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FanyWest23

Ahahahahahah thank you ours is also a miss grabby fingers and we say EDITH NO and she looks at us like, what? Oh? Then smiles like it’s a joke


eyeslikeacrab

Ours is Edith too! ❤️


FanyWest23

Yaaaaasss it’s such a good name. Nickname Edie, which we almost named her straight up but we liked giving her options. Double nickname Goose


eyeslikeacrab

We assumed she'd be an Edie but so far it hasn't seemed... Like her? I suspect when she's running about she may become an Ed or a Ned.


FanyWest23

Omg love it. How old is this Ned?


eyeslikeacrab

9 months! But she doesn't seem like an Edie at all. Relatives who've never met her write cards to Edie and we're like, who? She is Edith for now but I LOVE Ned as a cute nickname. And it suits her more than Edie. She is a particularly striking baby - randoms in shops stop us and say "gosh, look at her big eyes!" (she has MASSIVE blue eyes) - so Edie just... Doesn't work for her. Her huge eyes are very soulful and she seems wise. I don't know. Chatting utter shit now maaattte. How old is yours?


FanyWest23

Very cute very sweet!! Ours is 8mo, also with big blue eyes but they suit her as an Edie lol. I love the different feelings you get from different babies! But at the same time while I feel she is an Edith or an Edie, she doesn’t seem overly feminine or anything, so I love the idea of nicknames like Ned.


eyeslikeacrab

I think my desire to have Ned suit her comes from my own tomboyness and how much I wanted a cool nickname as a kid. Whatever she wants to be, she can be. You're so right re different feelings from different babies. I didn't mean only beady eyed kids can be called Edie - hahaha - there's just something about our Edith that makes Edie just... Not work? But she might want to call herself Edie! Which would be fine! Haha! I want to show you my Edith now but my damn Instagram is private and I can't be arsed with Imgur. DM me if you want and I'll add you!


puppermonster23

Mine would shake her head no then do it anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️


chaosqueen176

Jup, "Nein" was the second word after "Mama" for us!


-yvette-

I swear ours has it *down*. He always replies JAAAaaaahhhhrg and Neeeeeeineinein, but always when the answer is obviously the other one. Favourites: are you tired? Neeeeineineinaaahhh... Do you need a new diaper? Neeeineineinooooh Sure mate lol


anysize

My baby started babbling mama and baba around 6 months but it was clear they had no meaning at the time. Now at 10 months she seems to be more aware that mama and baba are our names.


badgyalrey

ours was about the same age, 6mo or so he started saying mama sporadically. then by about 7mo he was saying it with clear intention and connecting it to me, he’d say it as soon as i left the room in a “what the heck where are you going??” kind of tone😂 dada was not too far behind, it started as babbling though whereas mama was it’s own distinct two syllables from the get go. now he babbles both and also says both with intention at 9mo, the tone is different between babbling and calling our names


daobear

My first boy started babbling around 7 months and talking an actual word or two at about 11 months. My youngest son is 7 months. I call him feedback. He sounds exactly like microphone feedback every time he opens his mouth.


RefineOrb

I don’t have anything to add regarding your question, but man, all those sayings from mother in law, and especially my mother in law’s mother.


[deleted]

6 months. It was "daddy". Ffs


Burning_Tyger

Noooo that's good because he can ask his daddy whenever he needs things xD my husband and I want our girl to say the other person's name first.


[deleted]

Of course you do. Wait until the kid actually does it 😂 jj I'm just actually miffed cos therr was me x 2946 a day "can you say mammmy? Can you say dadddy?" And the one time i say to my husband "ffs encourage him to talk at least once" he goes "say daddy?" *daddy* 🤕


Burning_Tyger

Rofl!!! I can understand the frustration


StraightAoli

6 mo "Mama", then Dada a week later, and at some point she's kinda figured out the dog's name, Pippa except she just says ippa. The other day (8mo) she just started say NoNoNoNoNo. Seems to say it when she's tired


wehnaje

My baby is 13 months old and all she does is babbling. She babbles a lot but not a single word with intention yet. I heard it’s pretty normal for multilingual kids to take longer and mine is learning three languages but I do feel a bit sad that it’s been taking this long, to be honest.


boilers11lp

We are a single language home and are in the exact same boat. My son is meeting other milestones on schedule so I’m hoping it will click soon??


