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hi girls, my lo is almost 21 mnts old and still doesnt say many words , he as 3 older brothers so we do live in a busy house but all he can say is mamma,dadda,nanna,boys, and ta he understands everything so i dont think he as a problem wiv his hearing? wot about ur lo at this age? any advice would b gr8!!
luv clare
luv clare
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I was talking to my HV about my LO's speech and she said that, as a professional, she wouldn't worry about number of words until LO was 2.5 years old. She is more concerned about their understanding and interactation with language.
I've heard that younger siblings often develop physically faster to keep up with older siblings but are slower in speech because the older siblings pre-empt what they want so the younger one doesn't need to talk to express their needs.
If you're really worried then book him an appt with your GP and talk about your concerns.
Liz x
luv clare
They speak in their own time, esp if they have older siblings talking for them! Think dd will be voicing her opinions as soon as poss with two older brothers to contend with! ha ha.
Now, at 22 months old he can say mama and dada, and make lots of other sounds but he doesnt say any other proper words... he can understand almost anything we say to him, and if he wants something we ask him to say it rather than just tell us, then when he's got it we say the name of it a few times to try and help him along a bit.
If he hasnt started saying anything other than mama and dada by his next check up they will be looking at putting gromits in to sort out the glue ear, but hopefully he'll get there without them. He certainly knows how to make noise!
Hopefully your lo will start talking properly soon and its just a case of they dont need to yet with siblings around to say it for them ;\)
xx