Language dilemma

[LP]

Re: Language dilemma

@imxtraordinary

Im in a bit of a dilemma here… I had a baby couple months ago who has not started talking yet except for the gooogoo gaga stuff…
My husband who’s an Arab wants our baby to spend time with his mom more so the baby can speak arabic later on (he didn’t say so but from his attitude that’s what it seems). I understand and speak arabic as well since I was brought up in an Arab country but moved to USA afterwards for college.
The problem is I want to teach our baby arabic and urdu both. Its awkward when I try to speak to him in urdu ‘baby language’ in front of my husband as he’d rather have me speaking arabic with the baby. Also, it doesn’t seem like my husband has any interest in teaching him urdu. One reason we are so connected is because I speak his language. He says at times he wants to learn urdu but has yet to learn it (which is fine with me).
My mom lives few hours away speaks little bit of arabic and my family has forgotten a lot of it as it’s not our first language (it is urdu). My older sister suggested I talk to the baby in urdu and repeat the same thing in arabic so the baby can have best of both worlds…
My question is what language should I be teaching this kid? Either continue speaking multiple languages or just plain english? Should i be worried about this from now or should i wait till the baby grows up a little?.

Speak in both the languages. It’s not difficult. My aunt spoke to her kid in urdu and arabic, though both parents are Pakistani’s they wanted their kid to be fluent in both because they live in an arab country. She would tell him what something is in both languages at the same time. Children grasp quickly. Being multilingual is a plus point.