If your baby says DaDa before MaMa, were you/will you be jealous?

Sara - posted on 03/21/2009

With my first go round I was extremely jealous only because they were well over a year before saying MAMA but I got over it especially when my last baby was born and his first words were MAMA.  I really think you grow as you have more children and realize its just apart of their individual development and that regardless of which one they say first the bond they build with you and yours is one that is unique and unbreakable!!  I love my kids and I know they love me...no one can take that away...:D

Jasmine - posted on 03/20/2009

and it wouldnt bother me she'll say momma eventually right?

Jasmine - posted on 03/20/2009

I was told that usually your child WILL most likely say dada first rather than mama because it is just simply easier. I have known children who have said neither of the two first.

Ashley - posted on 03/20/2009

My 7 mo old daughter can say dada, but not mama yet.  I'm not jealous, I'm pretty ecstatic that she is learning to talk!

Jennifer - posted on 03/20/2009

My little guy said Mama first. My husband wasn't jealous, but he was sad it wasn't Dada.

Julie - posted on 03/20/2009

My little guy is 19 months and still only says dada. Drives me nuts, I want him to say mama :)

Malinda - posted on 03/20/2009

Well, my son's first "name" for anyone in the house was "Meow" for the cat. And I certainly didn't think he loved the cat more than the rest of us. lol!

I had also read that Dada is easier, so I expected it. It didn't bother me at all, though it did allow for some humor. "Sorry honey - you're going to have to change the poopy diaper... he distinctly asked for Dada." lol!

Keila - posted on 03/20/2009

I don't think it should matter to you...don't mean to put a sad spin on this...but my daughter is 4 and doesnt speak at all...doctors feel she'll never talk...so at this point whether she says dada/mama or kiss my butt...I'd jump up for joy.,...soon enough you'd be wishing he/she was calling on his dada more...i have another child and my son calls me for everything...which of course i love!

Heather - posted on 03/19/2009

I wouldn't feel badly about your baby saying DaDa first. It is easier for a baby to make the 'dada' sound over the 'mama' sound, so don't take it personally :) Just enjoy all of the cute little sounds they make at this age ;)

Marie - posted on 03/19/2009

Haha No I won't be jealous. My first two said Dada first, I don't expect this one to be any different. In fact my oldest said about 10 words before Mama!

Michelle - posted on 03/19/2009

Both of mine said dada 1st I was so happy for them to be saying anything I could understand I was not jealous at all!!

Crystal - posted on 03/19/2009

My son said mum first & my daughter said dad first.  Anything is better then my first word......shit (lol).

Michelle - posted on 03/19/2009

My daughter said mama first, but if she said dada first I don't think I would have been upset.

Claude-Antonia - posted on 03/19/2009

My son is only 3 months old. I don't think I would be jealous if he says dada before mama but I really would love it if he says mama before dada... I'm working on it though... everyday I'm spending a few minutes with him "teaching" him I'm his mama :-)

Tamara - posted on 03/18/2009

I wasn't jealous when she said "dada" as one of her first words. For the longest time, "dada" meant pretty much anything that she thought was cool, didn't matter if it was me, Daddy, that shiny thing on the floor, etc. I was just agog at her reaching one of the next milestones in her development.

Jolene - posted on 03/18/2009

No because dada is easier to say then mama, and most babies do say dada first.

Andrea - posted on 03/18/2009

No I wasn't jealous. It lasts only a short time and as they get older the name they will use the most is Mama. They one they will come to first is mama. They one they will tell their secrets to is Mama. There will be some days when you wish you could change your name to dada. :-)

Melanie - posted on 03/18/2009

Both my kids said mum first yeah for me but it drives my hubby mad because they take a while to say dad my youngest 9 months still won't say it and now she laughs at him when he tries to get her to say it. I think she thinks dad is a funny word. I am glad they said mum first but a 2am I sometimes wish they said dad. Just remember they love you no matter what they say first and lets face it if you say mum alot to them they will pick it up quicker.

Amanda - posted on 03/18/2009

MY SON ASID DADA, BEFORE MAMA, AND HIS DADA WAS A DEADBEAT WHO LEFT US!! IMAGINE HOW MAD I WAS.. LOL THEN I REALIZED IT WAS JUST EASIER FOR HIM, AND DIDN'T MEAN HE WANTED HIM OVER ME.

Laura - posted on 03/18/2009

My daugther actually said mama and mom before dada. It's kinda funny really, if she's with someone she doesn't want to be with (oddly enough.. my mother in law...) she turns towards me and starts going "mama mama mama". The first time she called him "dada" was when he was changing her diaper a few weeks ago.

