My daughter is not even a month old yet, but I SWEAR she said her first word, How normal is that?

Question

I am exclusively breastfeeding my daughter and we call it "Ninny". She was doing her hungry cry and my mom and I both heard her say "Na-Na" which can be a veriation of Ninny. How can we tell if she knew what she was saying and what it meant?

Answer 1

She didn't. Both my kids said stuff before they were a month old but didn't mean it until they were nearly five months old. She is just babbling now, but it does mean she is smart. Most babies don't babble until much later.

Answer 2

While speaking a first word is a benchmark of intelligence, and that the earlier such an event occurs the more likely that child will be intelligent... that likelihood of the child understanding what they said is next to zero.

The way children begin to learn language is by receiving positive reinforcement for initially saying words. I am certain you smiled to the child and both got excited when she spoke, which encourages the child to speak more. But psychologists believe that children do not understand what they say, at least not in the very beginning. Normally they are repeating what you have been saying around them. You probably say, "It is time for ninny" frequently.

Anyhow, consider it for what it is, a good sign but not necessarily conclusive. You sound like a good mother, keep it up.

Answer 3

My son was 3-4 months old when I swear he said "Hi" back to his older sister after she kept saying it to him! You at least have someone to back you up! I don't think she understood what she was saying, but she does repeat well! Good luck with what could be a smart child!

Answer 4

Beautiful. This brought back a lot of memories for me. When my daughter was tiny and would cry, we would hear "Nunny." We(me, husband, my mom, etc.) all came to think of her "Nunny" cry as her way of calling for me.

I'm going to take a guess here, and say it's a noise most infants make when crying. But you're Mom, so you can think whatever you want. Even now, that I know my daughter wasn't saying anything in particular, I still remember how great it made me feel when she said it. So do whatever and think whatever makes you happy.

Answer 5

It is possible but rare. I had a very had time explaining that my son said his first word a 3 months. I always said mama to him and he said em ma...em ma I know thats what he said cuz he repeated it and eventually that turned into mama.

Answer 6

That sound is consistent with the sound all babies all over the world make when they are hungry. There are several universal sounds that will help you to understand what baby is telling you! Its amazing...check it out
http://www.dunstanbaby.com/

Answer 7

ok seriously, babies say nana, gaga, lala pretty much anything with aa at the end, i don't think she said it. sry, but she will eventually! i mean think about it, she's only one month old. ask somone else (not biased ppl in ur family!) to c if they think the same. and even if she is, it doesn't matter so don't get all freaked out. have fun!

Answer 8

trust me that's not what she did babies do not say there first word until at least 5 to 6 months even then its just them making sounds they herd mama Dada etc.....

Answer 9

i heard a story of a 4 month old telling her brother, "your breath stinks!"

Answer 10

that is precious! its probably her hungry cry and not "really" trying to copy your words but who knows?? either way, that is so sweet.

(((hugs))) to your baby =)