My Daughter says DaDa and NanNa?
Poppy’s Mummy asked:
My 5 month old says DaDa and NanNa repeatedly. She doesn’t link them to her Dad and her Grandmother but she still says them. Her first ‘word’ was MaMa but since then she hasn’t said it and it’s bothering me. I’ve tried bribing her into saying MaMa, I even promised her a pair of Jimmy Choo’s but she is having none of it. How can I encourage her to say MaMa?
My 5 month old says DaDa and NanNa repeatedly. She doesn’t link them to her Dad and her Grandmother but she still says them. Her first ‘word’ was MaMa but since then she hasn’t said it and it’s bothering me. I’ve tried bribing her into saying MaMa, I even promised her a pair of Jimmy Choo’s but she is having none of it. How can I encourage her to say MaMa?
Oh and no, I’m not being serious about bribing her. If I was, I’d try offering her a pair of Christian Louboutin instead.
Now for the real question, at what age do babies make the recognition between random DaDa and actually assosciating it with their Father?
Tags: Babies, Christian Louboutin, First Word, Grandmother, Mama
August 19th, 2008 at 4:16 am
my 6 month old is the same way. She has gone from mama, to dada, to baba,and now nana, but she hasnt made a connection to us either. And now I wonder if I’ll know when she actually says her “first” word!
August 21st, 2008 at 1:12 am
im not sure when they know what their really saying but i know its easier for them to say dada the mama
August 24th, 2008 at 6:33 am
wow your lucky my son is 7 months and im still waitin for him to say something
he does the normal baby gibberish but no mama or dada awww not fair
August 26th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
my son is 13 months old and he started his gibberish at about 6 months old too. he Now he knows Ma=grandma, mama ma=Mom, pa = is grandpa. AHHH! = Max our dog. They know what they’re sayn the problem is for you to figure out the words they use to associate and try to get them to articulate. LOL
August 27th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I’m also subjected to dad dad dad and nan nan nan so I asked my doctor about it when I took my son in for his 12 month immunization. Her response was that they are easier sounds to make because of their palates and something to do with the way they shape their mouths when feeding from bottles or breast. Why? I still can’t work it out.
My little on is 14 months now and is beginning to associate words with people, except he calls his grandfathers dad dad as well which doesn’t make my husband very happy!!!
From what I’ve read babies can start associating from around the 12 month mark but each child progresses differently.
Hope she starts saying mama again soon for you!
August 28th, 2008 at 10:20 am
I wrote this almost exact question when my daughter was around 8 months old. Everything was Dada..including me. She was also starting to say MumMum and Papa (her grandparents) but Mama was no where insight.
She was around 11 months or so before she had everyone’s names down. Then she went through a stage where she called both me and my mom “Mama.” That was worse than being called Dada, let me tell you. She knew we were different, because I could say “bring that to Grandma” and she would take it to her, but grandma would always come out “Mama”.
Okay, I’ve gotten off track…..LOL. Basically, it will come in time. At 22 months, I am the only Mama she knows, or calls. Daddy is Daddy, Grandma is Momo, and Grandpa is Papa. Just give her time.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
My daughter is 9 mths and i think she’s just starting to now!