Anyone with speech regression at 13 months old?

[vgahdmi123]

So at 12 months he was using dada,baba,nana,mama + kitt kitt (for cat) and brm brm (for car).

However, for 3 weeks already he stopped using brm brm and kitt kitt even he will point immediately to both when he sees them and babble (he is fascinated with cars and cats).

Beside that there are no other delays, but can this case even be considered a speech regression at this age and if yes is it always a red flag or can be normal?

I am a bit worried listening stories about 12mnth babies knowing 20+ words, and mine forgot even 2 he knew beside mama/dada,etc.

Thanks

Are they currently working in another skill, like walking?

Might be, he walks only with assistance

Respectfully, I think you’re overthinking this

If it's any help, ds said cat at 12m then nothing else intelligible until 20m when the words came thick and fast (2 on day 1, 3 on day 2, 5 on day 3 and a sentence on day 5). At 12 he will go approx 90 seconds without speaking. (I've timed him).
He also didn't walk until 16m.

DD on the other hand started talking at 12 months and had over 100 words at 16 months.
Both were average.
Speech and language therapists generally aren't concerned until 2. Make sure you keep talking to him and don't give him a tablet/phone (evidence suggests that will delay his development, particularly language and social communication).

I hope, I am suffering from extreme hypochondria anxiety and I am under therapy but sometimes i really have bad days and I am so concerned about baby health :(

when your ds said cat was using that word constantly often or used it just once?
i am not concerned about lack of new words, but about lack of usage those he knew.

My daughter has speech regression but it was only a problem once she was 20 months. Whilst they are learning it's a lot of play on their part and they have have different interests and what seems fun one day is not fun another a day. Changes over a longer period is more indicative

We did some work with a member of HV team to reinforce language. My daughter only ever had 3 words at a time but between 20 and 24 months we got her up to a work vocab of about 10 words. Between 24 and 26 months her language improved so much and she went from being a bit behind to being on target. They are so early in their language development they have a long time to figure it all out! Patience! My daughter is 4 now and we have absolutely no concerns about her language

It's difficult to tell at this age as one skill, like speech, can be put in the back burner whilst they concentrate on acquiring another skill, like walking.

Has LO had their 12 month check yet?

Yes, all 12 months milestones were on target

That's really good then. How do they do on the 12 month social and emotional ages and stages?

If you call your health visitor, ask for a speech and language assessment and a referral to audiology. The hearing test is very straightforward even at this age. If that’s clear then the speech and language therapists are very experienced with either reassuring you or detecting autism or other underlying causes.

Don’t let your health anxiety cloud your judgement, I think if you’re posting here then you have concerns and they need to be addressed. Be confident and trust your instincts.

Also the waiting list for these services can be a few months in which time your DS will either progress or not. No one will think less of you nor judge you for being proactive. I often regret not pursuing these assessments for my own DS (now 11 and diagnosed with hearing loss and ASD) but I have done so with my other DS who is 22 months, who also presented with speech regression around 12 months. Ultimately we know them best and we are their biggest advocates. Good luck 🤞

I did not know about this test. Do you have any document that I can interpret results?

Sorry @vgahdmi123, I didn't realise that it wasn't contained in my previous link. It's at the bottom of this document

@vgahdmi123

im sorry that you're suffering, but glad you're getting help

Don't worry about DS, words can come & go. 'forgetting' stuff is perfectly normal when they're working on something else. They think about things even when not actively doing them. It's a bit of a mind bend!!🤣🤣 but DS will be fine.

Gently, you need some help with your hypochondria or you will drive yourself crazy.

your DS sounds perfectly normal.