Why aren't they saying any words yet?

I think I go too strictly by milestones... but why aren't our boys saying words yet?

They turned 1 on November 1st. They were born at 35 weeks 5 days.

I am a little more concerned about baby A. Baby B is waving bye-bye, and hello if you wave at him first, babbles more, is good at walking when hands are held. We thought he said 'dada' a few weeks ago, (said dada very clearly, smiled athis dad, then crawled.... but but maybe a fluke, nothing since).

Baby A is not waving, not as good at walking with hands held, and not quite as good as babbling.


I *know* the boys are different people even though they are ID, but they've done almost everything within a few weeks of each-other.

they both babble a bit... dadadadada mamama (when upset) and sometimes something that sounds like 'taco taco taco taco' and ocassionally something that sounds like the sims jargon...

baby A occassionally seems to try to repeat sounds, but this isn't talking, right?

still no words... showing associations...

The Dr. said milestones are rough guidlines, but I'm beginning to worry.

When should we really worry?

 

Too early to worry... heck my 20 month olds still don't talk...

 

At 12 months, I would not be super concerned...I believe at our 18 month visit, our doctor was happy if they could say 15-20 words. But if this really concerns you, it can never hurt to ask your pediatrician about it. Some babies are late talkers and will have word explosions around 16-18 months.
In my uneducated estimation, repeating words and sounds are great way for beginning to talk...so your little guys might be on the verge of saying words.
PS: Mine still talk in Sims jargon from time to time at 22 months. I just look at them and say, "I know you are trying to tell me something, but you need to help me out here."

 

I wouldn't worry about it either. DD has always talked more than DS & even now, at 18 months, he doesn't have many words. He says things that aren't really words, but we know what he means---like he says Gahk Gahk when he's talking about a duck because he's trying to say Quack Quack but can't really get there. And that's just been a recent development.

 

ITA that it's too early to start worrying. Nate has an insane amount of words for his age, but he can't wave "bye-bye" consistently, and is hit-or-miss with "mama" and "dada". Jack has his own "language" that sounds like Ukrainian and keeps a running commentary all day long like he expects us to understand it. I think he's actually saying a few words, but his pronunciation is so bad that we don't know what they are. ardon: The only thing he says with any regularity is "dog", but half the time when he refers to our dog he barks instead of saying the word. :fool: Just in the last week he said "bird" once, and I think we figured out that "izzhew" is "Jezzie" (our dog's name). :laughing:

I think peds expect most kids to have about 5-10 words at 18 months, so your boys have quite a bit of time before you need to start worrying!

 

I agree with PP's. I don't think there's anything to worry about now - they are still very young to be talkers, IMO ^_^ Mine are 16 months and don't really talk [besides the occassional 'hi']. They babble lots and express themselves with body language. If you are concerned I would suggest bringing it up with your pedi and maybe s/he can refer you to a speech therapist.

I have heard that the 'talking' will come from practically nowhere when it does start.

 

I think your two are doing fine. My pedi expressed a little concern at 15 months when they weren't doing much... now at 18 months they are still not super talkative, but they can communicate and do say 5-10 words... I need to write them down, they might say more.

 

I agree with the rest, a little to early to worry. :hug: Though I do know that is easier said then done. My two didn't really start saying words until 15 months, before that it was just mama and dada. I too was worried but they catch on with things fast!! And repeating words is excellent!!

If you are really worried, maybe you can call your doctor and ask to have them evaluated. I, personally, would give them a little longer. :hug:

 

At 15 months my girls had just a few words each. At 18 months one of them was up to about 15 words and the other still only had a few words. At 21 months one was doing well with her vocab and the other STILL only had a few words. At that point, we had her evaluated for EI, got services, and she exploded just after turning 2.

It will come!! :hug:

 

One of my boys only started to talk just recently and they are just over 16 months. They both say Mama and Dada (Usually Mom) But only recently do they seem to be actually looking for one of us specifically when saying either of those words. Then just about a week ago, They both have been saying YUM and HI. Cameron just recently said Circle (Kircle to be exact). But that's it. Occasionally they have said something but then never again. Kiefer said "Yes he did." one time a couple of months ago, but never again. He hadn't said anything until he started to say YUM just recently.

I wouldn't worry. It's so hard to go by written milestones. Every baby is different. It's also more common that twins are a little behind with vocalizations. That's mostly due to not needing to talk to their parents. They got their twin to talk to who can understand them...so why bother talking to the adults? The other one is they are usually born a little earlier than singletons so certain things, such as speech, get slightly delayed. It might make more sense to go by their adjusted ages for milestones. You'll find some things your baby is advanced in when going by the adjusted age, while others, s/he'd be just on time for or at least much closer to the expected time to learn new things.

 

I worry like you. They turned 1 oct 17th (born at 34 weeks) and right now they say mama, dada, and other babbles. Very inconsistent. They don't point or wave. I will get a speech eval at 15 months. I had a complicated pregnancy and was expecting them to need services. I teach prek special ed and have had several twins throughout the years, so I know it's common. I am not concerned. I will get them services and feel confident that by kindergarten all will be evened out.