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Mamma Christi · 11-20-2006, 09:56 AM

Do any of you use signs with your baby? And if so, what age did you start this??

MelDM · 11-20-2006, 10:23 AM

Good question! I would like to sign with my daughter. I have heard it is best to start around 6-7 months.

OT - Your son was born on a great day! My birthday!!

Zan · 11-20-2006, 10:33 AM

We started with DD at 4 months with the milk sign and at 5 months she was signing back! I was SO surprised because I've heard that most babies usually don't sign back until 8-10 months. As far as starting, many say that 6 months is a good time to start. But I don't think it's ever too soon to start b/c babies that are deaf/hard of hearing or have parents that are start signing from day 1. kwim?

I'm looking for some more resources myself because DD has already picked up on it. I'm looking for basic 1 handed signs to start off with.

Have fun with it!

Ima_to_6 · 11-20-2006, 11:54 AM

We started using signing a few weeks ago with our 14 month old twins. I go to www.signwithme.com to look at the signs and slowly introduce them to the girls.

I have to say that I was a little skeptical at first, but now I am a firm believer in the benefit of teaching sign to babies. One night, Miella woke up and was very unhappy. I usually nurse her back to sleep but that night she would not be calmed. We tried everything, and finally she did the sign for milk. We brought her a cup of milk and she stopped crying, had her milk, and went back to sleep! It was less than 2 weeks since we introduced that sign, their first, before they started to use it.

Good luck!

Termie · 11-20-2006, 01:22 PM

We started showing him MILK (nursing), EAT (solids or snacks), MORE, PLEASE, THANKYOU, TIRED at about 5m randomly. The only one I was really really consistent with was MILK. Right around the 7m mark he all of a sudden one day understood what I meant. I showed him the sign a week or so before and he didn't react at all. Then about a week later I did the same thing again and he grinned and laid down in this nursing position and made his nursing sound.

It was REALLY cute!

Around 7.5m he started making the sign MILK when he wanted to nurse. Dh tried to put him in the highchair to see if he knew it was nursing or just hungry. Ds had a FIT and was VERY sad until dh brought him to me.

heehee

so the L-O-N-G answer for us is about 7.5m

mother4JC · 11-20-2006, 01:24 PM

I started with dd this past month and she still looks at me like I am crazy. So hopefully soon she will pick it up.

Mom2Natalya · 11-20-2006, 06:17 PM

We started signing with DD around three months old. . . she did her first sign, "Milk" at 7 months. People still have a hard time believing me when I say she was communicating with words at 7 months old!
We used a combo of Baby Signs and Sign with your Baby (Joseph Garcia)
She talks up a storm now, but I am still teaching her signs b/c they are easier to understand than her words, which sometimes sound alike. She probably knows 40-50 signs.

I highly recommend it to everyone.

urchin_grey · 11-20-2006, 06:40 PM

We started when DS was about 6 months but he didn't really catch on for awhile (he has a bit of a communication delay) so we kind of forgot about it. We started again when he was about 11 months and from then on he started catching on QUICK. Now ever since a few months ago, he'll usually learn a sign the first time I show it to him.

Lunaria · 11-20-2006, 06:42 PM

I started signing with DS when he was 11 months old. I bought a book and a couple of dvds to start out with since my internet connection is unreliable, to say the least. He's been pretty steadily learning about 2 signs a week. He's a pro at signing Eat, Milk, More, and Bath!

looking8186 · 11-20-2006, 07:01 PM

If anyone needs some FANTASTIC signing videos... www.signingtime.com is great!! The kids I watch love the videos and pick things up really quickly!! Also, in my opinion it is never too early to start signing even when they are tiny you can sign just to get yourself in the habit of it for when they get older

HTH

11-20-2006, 09:56 AM	#1
Mamma Christi Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boone, NC Posts: 763 Ratings: 59 Feedback: 98% My Mood:	Baby Signing... Do any of you use signs with your baby? And if so, what age did you start this?? __________________ ~Christi~ Mom to Jacob 10/25/06, #2 EDD September 18.

11-20-2006, 10:23 AM	#2
MelDM Registered Users Formerly: newmom Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,963 Ratings: 126 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Baby Signing... Good question! I would like to sign with my daughter. I have heard it is best to start around 6-7 months. OT - Your son was born on a great day! My birthday!! __________________ Melissa, L&D nurse and wife to my soulmate Shawn. Mama to 3! Brooke (4), Katie (3) and our newest addition, Ryan born 3/5/2011!

11-20-2006, 10:33 AM	#3
Zan Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,472 Ratings: 49 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Baby Signing... We started with DD at 4 months with the milk sign and at 5 months she was signing back! I was SO surprised because I've heard that most babies usually don't sign back until 8-10 months. As far as starting, many say that 6 months is a good time to start. But I don't think it's ever too soon to start b/c babies that are deaf/hard of hearing or have parents that are start signing from day 1. kwim? I'm looking for some more resources myself because DD has already picked up on it. I'm looking for basic 1 handed signs to start off with. Have fun with it! __________________ SAHM to 4 children 3 and under

11-20-2006, 11:54 AM	#4
Ima_to_6 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,599 Ratings: 51 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Baby Signing... We started using signing a few weeks ago with our 14 month old twins. I go to www.signwithme.com to look at the signs and slowly introduce them to the girls. I have to say that I was a little skeptical at first, but now I am a firm believer in the benefit of teaching sign to babies. One night, Miella woke up and was very unhappy. I usually nurse her back to sleep but that night she would not be calmed. We tried everything, and finally she did the sign for milk. We brought her a cup of milk and she stopped crying, had her milk, and went back to sleep! It was less than 2 weeks since we introduced that sign, their first, before they started to use it. Good luck!

11-20-2006, 01:22 PM	#5
Termie Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mid-Western Gal Posts: 1,413 Ratings: 62 Feedback: 100%	Re: Baby Signing... We started showing him MILK (nursing), EAT (solids or snacks), MORE, PLEASE, THANKYOU, TIRED at about 5m randomly. The only one I was really really consistent with was MILK. Right around the 7m mark he all of a sudden one day understood what I meant. I showed him the sign a week or so before and he didn't react at all. Then about a week later I did the same thing again and he grinned and laid down in this nursing position and made his nursing sound. It was REALLY cute! Around 7.5m he started making the sign MILK when he wanted to nurse. Dh tried to put him in the highchair to see if he knew it was nursing or just hungry. Ds had a FIT and was VERY sad until dh brought him to me. heehee so the L-O-N-G answer for us is about 7.5m __________________ ISO: Blueberry bamboo inserts or JoeyBunz hemp inserts.