2 year old not talking and making repetitive sound.

[WorriedMumz]

I was wondering if anyone had any advice about my current situation with my 25 month son. He is not saying any words at the minute and occasionally babbles however, he has one sound that he constantly makes. It’s like an eee sound which he makes with his mouth closed. He normally makes this when moving or spinning objects. He does play with some toys properly however, he does like to move & spin things. He seems to have good understanding and eye contact. He is loving and shows good attachment. Socially he prefers adults at the minute however, he does look at other children. He can point to things in books when asked and occasionally points to things in the environment. I have seen a paediatrician & she is going to do some assessments to rule things out. I was just hoping someone may have had a similar experience. Many thanks x

Hiya my very soon to be 2 year old has only just started talking. I was concerned due to the fact she barely babbled since she was 'supposed to' and only made noises hard to describe but a little like a cassette player. She did gesture wildly with them though and is a social little thing. I phoned my hv and got an appointment with the speech therapist. Although they were puzzled they weren't overly worried as still said two was quite young.
Almost overnight though she is now speaking and stringing three or four words together so it seems my intense anxiety was for nothing!
Maybe this will happen for you? It's good you have an appointment though as even if they start talking the next week it will put your mind at rest.
Sounds to me like they just need a little more time, like my little one did.
Hugs as it can be such a worry xx

My did was two in October and made animal noises and understood, no words at all.

I could say lets go for a walk and she would go to the door, pass me your cup please and she would get it etc.

January she started with dadadespite him working all the time. By the end of January she was chattering like a monkey and now she is saying things like no mummy, that's not a dinosaur it's a diplodocus. Interestingly, mum suddenly recalls that I was the same, didn't bother talking until I could talk properly.

Had we not been in a pandemic I met have been more worried but I didn't really see any other children so had no real idea of how behind she was.

Sorry, reads wrong, she understood everything BUT had no words at all.

That’s good to hear that she just started talking. My son definitely understands it just the sound he constantly makes is not the usual babbling stage. We you concerned about the noise your daughter made? Thanks for your post, I appreciate it!

Mine didn't say his first word until after 2nd birthday. By the time he started school he was remarkably articulate, so don't panic. But do take any help on offer, just in case it doesn't just happen.

I definitely think the pandemic has not helped. Socially my little boy has had no one apart from adults. I just can’t wait to hear his first word! x

Sorry to derail slightly, but @bookh your daughter sounds EXACTLY like my son, and you've just reassured me so much. He turned two a few days ago. He has a fantastic repertoire of animal noises and his understanding is excellent, but he only says a couple of words.

I really should know better. My eldest who is now six, had a severe language delay, both in terms of speaking and understanding. He's about to be diagnosed with autism, but I can't shut the bugger up now! Youngest is way ahead of where his brother was at this age so I don't know why I'm worrying, but I am. 🤷‍♀️

Oh and littlest makes the strangest noise, all the time! He sounds like a broken TV.

My eldest did not talk until well past his 2nd birthday. I took him to a speedh therapist at 26 months who assessed him and told me he did have words, or at least consistent sounds for things, so they didnt sound like the proper word, but they were his attempt to say it iyswim. She told me the important thing was did he understand what I was saying and he obviously did, eg he could follow basic instructions.

He eventually began speaking shortly afterwards and became a very chatty preschooler like any other although he found a few words hard to pronounce. Nothing that held him back at school, though English was never his favourite subject. He was good at Maths and Sciences.

He is now mid 20s. Not a sociable lad, but he got a degree and holds down a graduate job. I think he may have some form of aspergers but he has never been formally assessed. I am not saying your son has aspergers by the way, just trying to give a longer term picture of a late speaker.

They do say that animal noises are classed as words so that’s positive! Is your 6 year old talking well now? Also how is he at school? Just thinking if my son has got a diagnosis of something x

I'd speak to your GP or HV and ask for a referral for a hearing test and for speech therapy.

My son was just over 3 when he said anything at all ! He babbled as a baby then nothing , ... Went to one session of SALT and the next day he was talking ! nothing to do with this session just a coincidence!
He knew EVERY word however was just lazy .

For instance ... I would say do you want a drink , as he would be pointing instead of asking him to say what he wanted.

Or he would point at a toy and I would get it instead of asking him what he wanted.

He is now 5 and he is one of the top readers etc in his class and doesn't stop talking 😂

@WorriedMumz

They do say that animal noises are classed as words so that’s positive! Is your 6 year old talking well now? Also how is he at school? Just thinking if my son has got a diagnosis of something x

He's fantastic! He talks constantly, although he has some funny quirks with language and is very particular. He changes my words all the time, eg if I say nearly, he will correct it to almost. It drives me crazy! He's quite advanced at school. Very good at reading. Very good at maths. He hates English though. He's not got his diagnosis yet, but it's pretty certain.

