I'm with my son all the time, like 24-7 and I love it.. my son is 9 months old. he used to say mama all the time and will crawl to me saying ma ma. well lately he's been saying da da over and over. he crawls to me saying it. and when my husband has him he still says it. I think he calls me Dada. honestly it drives me insane. i love hearing him say ma ma. and now he says doesn't say ma ma anymore . I am glad that he does Dada, I just want him to know who I am.any ideas on how to teach him that I'm mama?
2007-12-06 07:59:34 · 19 answers · asked by Lori T 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Just keep saying ma-ma!!!
That is all there is to it, and have your husband hold him and have your husband say "da-da", and then have him give your son to you and have your husband say "ma-ma".
That way, your son can associate the difference between the two of you.
2007-12-06 08:16:09 · answer #1 · answered by carriegreen13 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, many kids that age are, literally, speaking just to hear themselves talk! It's their way of learning words and speech. Unfortunately, they also pick-up on what gets certain reactions from others, including what annoys mama!
You could try the following, which is akin to pushing a stuck phonograph needle (if you don't know what a phonograph is, ask anyone over 40!): When he says "dada" to you, you bend down, smile broadly, and say whatever nonsense words pops into your head, like "gibble-gabble". He'll look stunned for a few seconds, and he'll either repeat "dada", or be totally shocked (and/or giggly) and (with any luck!) silent! When you resume whatever it was you were doing, he might say "dada" again, so you have to repeat the above, but use a different phrase each time. This will be perceived by him as a game (for you, too, if you're patient about it), that he'll either grow tired of, or he will try new words, just like you! Just be aware that it's highly unlikely that he'll resume saying "mama"; to kids, it's "stale", so he might try something new to annoy you with! ;)
But, isn't that "game" better than going insane? ;)
2007-12-06 08:32:01 · answer #2 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is just saying it indiscriminately, Actually knowing who ma ma and da da is and saying the word doesn't usually happen till around 10-12 months. My girl practiced mama for about two weeks and it was dada for about two months, and dada isn't around but maybe once a week. But she does say hey there, oddest thing. We walk into a room, she says hey there to everyone. So Heythere is her first word. She's nine months as well. Her knewest of the a a words is ba ba, she's been saying that over and over for about the last week.
2007-12-06 08:12:35 · answer #3 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's sweet. =)
he's 9 months old and learning how to make sounds and mimic adults talk. he probably does understand a little what they mean. like, "mama" and "dada" are his parents and he got mixed up without knowing. but he knows youre the momma. =) he is fascinated by the sounds coming from himself that he's not concentrating on the words. my nephew does this still at 1 year and a half. he says some words and a small sentence, but everything else sounds like jibberish.
be patient with him, he sounds really cute. so smile at him and keep being his mama.
2007-12-06 08:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by starry night 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is just new words you will get that more when he gets older he is just trying to sound out words and his voice in different ways my son is 13months and he never said mama always dada until recently he will start saying it more or other things will come up here are some of things the baby says that i understand are mama dada fish this chu chu train no ni nite its OK they pick favorite to i was so embarrass the other day at the grocery store my boyfriend told me to take the baby because he had to grab something will he was screaming and shaking his head no oh my god i felt like a bad mother it will be OK just new way to sound out words oh and they start making werid noises too he had a funky way of laughing
2007-12-06 10:08:13 · answer #5 · answered by whatzup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to motherhood.
YOU do all the work and they look like, act like your husband, and say DADA first. then want to BE like your husband.
Try not to take it personally.
He is just copying what he heard, and like a broken record, saying it over and over.
It is not a slam or on purpose. He is a baby.
Try not to hang so much of your happiness on whether or not your child does what you want him to. He is not a robot.
You will be miserable.
Children are not YOURS to form and force into some mold of your choosing. They are people, individuals, and some more stubborn and difficult than others.
Find happiness in the fact that our son is not deaf, can talk and eats well. Sleeps well, and hasn't impregnated the neighbor girl---yet.
2007-12-06 08:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by Lottie W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
da da ... ma ma ... da da ... ma ma ... few you almost lost me there for a second. 9 month? give him some time will you, he is learning the words not the assimilation of the face with the word. tell him no mama when he is with you then show him dada and tell him dada ... wow i almost lost myself there to.
don't sweat it.
2007-12-06 08:07:05 · answer #7 · answered by caliguy_30 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he's 9 months old and he's starting to make all kinds of noises and talk. Give him a few months he will know who mama and daddy are. He's just learning and is fascinated by the noise that he makes.
2007-12-06 08:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by Riley's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry he is just precticing. I don't think he is calling you dada it is just something new to him and he likes hearing himself talk. 9 month olds like to babble. Just say mama to him and if he says dada don't take it to personally
2007-12-06 08:07:05 · answer #9 · answered by Just little ole me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think just by correcting him when he calls you Dada. Tell him, "No, Mama." He'll probably repeat what you say that way.
2007-12-06 08:03:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