talking

My twins are 16 months old (14 months adjusted) and DD is saying a few words but my DS doesent he only says, gaga, mama, nana and babbles.....should I be concerned, been reading alot how kids there age are saying 20 words or more and now im getting worried

 

Mine are almost 14.5 months old and not saying a great deal either. However, they have 2 languages on the go so that delays speech.

Im not an expert but I think babies develop speech at their own pace but if you're worried I'd recommend talking to your pedi about it.

GL!

 

If you are concerned, ask their pedi about it at their 18 month well baby visit. She may refer you to Early Intervention and they can come out and evaluate their speech. It does not cost anything for the eval and if they require speech therapy, the cost is based on your combined annual income along with your insurance. They must be at least 30% delayed in order for therapy.

My boys are 19 months and have been getting speech & devlopmental therapy for the last 1 1/2 months. When they were evaluated at 17 months, they each had a 38% delay in expressive speech and 48% in receptive.


My pedi was not too concerned esp. since boys do tend to talk later compared to girls.

 

I have found this with my DS as well, usually DD will speak more words before he does but I think hearing her do it, helps him along. I believe at our 18 month visit our pediatrician wanted to make sure that they at least could say 10-15 words, they did not have to clear but that we understood what they were getting at. We call my Mom "Nonna" for example, and DD will say it "Nonnie" But if you are concerned it definitely cannot hurt to bring it up to your pediatrician.

 

I started to get worried about the same time as you. My experience was that EI really wanted to wait until my boys were 18 months adjusted (so 20 months for my guys). When we took them to their 18 month pedi appt, they're doctor was of the opinion that he would want to get them evaluated sooner rather than later. This is what he told me "While there are a lot of developmental issues that will take care of themselves if you just wait it out, speech isn't one of them". Obviously different docs must have different opinions but I was glad that he wants to be proactive about it. I'm still waiting to get the eval set up- I don't know what everyone else's experiences have been but for me, nothing has happened quickly.
In our area, they have to have a 25% delay based on their adjusted age. So since my kiddos are 16 months adjusted age, they have to have the speech of a 12 month old or less. One really nice thing is that our EI does everything at our house where the kids are the most comfortable and everything is totally free to us. For families that have insurance, they ask that we let them bill our insurance if any of the treatment is covered so that they can stretch their grant dollars but they write off all copays or deductibles.
Oh, and our EI also said that they would look for them to have 5 -7 words by 18 months adjusted age, which made me feel like maybe my guys weren't SOOO far out of the range of normal.
Good luck!

 

If you are concerned definitely take to your pedi at your 18 month appointment. But let me tell you that M had a lot of words around 18 months, but A only had a few. However, by 2 Ana was speaking in full sentences!!! She was just waiting until she could say things perfectly before she started talking. GL!

 

Griffin began EI at 22 months, we were concerned that he had ten words. He started EI (Speech and OT) and is now 27 months, with over 100 words and 3 phrases. If you are concerned, my advice is to always go with your gut! Moms are usually right...

I also recommend the "Let's Talk with Puppy Dog" video series if they like videos...GL!

 

I'm so glad someone started this topic. My boys are 14.5 mo old and had tubes put in their ears at 13 months (what a life saver that was for me!). Due to the chronic ear infections, they failed hearing tests and were speech delayed. One even lost the ability to respond to his own name. We continue to work with them and say things slowly and clearly, but I don't get a lot of consistent words out of them. I have been "testing" them to see how they understand commands. "Go stand by the kitchen door." "It's bedtime, let's go to your cribs." "Let's go change your diaper." They've been responding very well to the commands, so I think I'm going to just keep working with books and toys and keep at it until their 18 mo appt...or earlier if the mommy paranoia sets in.

 

Jackson has been the same way as Leighann's A. Jacob was more like M. Both have caught up. Now, Jacob will try anything no matter how accurately it comes out. Jackson is slower to try a new word but when he does it is perfect (wasn't perfect in the beginning though). I think your child sounds fine, but if you are worried, it never hurts to discuss it with the pedi at his next WBV.

 

Like others have said, if you are concerned definately bring up to your doctor. :good: I think all kids develop at different times. My ds wasn't talking as much as my dd was at 18 months but by two years of age he pretty much caught up. He was another one that didn't really say things unless he said it correctly, he's still like that. :hug:

 

My girls are almost 17 months. Sofia says plenty of words and always repeats words/sounds back. Maya, however, only has a few words. I expressed some concern at the 15 month visit, but the ped wasn't concerned. At the 18 month visit, if she still isn't saying much I am asking for EI. I'd rather get her evaluated early, and I'm sure it is likely she is absolutely fine, but it will ease my worry.

 

One of my dd is only now starting to say other words beyond mamma and dada. Our ped and daycare director (who is a speech pathologist) don't seemed concerned. She doesn't say much but understands when you tell her to something.

 

I wouldn't get worried before 18 months at least. Mine are almost 18 months now and don't really have words, but we speak two different languages so I guess that explains it.