Hi!
Basically I'm worried about my 15 month olds development.
He was born the end of Feb 2020, 4 weeks before lockdown began. We didn't see anyone at all really even when support bubbles came into place because my partners family are high risk and mine live quite a bit away.
My son is an only child so far, he has cousins but they are my side of the family and live in another city. He's never spent much time with other children. He's been around another baby a few times and she is younger than him by 5 months.
My son hasn't said his first worst yet. He has never really babbled, even though I talk and sing to him none stop. I do flash cards with him twice a day everyday. I read to him too. I talk to him through what I'm doing. He has started saying 'mama' but I dont think he knows that it is me. He doesnt say it when I say it to him as if he is mimicking me, he just comes out with it randomly. He is more of a shrieker than a speaker. He has clapped and waved but he doesnt do either of them alot, and he doesnt mimic when I do them either. He can't point
The last couple of days, when in his high chair he has started to sort of aggressively shake his head back and forth. He seems to only do it when he is tired though. Today he was stood up in his cot and done it for the first time there and hit his head. He went through an arm flapping phase but that stopped. He looks at the palm of his hands a lot.
I dont know what I'm asking really, just whether anyone else with lockdown babies are in a similar boat? I spend every day with him and I try and I try to get him talking but not getting much from him. I cant help but feel a bit helpless like im doing something wrong.
He's such a happy little lad as well, very smiley and always laughing. He's very alert and responds to his name, shows interest in things and shows me stuff.
I have spoken to my HV and she said there's not much we can do while he is at that age but keep an eye on him and that they don't worry about their speech until their at least 2.
Thank you for reading and thanks in advance xx
Basically I'm worried about my 15 month olds development.
He was born the end of Feb 2020, 4 weeks before lockdown began. We didn't see anyone at all really even when support bubbles came into place because my partners family are high risk and mine live quite a bit away.
My son is an only child so far, he has cousins but they are my side of the family and live in another city. He's never spent much time with other children. He's been around another baby a few times and she is younger than him by 5 months.
My son hasn't said his first worst yet. He has never really babbled, even though I talk and sing to him none stop. I do flash cards with him twice a day everyday. I read to him too. I talk to him through what I'm doing. He has started saying 'mama' but I dont think he knows that it is me. He doesnt say it when I say it to him as if he is mimicking me, he just comes out with it randomly. He is more of a shrieker than a speaker. He has clapped and waved but he doesnt do either of them alot, and he doesnt mimic when I do them either. He can't point
The last couple of days, when in his high chair he has started to sort of aggressively shake his head back and forth. He seems to only do it when he is tired though. Today he was stood up in his cot and done it for the first time there and hit his head. He went through an arm flapping phase but that stopped. He looks at the palm of his hands a lot.
I dont know what I'm asking really, just whether anyone else with lockdown babies are in a similar boat? I spend every day with him and I try and I try to get him talking but not getting much from him. I cant help but feel a bit helpless like im doing something wrong.
He's such a happy little lad as well, very smiley and always laughing. He's very alert and responds to his name, shows interest in things and shows me stuff.
I have spoken to my HV and she said there's not much we can do while he is at that age but keep an eye on him and that they don't worry about their speech until their at least 2.
Thank you for reading and thanks in advance xx