15 month speech regression

[Rainbowbaby13]

Hi I'd be grateful for any advice I've got myself all worked up it would be nice to hear from anyone with a similar experience

My little boy was doing so well with his speech he could say mum daddy doggy duck and his name as well as nanny and grandad but for the last month he's gone silent. He still babbles but nothing I can understand

I did go back to work at the end of July but only for 2 days and he spends a day with each of his nanny's so he isn't with a stranger. I admit he probably spent to much time watching tv so I've tried to change that recently and limited his screen time.

I spend the rest of the day trying to play with him. We play with blocks he loves anything with wheels we read a lot of books.

He responds to his name most the time although he does have a stubborn streak 😂 he can fetch toys when you ask him to get them and listens when I say no most the time

He just seems to have been such a happy little guy who was progressing so well and now he seems so serious and quiet

Has anyone experienced anything similar or currently have similar worries I'd be grateful for any help

Thank you

I should mention I did ask my health visitor and this was her response: Sometimes they can regress a bit when they are learning new words, look out for understanding that's what we focus more on, that he is following simple instructions and just keep talking to him as much as possible.

I could have written this about my DS at that age. He's now 19 months and talks for England but still not much that is comprehensible. His understanding though is excellent and seems to know exactly what I'm saying to him most of the time, and we've had a few new words drop in here and there too - he found a rubber duck toy in Sainsburys last week, picked it up and went 'Duck. Quack!' which left me completely gobsmacked!

I saw a health visitor about his speech in general recently just to get some clarity, and she said pretty much what yours did and that it's not really a concern until they're a bit older, like 2-2.5 years. Just keeping talking and playing and singing with them.

Not much advice to offer I'm afraid, just know you're not alone! 😊

My child is only a little older than yours and I have also made the observation that he is talking less right now than he was a few weeks ago. But I notice that when you talk to him, he understands much more than he did a short time ago. With him it has often been the case that when he learns something new, he no longer or less shows the behavior he has already learned. I think that will be the case this time as well.

@Lottie917 @solarsystem87 thank you so much for replying it's made me feel much better he does definitely understand what I'm saying I'm such a worrier plus my mum keeps making comments which doesn't help I'll try and relax a bit

@Rainbowbaby13 100% with you there! Babies are such a worry all round aren't they 😅 and I've had people make comments too! It's what prompted me to see a HV really, despite knowing that all kids are different and will develop differently.

My DS is still only saying the odd word and he's 2.5. As @Lottie917 said, the HV only see it as a concern at 2-2.5, and even then that's more to flag early might be an issue, check it's not a hearing problem etc. We've since been seen twice for a speech assessment and they are totally happy and have said so long as the understanding is there they don't really have concern still until 3-3.5, so your little one still has plenty of time - seems like he's just concentrating hard at the moment learning something else 😊

@LeftTheWashingOut that's really good to know what the next steps are once they hit 2-2.5 years! I have a feeling this will be my DS too next year once he hits the 2.5 year mark. Though there's definitely nothing wrong with his hearing... He can hear a food wrapper being undone from the next room 😂 it's just very selective depending on the situation!

I would recommend having his hearing tested just to check he hasn’t got glue ear which could affect his hearing, which is what happened to our DS at this age (along with speech regression). If it is glue ear it can easily be resolved with grommets if necessary, and the sooner this is done the better so that the hearing is restored.

@Whine0Clock thank you I'll mention a hearing test next time I see the HV

@Lottie917 I know my mum means well she's just concerned but I wasn't even that worried before she started going on mainly because my little boy has a cousin exactly 6 months older and she doesn't say anything and his cousin who is nearly 3 only just started talking about 6 months ago but hasn't stopped since 😂