 20:34

Sorry not knowing what a SALT is, that's terrible! I'm a primary school teacher, although I haven't taught in the UK now for 5 years. Just shows how quickly things move on!

That is why I worry so much, years ago I had a child in my class with speech difficulties and I saw how much they struggled with so little support.

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Feierabend · 27/02/2010 20:48

I'd say bilingual children take longer to start talking... they have to get their head round two languages after all! Your DD sounds far more advanced than my 10mo

Undercovamutha · 27/02/2010 20:54

My DS started saying mama, dada, baba at about 7/8m. Then went on strike and made no consonant-type sounds for a month or two, and then started again! I think he had a break for teething!

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Chica31 · 28/02/2010 18:11

So sorry I have just read my last post and hope people didn't think I was saying SALT's were not giving support. I was commenting on how the SALT was spread so thinly, so only getting sessions once a month at the most!

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hejaco · 01/03/2010 00:02

My son was 14 months when he said his first clear words ("cat" and "fish"). After a week, he never said those again. At about 10 months, he said "du" for "duck" and was very chatty with his babbling, but nothing more. He was walking holding my finger at 9 months and walking by himself at 10 months so I just assume he's a walker rather than a talker!

He's 18 months in a couple of days and hasn't said anything since 14 months. But he understands most things we say and is way ahead with everything else. At 9 months, I wouldn't even start to think about worrying over not talking. From what I've heard/read as long as they're saying 5 words by 18 months (20 on average) there's no need to worry.

hejaco · 01/03/2010 00:05

Just to add to my previous message: His father is German and speaks German to him most of the time. It is true that bilingual kids are likely to speak a little later as their brain has to process that bit more. In the long run, they do come out ahead as they'll be fluent in 2+ languages!

BooyhooNOTboohoooORbooyou · 01/03/2010 00:07

my ds is 9 months and says none of those things. he just says "ah" at everything. i ant remeber what age ds1 started making recognisable sounds at. i think i might be concerned if he isnt doing any of those sounds in a few months but for now he seems at the right stage for him IYSWIM

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