Karla - posted on 03/18/2009

I was jealous. Mostly because I am/was a single mom and the baby's Sperm Donor was not it th picture and I was just positive that I being the main caregiver would of course be rewarded with mama before dada. I got involved with a wonderful man around the time language skills kind of began and of course he became dada and was rewarded with the moniker before I got my mama. Jealous Yes, unhappy No. I was just happy he was developing normally and that he was talking!! ;0)

Ilkay - posted on 03/18/2009

I was fine with it. I actually liked it...

http://www.legacyofpearl.com/tag/Mama+Kn...

Kendall - posted on 03/18/2009

lol my son is almost 16 months and he still to this day does not say mama or anything like that, i taught him to say don't touch it, so he calls me touch lol, hope he grows out of that soon, he says dad and dada just fine lol

Anna - posted on 03/18/2009

Quoting Tracy:

I felt a little jealous. I mean after all your with your child everyday and everynight being the one who is there all the time and then they say dada. I think that its natural but they always end up saying mama and when that starts it never stops. lol

This is exactly how I feel =)

Amanda - posted on 03/18/2009

My son actually said MaMa first  but my daughter started saying DaDa a few weeks ago. At first it was just noise and now if Daddy leaves the room she actually gets upset and starts saying DaDa. MaMa is definitely harder to learn because you have to use your lips to say it and usually don't get that right away.

Sarah - posted on 03/18/2009

I'd love to say "no, not at all!" But yes, I'd secretly be a bit jealous. And I know what Courtney says is true about language acquisition, but I'd STILL be a little jealous (secretly of course ;-) )

Shelly - posted on 03/18/2009

All three of my boys said DaDa first and no it didn't bother me...Not worth getting upset about.

Kayleigh - posted on 03/18/2009

not when she was babbling, but when she was clearly saying daddy and even kitty but not mama i was a little hurt. but it seemed like she wanted to perfect it before moving on to other words because she skipped mama and went straight to mummy!

Laura - posted on 03/18/2009

funny, my daughter has been saying both for a few weeks and started about the same time...thank goodness! No jealousy needed..LOL

Tracy - posted on 03/18/2009

I felt a little jealous. I mean after all your with your child everyday and everynight being the one who is there all the time and then they say dada. I think that its natural but they always end up saying mama and when that starts it never stops. lol

Jessie - posted on 03/18/2009

For me I know that it is eaiser for babies to say dada first. and my son did. and i was a little upset but not too much cuz i knew it would probally happen anyways. But my daughter on the other hand said mama first and I was totally physhed i was loved it!!

Sonceria - posted on 03/18/2009

no I was a little jealous at first until she start refering to everyone as dada. It was then I realized it was just easier for her to say.

Anna - posted on 03/18/2009

Quoting Candrika:

For me it's an amazing thing to hear my baby's first talk... so i don't mind what will she say it first. Mrs. Siedler you have a cute baby.

Thank you so much! And likewise!!

Pamela - posted on 03/18/2009

My son said Mama first .but if he would of said dada first it wouldn't of botherd me :)

Jayme - posted on 03/18/2009

My daughter said dada first and still says it all the time, but everything is dada. not just her daddy. But sometimes, only sometimes does she say dada to him and that hurts! :( but soon enough she will say mama!

Vivian - posted on 03/18/2009

i was slightly jealous especially because his 'dada' is not around but then i learned its just easier for them to say at first so now its no biggie!

Candrika - posted on 03/18/2009

For me it's an amazing thing to hear my baby's first talk... so i don't mind what will she say it first. Mrs. Siedler you have a cute baby.

Amanda - posted on 03/18/2009

My daughter said it first and it did make me a little sad but now she's 3 and she won't stop saying Mama and i kinda wish she'd ask Daddy sometimes:-)  Oh and the first time she said Mama was on Fathers day so I got him back sort of.

Anna - posted on 03/18/2009

not only is dada easier to say, but really how natural is it for you to talk about yourself and say mama all day long. Definatly not as easy as it is to natter on about daddy coming home later from work.

Nina - posted on 03/18/2009

Yea I know but he doesn't need to :)

Tammy - posted on 03/18/2009

No the D sound in Da Da is easier for a baby to make than the M from Ma Ma has nothing to do with whom the child prefers they will probably call everyone even the household pet Da Da at first!

Nina - posted on 03/18/2009

I would not bejealous, honestly it would make me feel better.My daughter does not seem too interested in her dad so it would probably make him feel better too lol.

Nina - posted on 03/18/2009

I would not bejealous, honestly it would make me feel better.My daughter does not seem too interested in her dad so it would probably make him feel better too lol.

Courtney - posted on 03/18/2009

I took a linguistics class in college and learned that it is natural for a baby to make the dada sound before the mama sound. It was true with both my kids. If I didn't know that ahead of time, I may have been jealous, but I wasn't.

Courtney - posted on 03/18/2009

I took a linguistics class in college and learned that it is natural for a baby to make the dada sound before the mama sound. It was true with both my kids. If I didn't know that ahead of time, I may have been jealous, but I wasn't.