Your little sounds much more like my youngest though. If their understanding is good, then that's a very good sign. Eldest was very delayed with understanding, which was a big concern. I would echo what a pp said though, get them referred! Hearing test and speech and language therapy. It can never do any harm. The worst that can happen is they say your child is fine and send you on your way, or they give you help. Win-win.

Thank you for your response! I know that my little boy will be fine even if he has got something that he will need support with. I’m just so caught up in observing and analysing everything he does. If he spins something even for a very short time I panic! If he makes his little quirky noise I panic! However, I do know that he has some good understanding and I just can’t wait to hear his little voice!! xxx

My DS is 23 months and understands most things. He won't say them. He'll say 'hi daddy' when he comes home from work.

The list of things he says are:
Hey Duggee
Cook
Mum
Dad
Bluey
Iggle Iz (Gigglebiz)
Hi
Doggy
Cat
Bird
Car
Antique (Ann Teak) - character from Gigglebiz.
Keith - character from Gigglebiz.

I'm not too worried as when you look things up it says they should be putting words together to form a sentence. They're still young I think and learning to talk is hard! Glad you got an appt OP.

Oh and 'ank you' which he will keep saying until someone says back 'you're welcome' .

I was worried about the cassette tape noises as they genuinely sounded like she couldn't form words properly or was having trouble hearing us.
But it turns out that was just her! She says things beautifully now and it literally happened overnight (just as my mum said it would!!)
I think you are right to get checked but also please try not to overly stress. They are so little still, and not every baby is the same. Even though they worried me loads, I really miss those weird noises now and wish I'd taken loads more videos of them and enjoyed what was part of her little personality more instead of feverishly googling!! Xx

@WorriedMumz
Hi ..
can I ask how it went with your son? .. I am in the same boat right now and I am dead worried :(

My first was a year late to talk but she did babble. I used to pay attention to the babble to recognise the different sounds: their first and easiest sounds are mmm and ppp/bbb (universal mum/dad words actually) but then you have the other sounds like jjj, kkk, zzz and so on. If you can hear those then I wouldn't think there was an hearing issue.

I found a cool video on YT once where a lady (medical professional) would made different sounds BEHIND the child. Highs and lows. To check hearing. Better than the test they gave my daughter 🤦🏻‍♀️

Best of luck!

@Sunshinexx95 Me too! I found this thread as he uses the exact same noise. HV tells me as long as they understand don’t worry. It’s hard not to.

@namechange143
Hii sorry for the late reply

Yeah it is so hard not to worry. I just made her stop using the pacifier 2 weeks a ago and now she babbles a lot more. Not many recognisable words but like warning sounds like if something is hot she would say "bow" which I used to say to her. So she understand a lot.

Her nurse said she would start worry if there is no improvement by 2.5 year and start referring by then. But I can already tell she is babbling a lot more. So maybe she just needs her own time and I should not worry or stress

was wondering if anyone had any advice about my current situation with my 20 month baby she is not saying any words at the minute and occasionally babbles however, she has one sound that he constantly makes. It's like an eee sound which she makes with her mouth closed and most of the day .she does play with some toys properly however, he . She doesn’t have eye contact.she’s is loving and shows good attachment. She scares simple sudden sounds . Roaming circles and look up
I was just hoping someone may have had a similar experience. Many thanks

Yes

My LO does this too, I’ve had my concerns about her speech for some time now. She is 19 months has said words but never really repeats them. I started working on her eye contact by cutting screen time and making little adjustments when interacting with her (turning off tv, removing toys that were distracting her from me, going down to her level every time I interact, showing her objects like shoes and associating each object with their purpose) it has helped massively and she’s came on leaps and bounds in the past few weeks. She is now gesturing a lot more, mimicking some sounds and doing the actions to most songs. Has recently said mama again.

I did bring this to my HV attention and she confirmed she was behind for communication and gave me a number for speech therapist. Hoping to start that journey next week, but now I’ve seen such a difference with eye contact, shared attention and gestures I’m not as worried.

Hang in there! It may not be anything to be concerned about babies do develop at different times but if you are concerned, Googling, constantly looking at other kids development on social media and can’t stop thinking about it; please reach out to your HV and do not let anyone put you off! My inbox is always open if you need someone to chat to.

I contacted SALT when it had concerns. dS1 started talking at 9 months saying Mama, Baba, Bye, Bird and Dog then at 12 months stopped talking all together and I contacted SALT after 3 months as nothing changes. They reassured me he was fine and he was assessed and they said he has bo signs if any developmental issues or mental issues. And at 19/20months he started to talk and at 24months he was speaking at what was expected and beyond and started to identify letters.
Trust your gut and get assessed. As the wait list can be suoer long so better to start sooner just incase.