Baby not talking at 12mos old

Hello! My baby just turned 12mos last July16. Upon check up, concerned si Pedia kay baby kasi wala pang words si baby. Dapat daw kasi marunong na sya ng simple "mama, dada, etc".. Nagsasalita naman si baby pero more on babbling pero iba ibang sounds na like "mamamama, dadadad, papapa, tututu, bababa" pero ung sinasabi ni Pedia na dapat daw nagtatawag na si baby samin is hindi pa. Pero kapag kinakausap naman namin sya dito sa bahay, nasagot naman sya. Hindi nga lang nya kami matawag ng "mama, dada". Pag nagpapakuha sya umiiyak sya tapos mixed babbling. Madaldal naman sya and un nga, mixed babbling. May eye contact naman si baby and nasunod naman sa mga pinapagawa and tinuturo namin sa kanya. Its just that di lang nya ma express in words sa ngayon. Should I really be concerned? :(( As per my parents and people around me, normal naman daw si baby pero bothered ako kay pedia malala. We dont do screen time. #firstmom #firstbaby #pleasehelp #advicepls

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Hello! Although some may say na dont worry kasi babies have their own pace, if may advise na si pedia, please follow kasi siya po ang professional when it comes to that area. It is better to solve an issue early than delay it because we are afraid of certain results. May milestones po kasi and it is our guide para malaman kung may need iaddress or everything seems fine. I am thankful that your pedia told you right away that this should be focused on. Communication with baby helps a lot. Mas OA, the better. Lakihan ang mouth movements and let baby watch you talk with big lip movements kasi that's how kids learn speaking other than listening. Encourage baby to talk by asking him/her to say things. Narrate activities even the stuff around your baby para lumawag ang vocab niya. For example, "What's this? A ball! Can you say ball? Ball. It's a red ball." Voice should be high pitch and words elongated para mas catchy para sa bata. OA sa matanda pero VERY essential sa babies who are still learning. Additional info: Any language is okay! Walang katotohanan ang code switching sa kids. The more languages, the better din. So whatever language you use at home, use niyo lang with baby. :) For background, I am a licensed preschool educator and nag grad school ako in language and literacy :)

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2y ago

continue lang po kayo sa pagkausap sa kanya. at the same time, yes, what your pedia said is tama kasi po may expected milestones po tayo sa age ng babies, so if hindi nameet ni baby, pedia has to raise it to you para kung may need po gawin na professional help for baby, magagawa niyo po. follow lang po what pedia will advise. that's definitely for baby naman.