https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:02:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2643011 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:25:37 +0000 Dahlia 2643011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was at the exact same point at 9 months. Some consonant sounds and maybe reacting to her name, but none of the rest. She started clapping and pointing sometime before 12 months, waving and imitating around 13 months, and now at 15 months has about 8 words, a couple of signs, and clearly understands most of what we say. All of this to say I don't think you have anything to worry about yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642986 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:22:28 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2642986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: These are the forms that are pediatrician always has us fill out. They are good and I have known by the fact that our son has been in the grey that we do have issues we need help with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642984 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:21:46 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2642984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have T, 14 months. He was pointing, clapping and waving by 10 months or so, and knows a few signs. He is extremely communicative and understands and performs many simple tasks we ask him to do. He also uses gestures and the sound "eh" to ask for things. However, he only babbles consonant sounds here and there, and just started recently. </p> <p>Then we have O, who is 12 months next week. O babbles nonstop and has 4 words she uses consistently and with meaning. However, she is significantly less focused on communicating. She makes eye contact, smiles and interacts more every day, but definitely doesn't respond to any requests or "ask" for anything, even using gestures. </p> <p>Neither our pediatrician or our early head start teacher are at all concerned about either one. They're just super different personalities, basically. Such a wide range of normal and everything is happening so fast right now. It's been fascinating watching the two develop side by side in such different ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642977 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:08:55 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2642977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: I seriously love those forms! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642975 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:05:49 +0000 wrkbrk 2642975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: My DS is 11 months and doesn't clap or wave or point. I hadn't even thought to be concerned ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642968 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:56:19 +0000 DesertDreams88 2642968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: I loved this form! Thanks from one teacher to another :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642755 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:30:08 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2642755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician does the Ages &amp; Stages questionnaire. Here's a link. The last page gives a scoring rubric, so you can see what range G falls into and whether to be concerned. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.a-zpeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ASQ-9-Month.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.a-zpeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ASQ-9-Month.pdf</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642243 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:36:43 +0000 kitty 2642243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO did all that stuff closer to one year as well. Does he make eye contact with you and smile in response to things you do? Our health nurse was more interested in that kind of thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642236 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 04:10:29 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2642236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My nine month old has been walking for almost a month now but neither claps nor points. She been waving since six months.<br /> Milestones have such a great range of normal.<br /> He'll be communicating before you know it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642233 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 02:57:10 +0000 LindsayLou 2642233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo learned to clap at 10 months, just learned to point at 13 months, didn't wave until 12 months, and is very communicative at 14 months. I wouldn't worry. There's such a range of normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642223 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:55:04 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2642223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son didn't clap or point til one year. And he might have not made consonant sounds til<br /> After 9 mo too! My very conservative ped wanted to get him tested for early intervention but i declined. Mommy instinct said he's fine and he is interested in other things but will catch up fine. And he did soon after and at 2.5 is not "behind" on anything </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642222 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:44:55 +0000 birdofafeather 2642222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even think my Ped checked or asked about those things at 9 months. DD1 walked at 9.5 months but didn't clap until after a year. I take a lot of those lists with a grain of salt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642212 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:06:00 +0000 DesertDreams88 2642212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truvy: Just googling "9 month milestones". A variety of lists have significant overlap. MIL is a former teacher so she likes "goals" that she can work on with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642211 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:58:45 +0000 Truvy 2642211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Which "lists" are you looking at? I find so many of them to varying in what my baby's skills are supposed to be at what age. My pediatrician even told me that you are not supposed to be able to answer "yes" to all the questions they have on the ASQ forms at well checks at each age. I do remember that my son wasn't gesturing or pointing until closer to 12 months. He was sort of waving and trying to clap around 9 months, which I guess he copied from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/communication-milestones-at-9m#post-2642209 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:51:19 +0000 DesertDreams88 2642209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, according to the "lists," LO (9m) should be babbling with consonant sounds, waving, copying gestures, pointing, reacting to his name, and clapping. LO does none of these, except for maybe consonant sounds. Supposedly MIL &amp; FIL (babysitters) have been working on these things with him for about a month or 2 and he hasn't picked up on them. LO's 9m appt is this Friday. I wasn't too worried bc I know everything is a range, but then I noticed they all have to do with communication and that seems significant to me that they're all in one category.... What do you think?</p> <p>In gross motor and fine motor milestones, he's just about average.... </p>