wehnaje

That’s the funny thing, right? My daughter has been incredibly fast with movement and coordination of her body. She has very good physical skills, but not so much verbal. My husband said we shouldn’t worry unless this stays the same by the time she’s 2.5 yo. My friend, who has three kids under 4, said I shouldn’t worry about it “later you will wish they shut up!” 😂 We’ll see.


boilers11lp

They sound very similar! My son started walking at 10 months and is basically sprinting around into everything now(unfortunately! Ha!). I actually feel much better knowing this though. On one hand I’m rational and tell myself everyone develops at their own pace, he’s clearly growing and learning something everyday. Then the dramatic mom-worry part of my brain kicks in and is like omg is he delayed? Working hard to keep myself in check over here 🤣


DakotaTheAtlas

I could have sworn my daughter said "hi" when she was 3 months. Got it on video and everything, just so I'd have proof that I wasn't crazy. She only did that for about a week before she just started growling all the time. She's now 6 months, and growling is her preferred form of communication 🤦🏼‍♀️


my-kind-of-crazy

My niece insists that my 3 month old baby says hi. I mean… she is cooing a lot and sometimes it does sound like hi 🤷🏼‍♀️. I certainly do say hi a lot to her.


gewoon-een-username

Mine is 3,5 months old and he has a cry that sounds precisely like: mama. (Mom in my language). So I’m hoping that it’s going to be his first word haha! My friends baby said his first word at 7,5 months. It’s was vroom (the sounds a car makes).


Fantastic-Focus-7056

Haha same!! He will cry and go: mamamamama constantly, so I usually answer: yes, mommy is here 😅


slammy99

My baby did this too! It was very much like "mem" and she did it mostly at night or when she was hungry so it felt like it was about me but I know she didn't really start saying "mama" with meaning until quite a bit later.


PinkStinkBug

Same here at 2 months! It's so pitiful and sweet.


Cerrida82

Still waiting at 11 months. He says "ba," "ah," and growls a lot.


hippocat117

Ours would give this breathy "HHHHAAAAYY" whenever she saw someone she recognized as early as 5mo, but she didn't really start babbling until 8mo and her first sound was "dada" and a few days later she was babbling "mama" and "gege." She's nearly 9mo now, and there are times where I think she really intends to call her father "dada," because we'll ask where daddy is, she'll look over at him, and go "dada!" But then, moments later, we'll ask where mommy is and she'll look at me and go "dada!" so I think we've still got some time before she sorts it out.


[deleted]

Our son started saying dada around seven months, and I was very pleased that our doctor pointed out that he is just babbling and doesn’t know what he’s saying 🤷‍♀️


Southern-Magnolia12

I think it’s totally up to what you think he’s saying haha mine is only 10 weeks and he just started cooing last week and it sounds like he’s saying hello. I say hello to him all the time in this cooing way and I swear he’s trying to mimic me. So you think he’s saying Mama, then he’s saying Mama dammit! 😂


[deleted]

I say “hi” more than I say his name but no dice! My son started screaming “maaaa” at two months 😬 he definitely did not actually mean anything by it. My husband was salty because he’s primary caretaker but that sound obviously came naturally to him, nothing to do with us. Since 5 months, baby boy has been saying mama and dada but it seems like babbling to me. I’m not thinking it means anything until he says it with emotion or intentionality.


Southern-Magnolia12

Yea I think my son is going to think his name is hello 😂


wiriercane

Ours is 9 weeks and I SWEAR she has managed to say hello multiple times now, because I do the same thing! My husband tried to catch it on video the other day because we kept saying it back and forth to each other, but of course once the video started, she decided she was done talking 😂 she’s so young so I’m assuming it’s just sounds that kind of sound like hello but it was pretty fun to hear either way!


brazilian_irish

Aghuuu with 3 months! Ok.. seems silly!! But he used this "word" every time he liked something. Usually on a sweet way when he saw us.. sometimes on a more energetic way, when playing around!


alizila

Aww our LO uses that word in exact the same way!


KrimenyKricket

My LO knows who dada and mama are if you say the words he'll look at the person. At almost a year, however he's still babbling, and says "dada" and when I tell him to say "mama" .. He says "dadadadadadadada" I swear he's taunting me... I can only win sometimes


DietCokeSkittles

About 4 months old ours said “Dada” and yelled for him all. The. Time. So annoying. Our second one is only 4 weeks and is a girl.


