https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:10:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701793 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:52:31 +0000 pinkb 1701793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think the worry ever really goes away as a momma. We are at 17 months and still not talking or walking. LO has 1 word and does stand unassisted and cruises and will even walk just holding one of my fingers but refuses to walk on her own. So I just contacted the early intervention program last week about her speech. I was surprises how I felt making that call. But I look at it as only a positive thing for LO. I can't wait to get her in and see what going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701761 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:18:44 +0000 Ginabean3 1701761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is nearly 16 months and was a late walker (only started walking shy of her 15 month birthday) and she does not talk. She babbles and says mama and dada but I don't feel like she says it with purpose or intention. Our PT told us that they won't refer her to speech until 18 months. So in the meantime I'm just reading to her a lot and labeling things for her. She has good receptive language skills (like she will follow commands etc), her expressive language just isn't that great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701744 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:50:04 +0000 allison 1701744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 16 months old, and he doesn't really talk, at all. He points at everything and makes a "da" sound. He's recently started making more sounds, more frequently, but mostly sticks with "da". I don't know, I'm just not worried about it. Maybe I should be, and I'm sure EI would help. But he's ahead in other areas and I'm just choosing not to stress over it. Wasn't it Albert Einstein that didn't talk until he was 3, or something? So, there's that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701716 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:21:01 +0000 autumnlove 1701716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 14 month old can't stand, crawl (only army crawling) or walk and we go to PT. </p> <p>She had a few neurologist appointments and they did not see any issues except she is weak and needs to work on her core muscles with a PT and do exercises at home. </p> <p>She says a few words in the correct context...daddy, mama, ball, hi and dog and responds to her name. My older LO didn't have as many words at the same age and she is now a chatterbox at 2.5.</p> <p>I don't really like talking about PT with family and friends because their feedback tends to hurt my feelings. :-( I am probably too sensitive about this subject! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701643 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:13:52 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1701643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: well hopefully this post will make you stop! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701626 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:58:03 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1701626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>EI is awesome! It can't harm a child who is developing normally and it can make leaps and bounds of difference in a child who is delayed. My son has been in EI for 3 months now and my only regret is not getting it sooner. That said I also feel that 13 months is very young and he still has a lot of time to catch up. My son most likely has some sensory issues but your son doesn't sound like he is having any issues there. I hope you feel reassured and enjoy the EI as much as I have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701618 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:45:04 +0000 GreenThumb 1701618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: EI has been great for us and I'm sure they will be wonderful for you, too! We noticed early on that A wasn't interested in moving much, no rolling over (at all!!) and she really hated tummy time. We talked with our Ped at 6 months, but she wasn't concerned, I called the Ped at 7 months and she said to come in at 8 months if we didn't see any improvement. So at 8 months we got a referral to EI. She was eligible as she was identified with a gross motor delay. We have been doing PT every other week for three months (A just turned 1) and now instead of just sitting still, she can crawl and finally roll both ways. She is still far from standing on her own or walking, but she can cruise a bit! The little things the PT taught us have really gone a long way to helping A develop. She just didn't get how to move her body into the right positions to get herself moving. And it took us a TON of repetition before she got it! I always thought about the fact that other people don't have to teach their kids how to roll and crawl and stand - they just get it. But not A! As PP mentioned, she is also great at social and fine motor, so maybe just more interested in engaging people and fiddling with all the little things. She probably would have gotten all of these other skills eventually, but I feel like EI put her ahead of where I could have gotten her at this point. Also interesting to note, I was VERY late with my gross motor - didn't crawl until 13 months, walked at 22 (gosh!!) months, so maybe A just took after me!<br /> I want to wish you all the best! I know I have felt the same things you are feeling! It was so tough for so long to see her other little friends pass her by - by a long shot! And tough to explain to people why she didn't crawl for so long. I would always just say that she was such a happy, content baby that she was satisfied with just looking around the room (which was kind of true!). If you have any questions, feel free to ask. All our little ones are so special in their own ways! And a little bit of help now will benefit him so much in the long run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701610 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:31:07 +0000 wonderstruck 1701610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: Yes, he does respond to his name and generally complies with 'no' and 'come here' and they said that is a very encouraging sign!</p> <p>Before the EI appointment, and even right after, I had kind of the perfect attitude about it, but I think I've basically just made the mistake of dwelling on it/over-thinking it, which is very typical of me and I need to cut it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701605 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:29:05 +0000 wonderstruck 1701605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: You're so right! We're going to a Father's Day thing today and I already told DH I'd rather not really tell anyone about it - not to be secretive, but just because I'm sure in the end he'll be fine, and I usually just feel worse after talking about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701591 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:19:34 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1701591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: and for further reference, my LO (16.5 months adjusted) still will not mimic at all, but he has always made a bunch of different sounds. Does he respond to his name? