Do Baby Girls Say Mama Or Dada First ?

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So my bf and I are so competitive with eachother , and before we found out our babys gender he said he would bet me its a girl but I said I bet boy andddd ........ He proved me wrong 😒 
so now , I tell him our baby girl is gonna say " mama " first but he says no that shes gonna say " dada " lol . A friend of my dad's has 2 baby girls he was telling me how he wanted a girl then when his wife was pregnant again he hoped for another girl and got her and he was telling me how they're such daddys girls and how attached they are to him and I told him how my bf and I always talk about if she will say mama or dada first and he's like " oh trust me she's gonna say dad " and I told my bf about it and he said " hah , see " and gave me this smirk lol . what do you ladies think ? what did your baby girls say first ?

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Dada is easier for babies to say, mommas harder because they have to learn to put their lips together to make that mmm sound.

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"Mama" is actually easier for kids to pick up on and imitate because it is such a visual word, you can see the movements of the mouth very clearly. "Dada" requires more intricate tongue movement, which cannot be seen so easily when speaking, so it's a little tougher, but if you are talking to your child a lot and showing them these sounds, then they eventually are going to try them. A child with a cleft lip/palate or another related difference usually will have more trouble with labial sounds like /m/ because the cleft has changed their oral physiology.
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​Honestly it just depends on your individual baby, it has nothing to do with your baby's sex or gender. (And for the record, I am a speech therapist.)

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My son said dad first cuz I was at home and would talk about him all day to my son so he learned that first and then we had to teach him mum lol.

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Most kids say dada first, it's just an easier mouth movement. If you really work with them you can get them to say mama first. Tell him you bet that baby girl will say bye-bye or no before dada, those are pretty safe bets.

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I think dada is easier for babies to say.

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Most say "da da" first. Its the noise they learn first. The D sound is much easier than the M, and babies babble always make D noises. 
Good luck and congratulations!

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Depends on the kid and ehat they hear more

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My baby said dada Fisrt lol

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It all depends on how much you talk to them and work with them. They told me my son (he had a cleft lip and palate) would probably say Dada first. But I was home with him and talked to him and Mama was his first word followed by Baba (that was Dada) Ha! The Speech Thearpist said to try and not talk baby him because it hampers speech learning in the long run. Hope this helps.

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My daughter said dada first. Still remeber the day so clearly (she almost 4 now as well). I was trying to get her to say mummy and she was babbling as they do then she just went silent and all of a sudden said "Dada"!! I was super happy she had said her first proper word but sad it wasn't my name haha

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