What consonants are your babies saying?

Angie - posted on 05/26/2010

My little guy - born 9-3-09 - starting crawling just last month but he wasn't babbling, just making ahh noises. Now in the past week, he's pulling himself up on everything and babbling with Dadada and Yayaya. Typical is typical for each baby. He's happy and healthy. We're not worried at all.

Elisa - posted on 05/26/2010

my little girls 1st word was nanna then dadda, mom mom mom now its babba she also says ahhhhh when she hugs me shes 8 months now she wont crawl just wants to be on her feet all the time so think shes going to skip the crawling part

Glenda - posted on 05/26/2010

My son is saying maaaama am so happy as my daughter said daada first.

Ophelia - posted on 05/17/2010

my babycakes was born sept 6th, 6 weeks early. she is good with "g" and "m" and raspberries and lots of nonsense

Katherine - posted on 05/17/2010

My daughter is one "step" away from actually crawling although she already does the army crawl. For about two months now shes been saying mama and dada and for the past month has started saying baba, nana, nini, tata, mema, papa, hehe, lala, gaga and some others and just recently started saying my mama! I love that one lol

Deborah - posted on 05/17/2010

My little Martin started out with "dadadada", and now has moved on to "mummummummum" and recently started "babababa". Otherwise, he likes to pretend to roar. It's so cure when he looks up and smiles his mischievious smile, and goes "raaaaaaaaaar"

Cassandra - posted on 05/17/2010

Lilliana is saying baba, mama, gaga....she hasn't really started with any d's though

Heather - posted on 05/17/2010

My son will be 8 months tomorrow, and has been crawling since 6 months. He is already pulling up on EVERYTHING and standing. He even gets into the dogs toys and dog food. :) He is also saying alot of sounds, dada. Which was first. Now it's dadadada, mamamama, gaga, baba, and lots more. And like a week or so ago he has started growling. Kind of like a dog. It's tooo cute, but yet so strange. Or atleast i think so.

Ruby - posted on 05/16/2010

babys grab the sounds they like! my oldest son said mom first and played with "m" and "o" sounds. However, my youngest said "da-dee" first and he plays with "m", "h", and the "ow" sound. For both of my kids I began saying each letter of the alphabet and the corresponding sound at 4 months. By 7 months i began to show them flash cards at the same time. When you do this, the babies will show you what sounds they are comfortable with by mimicking you. Do this at least once a day, and make it fun... do a few silly faces, and tickles while saying the sound. Have Fun!! -- i had to repost because the other was my game page, lol long story!

Rubix - posted on 05/16/2010

babys grab the sounds they like! my oldest son said mom first and played with "m" and "o" sounds. However, my youngest said "da-dee" first and he plays with "m", "h", and the "ow" sound. For both of my kids I began saying each letter of the alphabet and the corresponding sound at 4 months. By 7 months i began to show them flash cards at the same time. When you do this, the babies will show you what sounds they are comfortable with by mimicking you. Do this at least once a day, and make it fun... do a few silly faces, and tickles while saying the sound. Have Fun!!!

Rebecca - posted on 05/15/2010

My daughter Jazmine was born 4th of Sept.. she is well ahead in motor development.. standing on her own without assistance as of a week before she turned 8 months.. HOWEVER.. she is only saying babba! She has said mama and dadda by accident.. but not continuous like all the other babies seem to be.. at her last appointment, they advised I get her hearing tested! We did, and she came back with perfect results.. I think she might just be a later talker! I can't wait to hear MAMMA!!! lol

Adrienne - posted on 05/14/2010

Again, I'm not worried. I was just making an observation and sharing what I'd heard about speaking and motor skills. No biggy.

Tonya - posted on 05/14/2010

You are not saying if your child has older siblings if that is the case that is why your child is not talking. It is no big deal if they do not do the mama dada baba all at once. When you talk to your child and they look at you with the big grins they hear you just keep working with them it will pan out in the long run. If you have other siblings besides the baby becareful as the baby will use them to speak for them. Just keep sounding like a broken record and love your babies it will work itself out but once your child acts as if they can not hear you then be worried but not before due to not all babies are on the same page my son does his dada baba bubu mama mumu so it will work out and I use PAT also but I used them with my other children as well. You just have to understand they are telling you this stuff due to what the paper work they have says a child is to do at these different stages keep in mind others are early bloomers and then there are those that are late bloomers. Here is an example my other children had teeth by 4 months of age my baby is 8 months old as of the 10th and he is just now getting his first tooth it will be ok. He tried to roll over at 5 days the others was way past that, it will be fine just keep watching you will be amazed :-)

Lisa - posted on 05/12/2010

My little guy was born 9/11/09 and has been saying Dada for about 2 months now. Also says baba, mama etc.... started crawling at 6 months and pulling himself up and standing at 7 months! People say that's early, and that he will be walking by 9 or 10 months!...Part of me hopes it's not that soon, cuz I have a 2 year old to run after too!!