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701589 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:17:43 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1701589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worried a ton about speech at that age and my LO had his explosion around 16 months. He's still not realizing, but he would definitely stand at 13 months.</p> <p>My approach to EI is take it if it's offered! It can be really helpful and it's the key to minimizing any underlying issues if they are there. But once you do it, go back to chill mode because he will probably be doing everything they would like him to be very soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701586 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:15:27 +0000 NurseMommy 1701586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd is almost 13 months and doesn't cruise, or stand alone. I'm considering calling EI just because I've notice that when she walks with us, her right foot is out to the side. I don't think EI is anything to be ashamed about, and if you qualify I think it's definitely worth following up on. And as for speech, my pediatrician said one word is what they look for at a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701585 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:07:59 +0000 Applesandbananas 1701585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: I wouldn't even bring it up if it wasn't necessary. My LO needs EI and has some extra needs and I just don't discuss it with anyone I don't feel like giving the full story to. When he was first diagnosed, it was really hard to deal with all the questions and so I just stopped talking about it, with the exception of a few support people and it eased the burden tremendously! YOU know you're doing the right thing for L, don't worry about explaining yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701579 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:01:33 +0000 rattles 1701579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo was evaluated after her 15 month appointment when she still wasn't talking/walking. She's 18 months now and running around just fine - she was simply taking her time. I'm hoping the same goes for speech. She's in EI speech therapy once a week (and has been for about 6-7 weeks). It's unclear to me how much it's helping yet, but I figure it certainly can't be hurting. </p> <p>I know it's easier said than done, but try not to worry too much, especially if your providers aren't seriously concerned. I'm glad we have so much information and so many resources, but sometimes it's stressful on a parent when in the past, I think people just figured they'd catch up eventually. I try and work with dd on her expressive communication (her issue), but I also celebrate that she's well ahead of where she's supposed to be in other ways (eg. fine motor skills). Either way, you're not alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701578 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 14:00:24 +0000 Jenn23 1701578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I forgot to say that my son couldn't even sit up at 9 months (that was my first inkling something was wrong-well by 8 months) and after just a few months of physical therapy he not only could sit, he started crawling, then stood, and cruised. All within 4 months. He walked at 14 months, so not bad considering how behind he had been. The PT is what helped. He was weak (Hypotonia is his diagnosis) so he needed strengthening exercises. Let me know what Early Intervention has to say!. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701574 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:57:21 +0000 Jenn23 1701574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: My son is just now finishing therapies after one year. He graduated physical therapy a few months ago and his occupational therapist as well as teacher (works on speech, too) will be stopping next week. He caught up physically, cognitively but is still very behind with speech. At 20 1 /2 months he only has a few words still. Unfortunately for us, even though his assessment score last week showed his verbal skills to be like a 12 month old, Early Intervention won't qualify him anymore. But anyway, other than the speech, he's doing GREAT. He was way behind physically and the PT helped tremendously! Early Intervention is great. I don't know what I would have done without all of his therapists. They came weekly and helped me so much. I'm sure they will help you, too! Let me know if you have any questions or want to chat. I've been there and know how it feels to worry and wonder. But just know that all the therapy will help! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701573 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:56:54 +0000 winniebee 1701573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: I think if it eases your mind there's absolutely nothing wrong with getting him checked out. You might learn he is right on track. And if not, then you've started early and he will get on track soon. Sorry it's so stressful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701565 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:44:07 +0000 wonderstruck 1701565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: That's true, he is ahead in other areas! He's incredibly social and his thinking and smaller motor skills are excellent. I'd been feeling pretty good about it since we are starting with help early. just a bit down today. Thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701470 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:57:19 +0000 googly-eyes 1701470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: I was thinking the same at first but after reading your follow up I get what you're saying now. All I can say is you are doing a great job by seeking out EI &amp; starting early. Keep following your mama instincts and it sounds like he will do well!</p> <p>Also he may be ahead in other areas (social/emotional growth perhaps?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701457 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:38:43 +0000 wonderstruck 1701457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies. Honestly it can be a bit frustrating explaining WHY he qualifies for EI, particularly with the speech delay. Most of the comments (in real life too, not just here) seem to say one or two words isn't concerning at his age as long as they're babbling...but then I have to get further into explaining how even when he babbles he only babbles those same one or two sounds, and when we try to get him to mimic us making other sounds he tries but just can't do it, and gets really frustrated. And then as I keep explaining (and there's more I could say about his speech problems) I just get even more down - instead of sympathy or reassurance from those who have been there, I end up having to defend why he needs the EI help.