https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:33:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192348 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 11:18:40 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1192348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: sounds like you did the right thing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192340 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 11:12:56 +0000 SeptMomma12 1192340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks! We had to fight like crazy to get the doctors to listen to us. Everyone wanted to "wait and see" but was obvious the poor kid was uncomfortable (and frustrated). He is like a new kid since the tubes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192298 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 10:45:13 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1192298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His ears probably played a role. He'll get it! Good job being on top of the hearing issues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192294 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 10:42:14 +0000 PurplePeony 1192294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My younger brother left the first consonant off almost every word for quite awhile after he started talking. He'd speak in full sentences, just with key letters missing, i.e. "Ant ore rawberries lease!" (Want more strawberries please!) My parents were getting sort of worried as it went on, but just about the time we really got good at decoding him, he switched to regular speech. I was young so I don't remember exactly how old he was when that happened, but I want to say 20-22 months? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192248 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 10:04:03 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1192248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a great start! For 13 months I actually think that's a great little vocabulary already.<br /> My son is 20 months and still only says portions of words or phrases- some of it is laziness (I've heard him say thank you very clearly but he very rarely says it correctly), but some I think is sill just too advanced. Like for where is it or what is that he merely just says, "is?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192198 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:30:33 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1192198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Normal :) Lorelei started out saying "ki-ki" for kitty, "EE-EE" for Ellie, etc. Now at 19 months she is quite well spoken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192170 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 09:10:46 +0000 yin 1192170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very normal. DS would sometimes create a totally different word, and it took a lot of deciphering on our part to understand. Eventually they learn and will correct themselves. Even better that your LO has made so much progress. DS didn't start talking until 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192145 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 08:34:15 +0000 Beyond2 1192145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry. It sounds like a great start! My son isn't trying any words beyond Dada, Mama and he's almost 14 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192144 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 08:31:13 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1192144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very totally normal. They start saying the full words eventually. I wouldn't worry at all yet. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lo-only-says-part-of-words#post-1192136 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 08:23:54 +0000 SeptMomma12 1192136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 13 months and we've noticed he's doing a lot more imitating lately and finally adding some words to his Dada-centric vocabulary! The only thing is that he doesn't seem to complete any of his words... Car is "caaaa". Apple is "pull". Our cat (Bear) is "bea". Bird is "bir", etc.</p> <p>He definitely knows what each of those objects are and uses the term consistently and correctly, but he never says the whole word (except Dada). </p> <p>Is this normal for this age, or should he be saying the whole words? He had some babbling delays because of ear fluid problems, so this is all new to us since he finally got his tubes 2 months ago. </p>