https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:44:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2232418 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:21:58 +0000 NurseDMB 2232418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had maybe 8 words at 15 months (including mama and dada)</p> <p>30 words at 18 months</p> <p>Now at 23 months he talks in 3-4 word sentences. It's crazy how fast they can learn language! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189793 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:24:26 +0000 artsyfartsy 2189793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T has about 10 words at 15 months. His doctor said at his checkup last week that 7-20 is advanced, and I was surprised. His speech doesn't seem advanced to me but idk. </p> <p>His words:<br /> Dada<br /> Mama<br /> Na-Na (paci)<br /> Bite bites<br /> Eeka (Mickey)<br /> No<br /> Hey<br /> Yeah<br /> Diddy (dog) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189785 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:15:35 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2189785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was talking quite a bit.. I don't know that exact age range but I remember by 18m she was definitely speaking in sentences (yanno, toddler ones, though.) She's very chatty though, and I know there is a huge range and your lo sounds totally normal to me too. I think most kids develop "unevenly," meaning they might be ahead socially or emotionally or verbally or physically, and toward the opposite end of the spectrum in another area. I wouldn't be worried at this point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189781 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:11:24 +0000 catlady 2189781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's about the same or maybe more than what my LO was saying at that age. Then around 18 months or so, she started talking up a storm! She has new words every day now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189773 Tue, 26 May 2015 16:06:13 +0000 birdofafeather 2189773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had very few words until about 18 months. I talked to my Ped at 15 months and she said language explodes between 1.5-2.5 years and she wasn't worried. DD language exploded from month 18-19 and now at 2y4m, she's a talker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189761 Tue, 26 May 2015 15:57:25 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2189761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all. Good to see there is a huge range! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189261 Tue, 26 May 2015 10:38:40 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2189261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had about 50 words a her 15 month. She's on the chattier side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189182 Tue, 26 May 2015 09:49:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2189182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just for reference, I worried about my lo's speech until 18-20 months when he took off like crazy. At 2.5 he will tell a whole story. I don't think you would need to worry at that age unless there were no words at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189096 Tue, 26 May 2015 08:45:33 +0000 erinpye 2189096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 15.5 month old has about 60 words and some 2-3 word sentences and phrases. The pediatrician was floored at her 15 month appointment, so clearly it's not the norm. Her big sis was the same. No made up words really for either of my kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2189004 Tue, 26 May 2015 07:19:14 +0000 catomd00 2189004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 15 months and says "nuh" for milk even though she can make the "m" sound. I only know because she signs along with saying it! Her other words are mama, dada, no, ba (for ball and book),oh, yay, outside, cheese, uh-oh, hi, bye, pop, dog, baby, all done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188971 Tue, 26 May 2015 05:34:08 +0000 Dandelion 2188971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M doesn't have a whole lot of words. He can say mama, dada, na (nurse), and variations of D and all the animals' names. He has more sound effects for most things than words lol. He does signfor more, which his ped said counts as a word. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188952 Tue, 26 May 2015 01:32:48 +0000 Bubbles 2188952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS had 0-2 words at 14 months, now at 17 months he has at least 30 - although plenty of them are garbled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188910 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:53:08 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2188910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd2 is pretty nuts with her speech and started talking very early....she was stringing together a couple words at that age and her vocabulary was probably as big as my first daughter's was at 20-22 months. every kid is so different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188909 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:52:31 +0000 Grace 2188909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had no words at 14 months and then a month later her language suddenly took off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188904 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:49:33 +0000 autumnlove 2188904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 had about 8-10 words? Her vocabulary didn't pick up a lot until after 20 months.</p> <p>LO 2 had gross motor delays but she had a lot more words at the same age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188893 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:32:57 +0000 matador84 2188893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone will be so diff. Dd has more words than DS did at 15 months and I thought he had a lot then. </p> <p>She can say apple, hairbow, cracker, hi, bye, mama, dad, baby, ball, milk, more, dog, pop, bubbles, bath, night night, hat, book, Elmo, shoe...that's just what comes to mind. I feel like that's a pretty large vocabulary for a 15 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188887 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:19:43 +0000 daniellemybelle 2188887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter had about 15 words at 14 months. I just looked up a Facebook post - here are the words she said then. Pretty similar to your LO. There is a wide range!</p> <p>- Daddy<br /> - hi<br /> - wow<br /> - dog<br /> - shoe<br /> - Mommy<br /> - bye<br /> - ball<br /> - please<br /> - yummy<br /> - baby<br /> - bird<br /> - this<br /> - aww<br /> - stop<br /> - no<br /> - bite </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188881 Mon, 25 May 2015 22:07:32 +0000 sarac 2188881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's similar to my daughter, who was way ahead of the norm vocally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188852 Mon, 25 May 2015 21:38:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 2188852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds similar to what c was saying at that age. As far as made up words, I think some kids just do that more than others. For a long time cheese was "dah!", but now she says the real word. She can say doggie, but usually still calls dogs dodo. Raisins are meymeys. She just says weird things and once I know what she means she keeps using the word I think. She's pretty advanced in her language right now, so I just chalk it up to toddler weirdos. She is 22 m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188836 Mon, 25 May 2015 21:16:19 +0000 PinkElephant 2188836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 had a pretty similar vocab to what you are describing at that age - she'd say things like dada, mamai (mama), mum mum (milk), num num num (food), baby. With regard to the misplaced sounds....even at 3, DD1 has trouble with certain sounds in specific words - recently she's started saying "tajamas" for pajamas, even though I know she knows the word, and says "purple" perfectly. I think it's an ever changing thing and personally wouldn't stress too much :)</p> <p>On made up words, DD2 is just past 12 months and says "ging ging" ALL. THE. TIME. We can't for the life of us figure out what it means - As far as the rest of her vocal, the words she says are so different from what DD1 said. Here's what she's saying now (roughly in the order of which she started saying them):<br /> &lt;DD1's name&gt;<br /> Dada<br /> Wow<br /> Hooray ("ray")<br /> Look<br /> Mama<br /> Pappy<br /> Nana<br /> Grandma<br /> Woof (dog)<br /> Bubbles<br /> Ball<br /> I got it (just today - it's a little garbled but very clear....when she gets a toy or something she waves it in the air - I know this sounds all proud mama, but DH and my mom have all heard it and understood it!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/words-at-14-16-months#post-2188817 Mon, 25 May 2015 20:53:10 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2188817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS is just over 14 months. </p> <p>He says: mama, dada, duh-duh (pretty close to our dogs name!), shoes, Ayla (his friends name, lol), booooon for balloon and buh-buh for birdie. ...and he says gaga for doggie and gaga for ball. </p> <p>Is this normal ish for what your child did? I know everyone is different! The main odd thing is "gaga" for ball. Not close at all and he can say "buh" sounds. </p> <p>Just curious how others words were around this age! My doctor didn't say or ask anything at his 12 month appointment. </p>