Laura - posted on 05/10/2010

My daughter was born September 28th and has been saying Dada for awhile now and I hear a few Babas but no mama yet. She also says something like Whoaaaa and Oouuuuu! its cute! She has been moving in circles and sliding backwards since about 5.5 months but no crawling yet. But she does pull herself up on things.

Shelly - posted on 05/10/2010

My daughter Ashlynn was born 9/11/09 says Mama, Dada, baba, this, moo, goo, cat, dog. She watches the system Your Baby can read, but with moter skills she will get up on her knees like she's gonna go but doesn't just will rock back and forth, and she will do low kinda like crawls with her arms and elbows to move in circles! It's so cute she looks at you like I did it I moved! :)

Katelyn - posted on 05/10/2010

my son born 09-09-09 also, is very ahead in the motor skills also! hes been crawling since 5 months and puling him self up since 6 months, he doesnt say much either, he says mama baba and it souunds like hi.

Brooke - posted on 05/09/2010

My son was born 9/25 he has been saying mama and buba since he was 5 months. He started crawling at 6 months and a few weeks ago started cruising.

Lucinda - posted on 05/08/2010

Dada Dada Daaaaa Baba and Tada Tada Tada she was born on the 29th of sept...so funny when she says Tada!!

Kirstyn - posted on 05/07/2010

my daughter was born sept. 29th and she says, Mama, Dada, Baba, Rara, and whispers some other sounds. and sometimes you'd swear she was saying hi, hey, and yeah lol :) and she also has a high pitch squeal she loves to do haha

Susi - posted on 05/06/2010

My daughter was born 9 september, now he's able to say ma ma ma, pa pa, mbah.

Susi - posted on 05/06/2010

My daughter was born 9 september, now he's able to say ma ma ma, pa pa, mbah.

Tabitha - posted on 05/06/2010

My baby says dada, mama, nana (big sister), and we swear she said bye today. She's crawling. I've never heard of a correlation, but it's interesting to hear. I have always heard boys talk later than girls and that boys are more physically advanced (motor skills). I don't really believe that's true, but it's just another one of those old wives' tales.that are fun to talk about! All babies develop differently, so don't worry it everything isn't just as you think it should be.

Sarah - posted on 05/06/2010

all serena used to do was blow raspberries and scream and make what i call dinosaur noises but in the last few weeks shes started to babble up a storm she can say va, fa, mum(not mama lol), baba, aha, ha, he, yaya and a rare dada and also yells out the random "yeah!" lol..shes been standing (assisted obviously lol) since like 3 or 4 mths, can sit up fine and kind of crawls(just getting the hang of it but still mostly goes backward lol) and just started pulling up on everything for the last week or so, she also tries to stand up from a crawl position which usually just makes her fall over same when shes sitting, she tucks her knees under herself and tries to stand and only succeeds in launching herself onto her face lol...shes 7 1/2mths

Adrienne - posted on 05/05/2010

I just want to clarify that I'm not trying to be competitive or that I'm worried about my son's development. I was just stating what the PAT woman said and was curious to share and see how all the other little one's are doing at this age. All babies develop at their own pace. I just think it's exciting to hear what new things, including speech, our babies are discovering.

In other news, I have started to hear Liam say the letter M and W now and then. It's fun to watch them grow. He turned 8 months today and, before we know it, our babies will be talking our ears off! :-)

April - posted on 05/05/2010

I dont really know whats typical but my daughter is just now 7 months and she talks ALL the time. Shes said dadadada and mamamama for about 3 weeks now and she says hi, no, baby, dog and yay... plus a lot of saying letters. She has her b's m's n's t's p's and maybe a few more. She really like the abc's so i think thats why she talks so much. as far as motor skills she started crawling properly 2 weeks ago and has been standing pretty well and pulling up really well for about a week. but most babies i know her age arent crawling yet or talking as much.

Jessica - posted on 05/05/2010

My daughter was born 9/21/09 and is only babbling. Mainly blowing bubbles and raspberries. I am not worry about it. She does pull herself up and stand, but doesn't crawl.

Nici - posted on 05/05/2010

My son born 9/1 just started babbling ba ba ba ba last week. I have always said ba ba ma ma and da da to him, hoping ma ma and da da catch on real soon!

