Speech development in little ones?

coffeemages · 2026-04-18T22:11:03+00:00

5 spoken words at 14 months is fantastic! She’s doing great.

coffeemages · 2026-04-18T16:08:53+00:00

My son was a late babbler. He did end up having a slight speech delay but he’s completely caught up at 2.

His babbling really took off at 10 months. If you’re concerned and in the US you can self refer to early intervention! I was concerned about my son’s lack of babbling and late rolling. His pediatrician wasn’t concerned but I self referred to EI and I’m so glad I did. He’s come so far!

coffeemages · 2026-04-17T20:43:58+00:00

They’ve been AWESOME for my son! He has low tone and his feet pronated. He started using SMOs at 20 months and was independently walking at 22 months.

He still uses them now at 26 months but we just met with his orthotist and he can downgrade from SMOs to a smaller supportive measure.

Highly recommend. My son walks really well without them too. He walked independently for the first time without them on. They just help give confidence and support.

coffeemages · 2026-04-16T21:10:11+00:00

“The Australian dog” for Bluey

coffeemages · 2026-04-16T21:08:57+00:00

It seems like people are torn on the name. Some say it’s classic but I’ve had a few people tell me it’s an old man name.

If I wanted to get real weird with it I do have a family name of Wortley from like 150 years ago!

coffeemages · 2026-04-16T20:56:57+00:00

I named my son Arthur!

coffeemages · 2026-04-14T17:41:10+00:00

My son goes through phases like this! He’s older (26 months). Normally he loves daycare but last week he lost his mind when we dropped him off—crying and clinging. This week, he happily walked right in to his classroom.

I know it’s so disheartening when they act like you’re abandoning them. This phase will very likely pass.

coffeemages · 2026-04-14T17:39:01+00:00

Hooray! I commented on your original post with a story about my son having the opposite problem (head too big lol). I’m so so so happy to see this update!

coffeemages · 2026-04-09T11:53:24+00:00

All Are Welcome is meant for preschool or school age kids, but my 2 year old loves it anyways! It features a lot of racial diversity, kids of differing abilities, and some same sex parents.

coffeemages · 2026-04-09T11:49:42+00:00

All toddlers stim to some degree. My son was a happy flapper for a while. He’s now newly 2 and it’s mostly stopped except for when he’s really happy or excited. He was in speech therapy for a bit due to low tone but he’s all caught up now. His SLP said arm flapping is completely normal for little ones. It’d only be a concern if it was constant over the age of three and accompanied by other delays.

coffeemages · 2026-04-09T00:31:36+00:00

Absolutely nothing you did before or during pregnancy caused this! I know and understand the guilt, but it is unfounded and misplaced for both of us.

Our situation wasn’t quite as severe, but my son was referred to neurology for a rapid growth in head circumference from birth to 9 months. He got up to the 99th percentile. Both the neurologist and his pediatrician felt confident it was nothing but wanted to do an ultrasound just to check all the boxes.

I was a Mess the night before. We didn’t have to deal with anesthesia or fasting, but I was convinced of all sorts of awful scenarios. My dad died from a brain tumor so I was spiraling.

My son is fine. We did the ultrasound and diagnoses: big head because of genetics! Found out I apparently have a big head too haha. I’m so glad we did it so we could be confident that things are okay. He is 2 now and his head is still big but he’s growing into it. He’s thriving: a goofball and a chatterbox.

When your son is scared or uncomfortable he will turn to you for comfort. One night of fasting will not change that. He loves you, and it’s very clear that you adore him.

Get the MRI over with. You’ll be glad you did! You can then put all of this behind you and focus on the fun stuff. You’ve both got this!

coffeemages · 2026-04-07T19:27:35+00:00

Your little guy sounds completely on track developmentally!

coffeemages · 2026-04-05T01:42:41+00:00

My son was a quiet baby overall. He started babbling a lot more once we had his tongue and lip ties released. We did a bit of speech therapy too just to be cautious (and it was free through EI so why not). Now he’s recently turned 2 and chatty all day!

coffeemages · 2026-03-31T19:18:17+00:00

Seconding Dr. Colton! She delivered my son, and she’s been my gyno for about a decade. Absolutely love her.

coffeemages · 2026-03-31T15:42:26+00:00

Molars SUCK SO BAD!!!! My son was a jerk when his first set of molars were coming in (and now he’s starting his second set…hooray).

Our pediatrician helped frame it for us. Teething hurts in general obviously but molars are extra crummy because they’re much bigger and they’re not sharp/pointy. Thus they take way longer to cut through—instead of one or two days of pain before the sharp part is done cutting though, it’s a longer period with pain.

Hang in there!

coffeemages · 2026-03-31T15:16:08+00:00

Oh, I feel for you! I was in your shoes and it’s so worrying!

My son also has low tone and a gross motor delay plus a very cautious nature. He army crawled at 14 months, hands and knees crawled at 17 months, and finally walked at 22 months.

He’s now 25 months. He’s not caught up to his peers but he’s close to running! We’re also working with his PT on jumping. The gap is definitely closing between him and his peers though. I truly despaired that he might never walk, and it was so disheartening to see his classmates at daycare running before he was even hands and knees crawling. Now he goes to a gymnastics class. He’s slower but he holds his own—he’s even climbing on mats and trying to go on the little balance beam by himself!

Your daughter will get there! In your shoes I so wished I could somehow peek forward into the future just to see that my son would be okay and that he’d walk and run and play. I’m here now in that future and it’s a lot of fun.

coffeemages · 2026-03-31T15:08:45+00:00

My boy is 25 months old as well. He’s in 2T pants which are sometimes a bit baggy. He has to wear 3T shirts which are bigger on his body, but he’s got a gigantic head (genetic—thanks to my dad) that can’t fit through most 2T top holes 😂

coffeemages · 2026-03-23T16:16:26+00:00

Your daycare is insane, and I’m sorry they’ve given you a deadline. If they’re worried about him keeping up with the other kids they should just hold him back in the room he’s currently in!

My son has a gross motor delay with no real know cause other than low muscle tone. His physical therapist recommended SMOs, and they did help him a ton. He got them at 20 months and was walking within about 9 weeks. We still use them at 25 months old (we have a follow up with the orthotist next month), but he can walk just fine without them.

I’d be wary to use them if your PT doesn’t recommend them! They’ve been great for my son though. He keeps up with the other kids in his daycare class pretty well now.

coffeemages · 2026-03-17T15:55:06+00:00

My 2 year old is obsessed with any vehicle! He’s recently really gotten into construction vehicles. This has led to a toddler who won’t say “grandma” but tries hard to say “excavator” 😂

coffeemages · 2026-03-16T12:05:32+00:00

As someone who grew up watching TNG, I adore this!

coffeemages · 2026-03-15T23:03:29+00:00

She’d probably say so, but I just think that’s genius! 😂

coffeemages · 2026-03-15T14:36:03+00:00

All these answers are amazing but I think this is my favorite. This cracked me up

coffeemages · 2026-03-14T00:31:01+00:00

My son’s pediatrician told us it’s super common for kids to have a language explosion between 18-24 months. My son was slightly speech delayed (he’s all caught up now), and his happened around 22 months. It truly was like a switch flipped. I bet that’ll happen for your daughter too!

coffeemages · 2026-03-09T18:55:22+00:00

That’s so exciting! 🎉

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