Okay so I have a questions for the other mamas out there.
At what age did your little one say “mama”? My daughter is 19 months old and still won’t say it. For some reason, she calls me daddy. I’ve tried correcting her but honestly it feels like she’s just refusing to try. Every time I prompt her to say mama or mommy she either says “no” or “daddy”. She says sooo many other words. Daddy, puppy, papa, no, mine, go, sit, water, done, the list goes on. I mean, maybe it will come to her eventually but I can’t help but feel sad that she won’t say it 
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She should be able too just refusing about 10 months
Try getting her to say it through answers to a question. Like point to dad saying “who is that” & then point to yourself & ask “who am I”.
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My son is 17 months and he says it very rarely but is attached to me.
Don’t push it so hard, may be why she’s resisting. Just keep referring to your self as momma all the time and it will come.
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My daughter was 19 months but only said it once refused to say it and called me Craig 
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Make sure you and the people around you are referring to yourself as mama. Maybe she senses you’re pushing so hard and it’s become a game or the pushing has just made her refuse to say it.
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Don’t worry I was bottle for the LONGEST time with my third. She will say it eventually.
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That was dd’s first word around 5-6 months. And yes ^^ have people refer to you as mama no matter what name they use for you!
She being stubborn and refusing try playing games that would promp her to say it
it took forever for my youngest to say mama… I think it was like his 10th word… he even said daisy (my parents dog) before mama
Spend more time with her.
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Mine didn’t say it till she was 2. Now she never stops. Sometimes I just want to pee and hear her screaming mommy from across the house 
she WILL start soon, I guarantee you. Some children seem to take longer for some reason, who knows! At 16 months she isn’t capable of a pre meditated behavior such as choosing not to say it
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My 5 month old says momma. Especially when he’s crying.
I didnt have this problem but my sister did with her second and the harder she tried to get that little girl to say mama the more she said dada. My suggestion is to relax.
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Mine’s almost 17 months, she only says it when she’s crying. She barely uses the words she knows. She prefers to babble. I’m worried I’ll have to put her in speech therapy.
My daughter didn’t say it until she was 15ish months. I really think she just didnt want to. She was saying I love you but still wouldn’t say it. Once she said it she never stopped 
pretty sure she just says it for fun now.
I remember with my first born, waiting and waiting for her to say mama. It was a beautiful moment when she did. Fast forward 11 years, both kids simultaneously yelling “mum” from the other end of the house, so I yell back “do you know any other words? Or just mum?”
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They say mama when sad so she must just be happy!!!
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My son is almost 21 months and will not say dada. But he only says mama and buuuu (bug)
Try not respondinng to daddy. Just look at her and say nope not daddy im mama. Tap your chest and say mama then tap her chest and say her name. Go back and forth a few times and let it sink in.
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Shebsaid it sometimes but didnt know what it meant. She started saying it at 20 months.
Since 3 months. Even have it on video.
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Have people start referring to you as mama around kiddo. My daughter was almost two before she called me momma because she never heard anyone else refer to me as that, but she’d been calling my husband dad and daddy for over six months by the time she started mama because I made a point to call him that around her
Kids are weird she will eventually don’t worry. Maybe try and not pressure her to say it and it will just come naturally.
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Well my lo called grandpa grandma till she was 2 1/2
My daughter only calls for mama when she is crying.
Keep in mind the m sound is more hard for babies to copy.
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My daughter said it at 8m. Said dada at 7m. Paw paw at 9m. All babies are different.
My baby boy would not say Mama for MONTHS even after he had said it for the first time. He just stopped saying mama one day and started referring to everyone as dada. Then FINALLY one day he just started calling me mama again. It used to drive me crazy!
I won’t say ages cos I don’t want to worry you but all my three said it before that age. Xx
My 2 year old did this forever. Tell her everyone’s name in a circle. Over and over. Eventually she will
M words are known to be really hard for little kids. My nephew is the same way. He says dada and daddy ALL the time, but never says mama or mommy. He knows some other words too. It’s just more common for kids to say dad first
My son was about 9 months when he started calling me mama or mom. He said dad at about 8 months
My daughter called everybody mama. Everybody was mama. Her dad was mama, grandma was mama, Pawpaw was mama just keep trying to correct her. She will get the hang on it pretty soon.
I right before he was 9 months
My kid is like that too. However sometimes she’ll call us babe or baby lol.
She will, in her own time lol
She will when she feels ready. The main thing is that she’s talking. My daughter never spoke until a couple months after she turned 2yrs. She said the odd word and I worked on them with her but she just didn’t want to talk.
My son said it around 6 months and after he started he wouldn’t stoppp lol
My baby girl called Me and my fiance both Dada for awhile she says Mama now and sometimes won’t stop. lol but we learned that she associated the word Dada with a care giver so don’t feel bad because she won’t say mommy or mama. She knows your a caregiver and that’s what matters! 
Also just keep saying it even if your not talking to her and she’s just in the same room say it lol that’s what I did and she caught on.
My daughter called everyone mama…
Daddy is an easier word to say than momma. In time she will surprise you. Be aptient.
My daughter has said mama since about 7 months.
My second daughters first word was mama she’s 7 months. Just be patient she’ll say it eventually I wouldn’t take it too personally.
Have daddy call you mommy
My son is 15 mo ths and still only says dada instead of mama… his dad isnt really involved that much so that’s the worst part lol. He says “what is that” “dada” “baba” “this” “that” “what (kinda)”
My son was 8 months , called for mom for like 2 weeks and then regressed, didn’t call me mom.again until he was almost 4. Was dad for a long time lol
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Mine is almost 3. I had to continually correct him and make everyone around me do it too. I’m not quite sure what he was calling me but it wasn’t “mommy” lol. So just consistency
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