Laurie - posted on 05/05/2010

My daughter is cooing mostly but there is the occasional dada (my husband is so excited) and mummum. They are not connected to anything yet. My son babbled young as well but he didn't really start talking such that we could understand him (past a few initial words like NO!, down, car etc) until he was well past eighteen months. Then it exploded. He started calling my husband Daddy when he was about 18 months and Mummy for me didn't start until about three months later.

Jenette - posted on 05/05/2010

It drives me slightly crazy when there is this huge expectations put on what children do and how quickly they do it. There is a serious competitive parenting thing going on these days. Some women tell me that their kids are saying this and that and what I hear out of their mouths is completely different. Sometimes, I think that we like to think that our kids are better at things than they really are. Which is okay until it starts making others feel less worthy. Okay, off of my soapbox.
Did this woman say that they "should" be doing this or "could" be doing this. Every child develops at their own pace. I don't know how old your child is, but your profile picture suggests to me that he is probably right on target for his speech. I would bring it up with your doctor or do a little research on milestones for young children. I'm sure that you have nothing to worry about, though. Talk to your child, read to your child, I'm sure you are a wonderful mother. Just relax and let life happen.

Laura - posted on 05/05/2010

Owain will be 8 mths on Saturday. He has been saying Dada since 6 mths, now says dad, mama, hi, ba, bob, hi, yeah, well lots of things that sound like words. But He is only just figuring out this crawling business now. This morning he finally scooted a few scoots for the first time! I know he's going to be a handful when he gets going, so I've been kinda happy he hasn't crawled a whole lot yet! But this is a very interesting note!

Keshia - posted on 05/04/2010

Rylee say's dadada and i can hear ga but mostly dada and blows bubbles and has NO motor skills.

Kathy - posted on 05/04/2010

She's making all kinds of babbling sounds, but she mostly says dadadadadada, which I kinda wanted cause at 3am she calls for dadadadada instead of mamamamama when she's poopy lol. I think she's trying to say puppy now but no mama. The health nurse at her 6 month appointment said most don't have their first words till 8-9 months and said she's ahead, but she's not crawling yet, just sitting and rolling

Nanette - posted on 05/04/2010

kristen,
isnt it funny I love the spitting and raspberries. my glasses always have baby spit on them. we try and try to get her to say something but she just spits. lol I love it tho

Laura - posted on 05/04/2010

My daughter says babababa and mumumum and what sounds like hi or hey. She hasn't figured out that they mean something, but loves our reactions when she does it. I'm not concerned about her verbal development.

Kristen - posted on 05/04/2010

Nanette, your comment made me laugh, sounds just like my daughter!!!

Michelle - posted on 05/04/2010

Seth (born 9/23) is pretty much only saying dadadadada right now. My husband keeps rubbing it in that he's saying Dada and not Mama yet. I just keep telling him that's because it is the easiest to say. LOL! He doesn't believe me though. Seth makes a lot of other noises, but not really consenants. He likes to gurgle a lot. He isn't crawling or even scooting around yet. Oh well he will get there soon.

Betty - posted on 05/04/2010

My 7 months old daughter is saying Dada, Baba, Mama, Nana, Meme, Nene. She babbles so much just like me. I'm a talkative person. She doesn't crawl yet still. She just goes in circles by moving her arms or she just does small commando crawls where she uses her elbos and just drags her legs. LOL. Or she's just kicking her legs with her arms out waving about but staying in the same spot. It's sooo cute watching her trying.

Rachel - posted on 05/04/2010

My daughter born on 13/9 is constantly babbling sounds and has been for quite a long time... baba,dada,mama,nana,nene,nini,gaga I am sure there are more.My fourth child didn't talk until very late and now she is the most talkative child I know.She has been crawling since 6 months and pulling herself up for a couple of weeks so is pretty much average for her motor skills...very surprising because she is quite a big baby and I thought she might be a little more "behind" in this area.

Sarah - posted on 05/03/2010

My son was born on Sept 18th & he uses the "D" sound the most. I think I've noticed a few B's, but I haven't really heard him use any M's yet. :)

Noreen - posted on 05/03/2010

Abby says Mamamama first, then she started Babababababa, and has just started saying Dadadadadada.

Nanette - posted on 05/03/2010

my daughter was born on the 23rd of September and says nothing. she babbles alot of nonsense, not really letter sounds tho. she mainly just likes to spit and blow raspberries. im not concerned. babies all go at their own rate

Bridget - posted on 05/03/2010

My daughter is pretty far ahead with her motor skills, shes been pulling herself to standing for over a month now, and is crusing around. I wondered if she was a little slower in her verbal skills, so its so interesting to me to see you write this! For about a month and a half she has been saying Mama, but its only with in the last 2-3 weeks that she really started babbling, she now says Dada, Mama, BaBa, NiNi, NeNe, and what sounds like Good :)