I'm interested to know what your little ones said first.
Mummy or Daddy?

oh! and when did they say it?

I know Dexter wont be saying it yet at 4months But I'd love to get him to say dada first! purely because Dave is always at work and only really gets to see him on Sundays when he has the whole day off, oh and for his last feed on weekdays and then he puts him to bed.   They're so cute and giggly together   and it'd make Daves day to get hear his say dada first! so, In the hope that he might say it first, I'm just saying dada ALOT and making it fun singing dadadadada. haha! I must sound like a right looney!  

My oldest daughter said 'dada' first.
LO said 'mama' first.

DS said DADA first.

thank you for replying  
can you remember when they said it first?   x

Quoting [Shelly] Dexter's Mummy!:" thank you for replying   can you remember when they said it first?   x"

DD said 'dada' at about 4-5 months.
LO will be 6 months on tuesday and she's been saying 'mama' for a couple weeks now.

My oldest said mama first, when he knew what he was saying he was about 10-11 months

My youngest said dada first at 8 months and he knew what he was saying. It just happened this weekend.

brilliant, i have a little while to drill dada into his head then. lol.   cheers ladies  

Both of my kids said Mama first  

Quoting [Shelly] Dexter's Mummy!:" I'm interested to know what your little ones said first. Mummy or Daddy? oh! and when did they say ... [snip!] ... might say it first, I'm just saying dada ALOT and making it fun singing dadadadada. haha! I must sound like a right looney!  "

most babies say daddy first just because the sylables dada baba and a few others are a babies first sounds developmentally and of course children understand words before they say them usually so dada usually comes first even if baby is not actually saying dada my son said mom mom first and only called me by that when he was upset and crying but at night my husband would do most of the feedings since he is a soldier and doesent get to see LO that much so at night he SCREAMED for his bottle DADA very clearly and knew who my husband was so it just depends but once your child starts babbling which they do at like three months really encourage sounding out everything to them and when they babble words that are not really words give them a word or example close to what they said it can help them or at least give you something to work on and facetime with LO is always good

I don't really count those as "first" words just because they are just trying to find their vocals and figure out how to make noises. My sons first words were baby sister and that was around 16 months

Quoting Lin Brown:" I don't really count those as "first" words just because they are just trying to find their vocals and ... [snip!] ... to find their vocals and figure out how to make noises. My sons first words were baby sister and that was around 16 months "

I didn't say words.   Just said muma and dada. it's that ages old thing isn't it.
Were you get to brag what your baby said first. muma or dada.
I remember my sister bragging like made that her boy said mumma first.  

My daughter has said mama a few times since 18 weeks old but I wouldn't count it as a first word

Quoting pitbullprincess:" most babies say daddy first just because the sylables dada baba and a few others are a babies first ... [snip!] ... example close to what they said it can help them or at least give you something to work on and facetime with LO is always good"

thank you   the last 3weeks or so his been non-stop babbling. "chatting" to everyone/everything. he chats himself to sleep every night too, lol.
i'll remember next time his doing it to encourage him more!   xx

Quoting Ellie Shikari:" My daughter has said mama a few times since 18 weeks old but I wouldn't count it as a first word"

i'm not sure i'd count as a word either... unless it seemed like he actually new what he was saying.
and cheers, dexters 18weeks old now  

ll 3 of our kids said dada first. i dont remember when exactly with the older 2. our youngest said dada at about 6 months and now at 10 months says dada, mama, buh buh(brother), dog, cat, hi and hey lol but our oldest spoke very early i do remember that and by just a little over a yr old spoke in sentences