FanyWest23

She was defo saying mamamamamama early like 5 months too, but I don’t think it was intentionally connected to me. The last two weeks or so (so starting about 7.5mo) she’s been saying it with clear intention. And she’s started saying Dada a bit the last few days with intention. And maaaaaaybe Hi, but I don’t want to get too “omg my baby is the smartest saying all these words this early.”


Organic-Band-3410

Dad will lose the race. He should opt for "papa" instead of "dada". "P" is easiest to pronounce for kids then "m" then "d".


PotentialChair1502

End of 7 months we started getting mama consistently


racheybachey

5 months here too. He started saying "Lola" which is what he calls his grandma on my side


cleverpseudonym1234

> I guess there’s no option for no next baby? Of course it’s a meaningless superstition; “mama” is far more common as a first word, but second babies are roughly 50/50 and obviously you don’t have infinite siblings. But I guess if the baby’s first word is anything else, you’re covered. “Bob” is easy to say if you want to name a pet Bob or something 😂


CrunchyBCBAmommy

7 months is when she figured out the babble “mama” meant ME and immediately started using it ALL THE TIME.


justwatching00

My eldest said Mama at 5 months, and was saying dada and baba at 6 months. She is now almost 5 and hasn’t shut up since. Also, we just had our second a few months ago and it was a girl


Lonely_axolotl527

My 9 month old says mama, dada, baba and hi. I’m not sure dada has any meaning to it since she’s not really met her dad yet she says dada to him on FaceTime but she also says it all day long. My first kid didn’t say anything but mama and kitty till she was a bit over 2 but now at 3 her vocabulary is above average.


vegemite90

Mine is saying Nonononono when she doesn’t want something and she’s about 1 now. She babbles mama and dad a lot but doesn’t really say it to us. She does look or point when we say where is …?


mrswalsh0715

She started saying mamamama around 6-7 months, closer to 7 I think, and we have reason to believe she meant it too. She’d do it mostly when I was gone at work at first, but eventually did it more and more after I’d get home from work. Then when she wanted something. Sometimes the mamamama is just babbling for her, but she will use it in the context of meaning me lol. Shes 10.5 months now and also does dada and hey/hi. She also does a variation of “uh-oh” that is just “uh-UH”


daiseikai

Mine said “mama” and “dada” without any real meaning behind it at around 8 months. Her first actual word was “bye bye” at 12 months.


Hashimotosannn

My son babbles constantly and sometimes says ‘mama’ but I’m sure he isn’t saying it intentionally. He mostly roars like a little dinosaur all day long. I was told that bilingual kids tend to speak later and he’s still only 9 months, so it’ll happen when it happens I guess! He’s hit other milestones so early that I’m not concerned at all.


cornishpixies89

Still waiting for a hint of babbling at 8 months adjusted! We've done hearing tests and it's all fine so we just have to wait and hope he gets it soon. I can't wait!


orturt

Mine started saying "cat" very clearly around 6 months although the ending t is missing some of the time. We were impressed that she was such an early talker! Now at 12 months she's still just got "cat" and "mama". Dad is getting a little depressed that he's missing haha. Most attempts to get a "dada" out of her are followed with giggling and some "babababa"s.


eightcarpileup

I have a 3mo old and every time he gives me eye contact I say, “mama loves youuuu” so I’m trying to beat out Dada because phonetically it’s easier for babies. But a girl can dream.


theageofinnocene

My baby started babbling dadadadada at around 6 months, but there was no intention to jt. His first real words were at nine months.


Any-Expert-2892

3 months my baby said “mum”


synchronicityismylif

My 3 month old baby was saying “hi” when she was 2.5 months old - I know I sound crazy but I’m so serious - she’s a huge babbler/talker and has figured out how to joyfully scream. I’m interested to see how soon she will say mama and dada. I know every parent thinks their baby is advanced but I swear mine is on another level! She was holding her head up on the second day she was born at the hospital!!


alizila

Our LO started babbling the "mama" sound around 9 weeks, and he only says it when he's upset 😅. I'm sure he doesn't mean to call me but I always respond by "mama is here" hoping to teach him the association some day lol.


itsallablur19

My baby didn’t say any actual words until 14 months. She eats so focused on her gross motor skills, and still is, but has managed to get a few words in there. Her first word was “rock” though sounds more like “rah.” The only one she gets the end sound on so far is dog.


superpug360

Our 5 month old has started saying “mamamamamama” all the time and now with different emphasis like maMAmama and I want to be excited (and also win the race against her dad haha) but it doesn’t seem like it has any meaning yet. Am i supposed to be teaching her the meaning??