</p> <p>I'm sorry if that sounds ungrateful. But all of my mom friends I've talked about it with have jumped right into, "Oh no, my LO doesn't talk that much either, do you think they're delayed too?" And then I have to explain why they're more worried about L and the other related problems he has. After going through that several times I'm just feeling even worse about his abilities. I know they're not severe delays, and I'm happy we'll be getting the extra help - he had so much fun with the workers who did his assessment. But I'm just feeling insecure right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701383 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 10:00:24 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1701383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ellie was very similar. She also refused to put weight on her legs if you tried to hold her in a standing position. She is definitely not the most coordinated kid compared to peers, but well within the range of normal.</p> <p>Verbally she was pretty behind, though she never went to EI. She never had any issues later on with pronunciation or anything like that, and is now quite advanced with language compared to her peers and you would never guess that she wasn't always that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701352 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:07:13 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1701352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're not alone! We already know that our adoptive son will need early intervention as soon as he gets here. At 19 months he's only walking holding onto stuff and he only says two words. The pediatrician who reviewed his file is confident that he can be "caught up" with the right services. Don't worry :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701351 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:06:37 +0000 lamariniere 1701351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The speech delay diagnosis is surprising. My son had maybe 2-3 words at that age, I think that's pretty normal for 13 months. He really started learning words around 15 months and by 18 months he had his language explosion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701343 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:50:02 +0000 Rockies11 1701343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my baby girl is almost 12 months and just started crawling, doesn't stand unaided or cruise or walk and definitely doesn't associate sounds with words and it never crossed my mind to be worried about it! I think with percentage delays, it sounds scary but it just means behind an average. My little one is for sure behind the average for her age, and has been gross motor skills wise since all the other kids were rolling away. That said, I will do EI if recommended because it's fun learning games as this age, so it can't hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701337 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:37:01 +0000 coopsmama 1701337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to share that my son is 12 months old and has no words, either. He does babble (frequently!) but doesn't have the biggest variety of sounds. That said, like previous posters, I'm not worried. My undergraduate degree is in speech-language pathology so I know a thing or two about speech-language development in young children and it is all over the board at this point! I'll start getting more concerned closer to 18 months if this is still the case, but our boys will be undergoing so much development over the next 5-6 months! :) I just wanted you to know your son is not alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701320 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:04:26 +0000 swedishfish 1701320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: first of all, hugs. :heart: Second of all, R is in Early Intervention for physical therapy for torticollis. So it's not the same reason as your LO but PT has been great for her. She may even test out early. I felt so alone when she was recommended in December. I posted about it and didn't get many responses. I felt embarrassed and sad. But I'm so happy that we followed through. It has been a great thing for R! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701310 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:51:21 +0000 Modern Daisy 1701310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do not worry! My friend has a 2 year old who still doesn't talk at all, doesn't even babble. They've taken him to a speech therapist who confirmed he is totally fine, just doesn't want to talk yet. And I was just talking to another parent yesterday whose LO didn't even try to crawl until almost 2 years. Nothing was wrong with him, just didn't want to! All you can do is check with the doctors to make sure there is no underlying issue but honestly this is normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701306 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:47:45 +0000 winniebee 1701306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regarding talking he sounds pretty normal. My son babbled allll day long and said mama and dada around age 1 but didn't associate us with those names until later. It wasn't until 15 months that he had any actual words that we felt he knew (mama, dada, dog, no, and ball). He had about 25 words at 18 months and then had his language exploration soon after. He didn't start parroting everything we said until maybe 22 months? At age 2 he had hundreds of words and simple 2-3 word sentences. Our pediatrician always said he was on track and I never worried and now he's totally on track. I don't think you should really worry until 18-24 months but that's me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701305 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:46:29 +0000 Trailmix 1701305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm very surprised about the diagnosis of speech delays! Mine are 12.5 months and have no real words either. They babble a ton but nothing that I can figure out means anything. They also don't really follow commands or seem to understand what I'm saying. My ped said not to worry until 18 months and pointed out how much development can happen over the next 6 months. So that's my opinion on speech, I'm sure EI will only help him but it doubt it's necessary!<br /> I don't have much experience with the gross motor skills but I definitely know babies who weren't even really crawling at a year and now at 15 months are using a walker to cruise! Seems early to do EI but again, if he qualifies and it's free, it can only help. But I would not stress about it at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-late-to-talk-or-standwalk-any-early-intervention-experiences#post-1701286 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 07:06:51 +0000 Applesandbananas 1701286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hugs. </p> <p>I don't have experience with those particular delays but I do have experience with EI and everyone we've worked with has been amazing. LO is so crazy about his EI specialist. </p> <p>You and your LO are in great hands! </p>