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pickles16
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How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
DD is ultra verbal and I thought she was fine, my ped who is always very laid back with things told me that she should have more 2-3 word sentences She's going to be 19 mos ont he 20th and she has a few 2 word phrases but not many so now he got me concerened...since he's usually so laid back about things..
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SweetTooth
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
J&M don't have any 2-3 word sentences. They are picking up new words every day, so I'm not concerned at all - theey haven't been to their 18 month appt yet.
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:47 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Chels just recently started saying Hi Insert correct person here...and also "What's this" but that's about it..so I was surprised that he wanted a lot more...
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:48 PM |
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jerseypanda
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
2-3 word sentences????  
No, my ped was happy if DS was using 5 words. That's it.... 5 words!
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:50 PM |
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Jen2999
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Sadie has been talking in sentences like that since like 14/15 months, but I know she is very much ahead of the "norm" with her speaking.
She'll be 18 months at the end of the month and my ped has not even asked anything about her speech except for "is she talking and learning new words?"
I think that drs and people get SO caught up in the "how many words" game when really, in a year or two no one will remember or even care how much they talked at this age!!!!!
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:51 PM |
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maybeamommy
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by pickles16
Chels just recently started saying Hi Insert correct person here...and also "What's this" but that's about it..so I was surprised that he wanted a lot more...
Just so you know...
as an SLP, we normally wouldn't count "phrases" like "what's this" or "all done" as two-word phrases because the child usually learns it all at one. they don't realize that they are two separate words with different meanings, KWIM? they learn the whole thing as a phrase....
I hope that makes sense!
Things like "more juice" would count....
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:52 PM |
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kerrycec03
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
WHAT???? 2-3 word sentences?? For real??
Liam has had a word explosion from about 15 months on. We go on 7/26 for his 18mos appointment. I used to be concerned, but everyday he is saying something new. I also find he is more verbal than some 2 year olds we hang with.
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:53 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Great. DS just says maybe 4-5 words TOTAL! Sentences, NADA! He understands EVERYTHING you tell him, but does NOT speak back to us.
Wonderful!
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:57 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
10 words
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:58 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by maybeamommy
Posted by pickles16
Chels just recently started saying Hi Insert correct person here...and also "What's this" but that's about it..so I was surprised that he wanted a lot more...
Just so you know...
as an SLP, we normally wouldn't count "phrases" like "what's this" or "all done" as two-word phrases because the child usually learns it all at one. they don't realize that they are two separate words with different meanings, KWIM? they learn the whole thing as a phrase....
I hope that makes sense!
Things like "more juice" would count....
Thanks, that makes total sense...OK so now she really doesn't have any two word sentences 
It's just so weird the range of different peds look for!!!
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| Posted 7/14/10 12:59 PM |
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Jen2999
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by pickles16
Posted by maybeamommy
Posted by pickles16
Chels just recently started saying Hi Insert correct person here...and also "What's this" but that's about it..so I was surprised that he wanted a lot more...
Just so you know...
as an SLP, we normally wouldn't count "phrases" like "what's this" or "all done" as two-word phrases because the child usually learns it all at one. they don't realize that they are two separate words with different meanings, KWIM? they learn the whole thing as a phrase....
I hope that makes sense!
Things like "more juice" would count....
Thanks, that makes total sense...OK so now she really doesn't have any two word sentences
It's just so weird the range of different peds look for!!!
I think that proves the point though. Ped's cant even decide what a good "standard" is!!!!
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| Posted 7/14/10 1:00 PM |
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by Jen2999
Sadie has been talking in sentences like that since like 14/15 months, but I know she is very much ahead of the "norm" with her speaking.
She'll be 18 months at the end of the month and my ped has not even asked anything about her speech except for "is she talking and learning new words?"
I think that drs and people get SO caught up in the "how many words" game when really, in a year or two no one will remember or even care how much they talked at this age!!!!!
Reminds me during my pregnancy when we had to "Count the kicks" all day. I was driving myself mad for weeks.
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
my doctor said they look for at least 5 words. No mention of two word sentences...
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| Posted 7/14/10 1:05 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
I needed to add this that at her last checkup which was her 15 mos checkup all he asked was if she's saying "mama and dada" correctly so to go from that to 2-3 word sentences I was NOT expecting that...
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| Posted 7/14/10 1:07 PM |
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DomesticDeeva
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by JennZ
Great. DS just says maybe 4-5 words TOTAL! Sentences, NADA! He understands EVERYTHING you tell him, but does NOT speak back to us.
Wonderful!
Same here...DS says about 7-10 words @ 17 months...we just saw the ped today and she said he's ahead of where he should be at this point. By 18 months, I think she said he should have about 10 words. Sentences seems a bit much this young IMO.
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jlk51496
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
18 mo old DS and he has maybe 12 words..but no phrases unless you count "whothat" when the doorbell rings! HAHA
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headoverheels
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
Posted by pickles16
DD is ultra verbal and I thought she was fine, my ped who is always very laid back with things told me that she should have more 2-3 word sentences She's going to be 19 mos ont he 20th and she has a few 2 word phrases but not many so now he got me concerened...since he's usually so laid back about things..
What, really? DS is 22 months and only started with 2 word sentences this week! That's putting together on his own... he had one phrase, "all done" by 18 months.
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mommyIam
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
This post, has a link to developmental checklist that might help.
eta: doctors get overwhelmed and tired and can confuse the milestones, just hope they are not confusing meds or vaccines or anything like that. We love our ped, but last appointment he was confusing our 4m old with a 6m old, and it was annoying as heck ... "is he even trying to sit up" "what do you mean he's only 4m" "oh, right, right" it made me  , but understandable sometimes, DS acts like a 6m old, looks like a 6m old, he just can't move like one yet.
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nicknmb
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
at DD's 15 month checkup, her ped said she should have 5 words by 18 months
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| Posted 7/14/10 1:37 PM |
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DRMom
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Re: How many words/sentences did your ped want at DC's 18 mos checkup?
My kids are almost 20 mos and do not speak in 2 or 3 words. They probably have about 60 words and the only ones they combine is mo nack(more snack ) I wouldn't worry about it unless she wasn't speaking at all.
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