‘It was baby babble!’ Jennifer Hawkins reveals her daughter Frankie is NOT talking at five-months old… after telling magazine that she heard the infant say ‘mum’
Jennifer Hawkins left fans perplexed last week when she told Marie Claire magazine that her daughter Frankie Violet had learned to say ‘mum’ at just five months old.
And on Saturday, the former Miss Universe, 36, finally cleared up the confusion.
Writing on Instagram Stories, Jennifer explained that Frankie’s ‘talking’ was actually just meaningless ‘baby babble’, and that Marie Clarie had misprinted her claims.
‘It was baby babble!’ Jennifer Hawkins, 36, has revealed her daughter Frankie is NOT speaking at five-months old… after telling Marie Claire magazine that she heard the infant say ‘mum’
‘Hey guys, I said in my Marie Claire interview that our daughter Frankie said mmm mmmo mmmmoommm etc in baby babble but it was still the best sound I’ve ever heard!’ she wrote.
‘To be clear to the peeps questioning it, Frankie isn’t speaking at 5 months old,’ she continued.
Jenner explained that, while she and husband Jake Wall ‘can’t wait’ until Frankie says ‘mummy or dad in full’, they are content with her babbling noises for now.
‘No negativity from me, just wanted to clear that up’: Writing on Instagram Stories, Jennifer explained that Frankie’s ‘talking’ was actually just meaningless ‘baby babble’, and that Marie Clarie had misprinted her claims
‘A little misprint [smiley face emoji]. No negativity from me, just wanted to clear that up. xx,’ she added.
It comes after Jennifer told Marie Claire last week: ‘The other day I ducked out for an hour and when I came back Frankie was going ‘Mum, Mum, Mum, Mum’. It was the best sound I’ve ever heard in my entire life. I got so teary it was amazing.’
She added: ‘You can’t plan with babies, and every day is different.’
‘It was the best sound I’ve ever heard in my entire life. I got so teary it was amazing’: During her interview with Marie Claire, Jennifer said her bundle of joy (pictured at two months) has been saying the word ‘mum’ to her
Although individual children develop at their own rate, generally children aged four-to-six months can only sigh, grunt, gurgle, squeal, laugh and make crying sounds.
According to Pregnancybirthbaby.org.au, an Australian government website linked to HealthDirect, a baby’s first words are often recorded between nine-and-12 months old.
Jennifer met Jake prior to being crowned Miss Universe in 2014.
Tough: The former Miss Universe suffered a miscarriage in 2018 and said she ‘almost broke’ at the thought she may never be able to have children with husband Jake Wall (right)
The pair dated for eight years before saying ‘I do’ in a lavish Bali ceremony in 2013.
The couple suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage in 2018, before falling pregnant again with Frankie in 2019.
Their pregnancy announcement was made on Instagram at the time with a picture of Jake cradling Jennifer’s growing bump.
Happy family! Frankie is a first child for the pair who married in 2013. (L) husband Jake Wall