They are the most common first consonant sounds because your baby can easily see how you are moving your lips open and close to make these sounds. Second, most of these words contain the consonant sounds “m” “p” and “b.” These are also consonant sounds you’ve probably heard while your baby is babbling.
All the words on this list are things your baby has probably heard daily, and the same is true for other babies as well! They are more likely to say a word that they’ve heard someone else say hundreds of times over. The first has to do with how often these words are repeated or how many times your baby hears a word. There are two major factors that cause so many babies to have the same first word. When there are SO many English words, why do so many babies have the same first word? It’s official! Your child has said their first word! You also noticed that your baby didn’t say “Dah!” on it’s own to refer to anything else, just the dog. Then again at night when you feed the dog his dinner, your baby excitedly says “Dah!” as he watches his puppy enjoy his dinner.īecause you’ve been listening closely, you know “Dah!” is different from the ongoing “dah-dah-dah-dah-dah” babble that you overhear as your baby plays on the floor with their favorite toys. This excites your baby who notices the action, points, and says “Dah!” again to let you know the dog is going potty. He lifts his leg and starts peeing on the bush. Later that morning, you take the dog out to go potty. Now you’re on high alert listening for them to say dog (“dah”) again. But we can’t be entirely sure it’s the first word yet, because you’ve heard them babble “dah-dah-dah” throughout the day for other things too. So in our story, when your baby said “dah!” out of the blue (without hearing someone say “dog” first) and is looking at your sweet dog who is tickling their toes as they lick off the spilt oatmeal, it is possible they are saying dog. They said it on their own without having to directly copy someone They said the same thing to mean something specific
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How to know if your baby said their first word Used together, you can feel confident that you heard your baby say their first word.
There is no official first words speech therapy rule to define, but there are some common criteria we use to distinguish a first word(s) from your baby’s babbling and gibberish. Your baby is sitting in their high chair after breakfast and the dog is licking spilt oatmeal off their legs, and your child says says “dah!”, you may be wondering, Did you just say your first word? Is “dog” your first word?!
Let’s quickly paint the scene in our minds. It happens all of a sudden! Your baby says their first word without warning and it may take you by surprise! Then, I will share a baby first words list of the 15 most common words babies say first and why so many babies have the same first words. With all the sounds your baby is making, it can be really hard to know if they actually said a word or if they are just doing their normal jibber-jabber.įirst, I want to give you the 3 foolproof ways to distinguish your baby’s first word from their babbling. Hearing your baby say their first word is one of the most anticipated moments for parents! You’ve been listening to their babbling for months, deciphering their gibberish, and trying to listen for a word.
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