Is it more common for a kid to say "Mama" or "Dada" first?

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Sara McGinnis

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Tamera Mowry-Housley has been the mom of two for eight whole months, but still can't quite wrap her head around her family size.

"I can’t believe I have another child," The Real co-host recently told reporters. "It’s nuts! It happened so quickly but I'm glad I did it."

The actress went on to explain her daughter Ariah "loves music," but specifically she "likes a little rap" while her 4-year-old brother Aden "likes old school stuff." Tamera notes, "It’s amazing how they like their own thing."

Interestingly, Tamera Mowry-Housley went on to talk about who's saying what these days in their household.

Speaking of Ariah, the twin sister of Tia Mowry explained, "She’s sitting up, she’s babbling, she loves to giggle and she says ‘mama’ and ‘dada.'"

"She said dad first," Tamera elaborated. "It’s because it’s phonetically easier to say ‘dada.’ But [our son] Aden said ‘mama’ first which is rare."

Is it? So many years I've been a mom myself, and I don't know that I've ever heard that before. What has your experience been?

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I believe both of my children said "mama" first, but to be perfectly honest I have a terrible memory. I'm pretty sure they both babbled "mama" and "dada" intermittently, but then came through with saying "mama" purposefully to me before they said "dada" to my husband.

Here's something else that's new to me: a comment on People reads, "If your daughter said Da’Da first…..the wives tale is that you will have another daughter!"

Could it be? I do only have boys...

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