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Closer to 3 years old would be time to start worrying. My son at 2 was saying just several words. He started what one would consider "talking" (sentences) only at 2.5.

i still would not worry yet. some are a bit later with speech then others, it will come and then you will want them to stop,lol.... my ds just turned 2 and he hasn't been much of a talker until the last 2-3 weeks and it's all coming out like crazy now, putting 4-5 words together now. not too many sentenses now besides" where's daddy's race car, where's nana's car, etc but not to ask for something or tell me something. it's still one worded like, nummies ( for food). The dr was impressed at his 2 year appt last week, so i was happy!

Oh good! I don't know why I had it in my mind that walking an talking (at least first words) both happened around the 1 year mark and our doctor already said if she wasn't walking by her 15 month well baby check up then they'd have to do further assessments. I didn't have any doubt of her hitting that because she'd been cruising for so long and barely holding on it was just a matter of time, but without even a "mama" or "dada" in sight I wasn't sure if this was normal or not.

I'll just go back to ignoring the milestones and letting her figure out when she's ready. Thanks for the answers!

Have you had her ears checked or does she have ear infections often? I had my son checked by an audiologist because of recurrent ear infections. He was deaf in one ear and almost deaf in the other, and a candidate for ear tubes. When we had them placed, the next day he started talking so we could understand him. He was talking, but it sounded like babble because that is how he was hearing it. Just a thought, but I don't think you have anything to worry about regardless. Good luck! :D

My son just turned 14 mo. last week and we are in the same boat. He started walking early (at ten mo.) and is a runner now, but no words. He understands what we say though. For example if I tell him to go get a book or a ball or his truck he goes and gets them. I'm not too worried. I figure he'll get there eventually.

My best friends son is turning 2 on the 28th this month and he don't talk much yet either, his Dr. told her at 18 months if he didn't start talking more by 2 years then he wanted to see him again and make sure all was well. I personally think he is fine just taking his time he babbles lots. I would start to worry if by 2 she still is not talking much I would bring it up with her Dr. But, I think as long as they are babbling alot and stuff like that it is probably nothing to concern yourself with. I was a late talker and I speak fine now and did good in school so don't worry to much. Also my dd is 16 months old and she does say some things but she don't use to word sentences and really only says a few actual words. She can say itty (kitty), go, no, Bye, Hi, uve (love), see, look, buba(brother), and of course mama, and dada. Lately most things have been called dada though. lol!

My ds1 was walking by 14 months, and by that stage was also using about 8-10 words. He had a big word explosion though once he hit 18-19 months old. Now at 21 months old he uses 3 word sentences, and picks up new words daily. For example, this morning he comes to me and says, "Dada gone, Dada working" or "Oh no, Baby (ds2) fall down." Once they start talking its unstoppable and you will be amazed every day. Don't worry at all...your dd is still young.

Also, if your baby is bi-lingual expect her to talk later than most kids.

Thanks for the additional answers.

She's never had an ear infection, and the doctors have never seen anything wrong with her ears at her well-baby checkup. She will respond to verbal instructions though and she can hear anyone trying to sneak past her no matter how quite they are so I doubt there's any hearing problems. Thanks for the thought though.

And no, we speak only in English at home so it's not that either.

Thanks though. I'm guessing like anything else when she's ready to do it then she'll be off to the races and learn quickly. Seems with her the light will suddenly go on inside her head and then there's no stopping her. LOL.

I was at my dd's 2-year doctor's checkup yesterday and the doctor was concerned that she wasn't speaking as much as she should. She does know about 20 words and the closest she comes to a sentence is "me go down" when we're going down the stairs.

dd is 12 months but she does the same "mom-mom-mom thing you are talking about. Yeah, don't worry until she's 2-3. I feel kind of sorry for billingual kids. My cousin is having a baby and saying " we're going to speak 2 languages to her". i mean that's fine but atleast maybe wait until the kid gets the hang of one language before introducing another. it would be hard to learn 2 languages at once, i mean give the poor baby a break, they are just coming into the world and have so much to learn as it is.

and she doesn't even have a french background!!

Jenna,I think raising kids bilingual is great,and the younger the better,they learn so fast.When I was 6 I could speak and understand 4 languages,it's 6 now.

About the speech,I would not worry till he/she is about 2 years old.My son had 0 vocabulary by the time he was 2,and it took me changing pediatricians to get him evaluated for speech therapy,did the hearing tests and all,turns he has speech apraxia.He has been in speech therapy for a year now and doing excellent,has a rich vocabulary and talks up a storm.Will still need one more year to fine tune some details,he still has a hard time with some sounds and all,but other than that we are happy.I guess if you feel something is wrong it usually is,the former ped didn't want to refer me till he was 3 years old,so happy I didn't wait.

You could be right,it may push them to work harder in life learning more at an early age. i guess i just feel bad pushing my little one. i just want her to be happy and relaxed,lol.

There was a program on TLC, about a research that showed that from 0 to 1 years old, baby's brain and hearing is prepared to hear and catch any sound whatsoever, from any language. From 1 or 2 this capacity is a bit diminished, and baby's hearing narrows down to the sounds that he/she hears around (English, or Polish, or Arabic, whatever the case). If the baby keeps hearing two or more sound systems, he/she will keep developing them with no problems.

I wouldnt worry my son is almost 2 and he still doesnt talk. he says a few words but not many and doesnt say full sentences. I also work in a doctors office so im not worried if they are babbling and responding to noises there is no need to worry, if your daughter wasnt talking or responding thats when you would start to worry otherwise kids develop at different ages. she may not be a talker enjoy it because once they start they dont stop