My little 15 month old is doing fine developmentally BUT....
She doesn't call me Mama anymore. Both me and her dad are "dada" despite two months of correction. She said "mama" months ago as her first word, but now it's completely dropped out of her vocabulary. She still understands "mama" because my hubby says, "take that to mama" and she brings stuff to me. She doesn't say any other words with an M sound either. The only M she does is when she makes spit bubbles.
When do I get to hear "Mama" again?
Aw. TOO CUTE. But she is little, she'll call you mama again. I think you and your husband are right keep refering to youself as Mama and she will call you that again, when she is ready.
She's only 15 months old. Slow your worries! Babies, toddlers and preschoolers commonly play with sounds and language. It's all part of learning.
My niece very well knew how to say my name but thought it was hilarious to call me "you". And this was when she was very tiny! Then all of a sudden she came running out of her room saying "I can say D. now" ! But it was when she decided to start using the word and on no one else's schedule.
Like the others have said, it's probably just a phase and it sounds like she understands who you are just fine, even if she doesn't say it right. She might have been saying it before, but my daughter said Dada for months before she got the hang of Mama. Someone told me that it was because the D sound is the easiest for them to make and the M sound is actually fairly difficult. And at that age, there is so many things developing at different times that sometimes it's almost like they need to "concentrate" on one thing and let another one slide. Like, they might be all about learning gross motor skills, like walking, running and throwing, but fine motor skills and talking take a back seat - then eventually it switches and it all evens out.
My cousin's son is my godson and when he was not quite 2, he was still only saying 3 things: "Mama", "Dada" and "Nana" - and Nana was anything that was not Mama or Dada! "Nana" was whatever happened to grab his attention - airplane, bird, truck, anything. His mom was starting to get concerned but she noticed that he understood everything she said - she could tell him to get his red jacket from the closet or pick up all his blocks and he was able to comprehend and follow through. So she figured it was just a matter of time and then right when he turned 2, his vocabulary just exploded. All of a sudden he was saying 10 new words a day and speaking almost full sentences. He is now almost 12 and he's perfectly fine, a straight A student. Looking back on things and knowing his personality, my cousin realized that her son is a perfectionist - he doesn't want to do anything unless he can do it right, and she wonders if he was just waiting to talk until he got it "just right".
is she saying other words at all. maybe she just likes to call you and him the same thing.. don't make big deal out of it... just say things like mamma says thankd you... or bring it over here to mom.. try mom.. maybe this will help.. good luck
This exact thing happened with my older daughter- she called me mama before she could say dada, and then when she learned dada, she called us both dada and stopped saying mama! I can;t remember when she started mama again, but don;t worry, it'll come back! Just keep referring to yourself as mama (say "mama loves you, mama is getting your toy", etc. instead of "I love you, I'm getting your toy"...)
Don't you worry!! I felt the same way back when our child was that age. Your little girl will be saying mama/mommy soon enough and won't stop!!!!
Trust me......she won't stop!! HAHAHA!! All you will hear is Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!! So try to be patient and enjoy her little "words" for now......:)
too cute... It's just a phase. Just make sure daddy keeps calling you mama a lot and emphasizes it... she'll get back to it eventually. My oldest son, when he was about 2 all of a sudden started calling me by my first name for a little while (a month maybe). That freaked me out. But it was part of the development of speech process... he heard other people calling me by my first name and thought it would work for him as well.
I'm sure it's just a phase. My daughter did it too, around the same age. She is 18 months now and she will call me mommy and her dad daddy. We just made sure that my husband calls me mommy infront of her. There was also a time that she would call me dada and laugh and laugh it was just a part of her learning what she is supposed to do and what she can get away with. When she was about 13 months she was calling us both "ma" which we think was because my husbands name is Matt so we made sure to call him daddy and me mommy ever sense.
I'm sure you're daughter will correct herself. Just keep making sure that you are mama all day and dad is dada. She will learn.
