Could she be trying to talk already??

[jessmke]

The last week or so I swear Isla has been trying to say "Mama" when she wants me. She babbles and sometimes it comes out as Mama or Mom or just a big long Mmmmmmmm. I know all babies babble Mama and it isn't considered a first word until they say it in context, but Isla only ever makes these noises when she wants me specifically. If my OH is holding her and she wants to come to me she will reach out to me and makes all of these "M" noises. This is just a coincidence right? Surely it's too early for her to be trying to talk??

 

[Marumi]

She is 7 months? I don't think it is too early, my first started saying Mama at 6 months and Dada at 8 months. My youngest has been babbling since 1 1/2 months and now at 3 months says: Agoo, achroo, a-gah, haaah, umnah, awwwa...he is especially talkative when he sees himself in the mirror or when you lean over him. Sometimes he giggles loudly. He always seems to try really hard to get his point across. When he is fussy he complains in a talking manner ("haaah!" means pick me up for example) it is too funny. I think some babys are just really vocal, while others may focus more on motor skills or something else.

 

[Zephram]

It is early but not unheard of. My DS2 was saying 'dat' and 'dis' whilst pointing to things at 7 months. He still says it now at 12 months and manages to properly get it out as 'that' and 'this' at times now. Both of my boys have been early talkers, DS1 was saying 'row row row' when he saw his row row row your boat book at 8 months.

 

[KylasBaby]

It's definitely not too early for her to be forming real words. DD has been talking our ears off for months now! Not just babbling, which she does a lot, but real words people other than us as her parents can understand. Everything was "this" and "that" for a while, but now she knows proper names for things. She's bound to try to do whatever she can to get to who she wants. She sees you as her main caretaker so it saying "mama" gets her to you that's how she'll do it.

 

[minties]

Thomas used to babble mamamama when he wanted to be breastfed at that age, I still just see it all as babbling. I don't very refer to myself as mama but both of my kids have said mama to me at 6-7 months so I don't read anything into it at all.

 

[loeylo]

My wee one has been using mama and dads in context since about 8-8.5 months. She also says "buh" while waving if you say "bye" to her, and says "aya" when you walk into a room. She definitely understands more words than she can use - if I say the dogs name she looks at the dog, if I say her name she looks round, if I mention a specific toy she crawls to it (sometimes, not with 100% accuracy so we are trying to work out if it is just a coincidence!)

I think they know more than we realise but I still don't count mama and dada as speech.

 

[Bevziibubble]

Mine has recently been saying mama. He doesn't know what it means, it's just babble, but sounds SO cute

 

[Nibblenic]

My eldest started saying Hi-ya at 7 months. She spoke in sentences before 18 months. When she had cognitive testing later in life, her verbal processing is in the 97th percentile. So it makes sense that she was verbally advanced.

Tbh now that we look back at videos, now knowing the tone and intonation of her voice she spoke a few words before 9 months, earliest being 6 months.

 

[Twag]

My dd says mumma and also hiya - she makes a num num sound when she is hungry too
she also has just learnt high 5 which is too cute and waves & claps

She has started all this much earlier than my ds tho! as she is already trying to cruise furniture