2 year old delayed speech

[Twinmumma2017]

Hi I’m quite new here, I just didn’t know where to look for some support. My 2 year old twins aren’t talking at all. I’m finding it’s really getting me down, all I see is other kids their age and how much more developed they are. It’s really worrying me.
Can anyone give me any positive experiences with delayed speech and everything being ok??
We have the 2 year midwife check in a couple of weeks, but I can’t stop worrying.
Thank you

Are they bilingual? That can mean a later start

There are two ways of seeing this. Some kids will speak later for a variety of reasons. Others will need some help. If it was me, I would see if it was possible to get some SALT help. Also look online and there will be lots of little tips on getting kids to talk.

Also, do they not speak at all? Do they babble?

Neither of mine had language at 2, the eldest did go on to be diagnosed with other issues but the youngest is 100% fine and has just passed 4 a levels with A's and a*'s - please do not worry. It's worth making an appointment with the health visitor so they are aware of your concerns but remember twins have each other so may not be striving to speak in the same way too

Thank you so much for your replies already!
My partner is Portuguese so they do hear some Portuguese too.

Yeah they do babble a lot. I know you shouldn’t compare but you know what it’s like on social media it’s hard not to notice other kids of a similar age being more advanced. I’m hoping the health visitor check will lead to a referral.. most places I’ve asked say they don’t tend to do anything til 2.5 years. It’s just frustrating when i know we need the help and to have to wait until they are even further behind.

DS2 didn't appear to have delayed speech at all at this age, and passed his 2yr check with no concerns. However, by the time he was 3, his speech hadn't really developed as much as expected, so he spent 5yrs having SALT. His speech is fine now.

On the other hand, the HV had concerns over my DN's speech at the 2yr check, and he was referred to SALT. He tended to just point and make the same ooooooh sound for everything. One morning he woke up and literally just started talking, he's now just turned 3, and tbh his speech is a lot clearer than my 3yo's. He didn't end up needing the SALT.

Try not to worry, there's time for them to surprise you yet. Although, do discuss your concerns at the 2yr check.

My little one had absolutely no language at all until just after third birthday and then started speaking in really long sentences. Ironically now has a much larger vocabulary than all those I compared to when they were all younger

Ds1 didn't talk til 2.5. He didn't even really babble, or attempt to talk. Actually, he did babble when younger, then stopped for ages. I took him to a SALT drop in. They said he had a significant delay. One day he said 2 words. The next about 20 and within a couple of weeks he was ahead of his peers.

Ds2 start3d talking at just over 12 months.

My 3.5 year old had hardly any words at 2. He's only really just started to talk in sentences and can be hard to understand. He was seen by a peadiatrician and is under the SALT team.

I was worried he had ASD but that doesn't seem to the case. However I won't rule it out as some of his behaviours aren't quite typical.

Speak to your hv and ask to be referred to a speech therapist.

Trust your gut.

I was concerned at 18 months.

DS2 is 18 months and says quite a lot of single words so I'm not worried about him at all even though he's probs On the slower side of developing speech. Something about his babble and chatter is different to that of ds1s at the same age.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. It’s so reassuring hearing your experiences. I’d got myself so worried and worked up. I will definitely talk to the health visitor when she comes out. Xxx