Taking Temperature: Safety 1st
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Safety 1St Thermometer
Asked by A.B. from Honolulu
on January 12, 2011
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Hello,
I have the safety 1st thermometer for the arm, rectum and mouth...The instructions came with the different temperatures for each option. So what measures in ...
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- Use whichever search engine you like and search for the manufacturer's website. If the product information isn't searchable on their website, email them and request a...
- i always take rectal (no matter the age) with a good old fashion if I fear the reading is wrong b/c that is the most accurate. I have a forhead, ear, arm pit, mouth a...
- It depends on the age of the child. If the child is old enough to hold it in their mouth use the mouth otherwise use under the arm. Never take a temperature via the re...
Best Thermometer
Asked by B.W. from Louisville
on March 3, 2008
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Not a fan of the current thermometer I use...it takes too long to read, and with a squirming 7 month old, that is near impossible. Any recommendations on a good therm...
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- I found a great digital at Wal-Mart, it only takes a few seconds to read and it was only like $20.
- I have found a thermometer that I really like and I believe it works very well. It is the "Safety 1st Hospital Choice 3 in 1 thermometer". It reads in 7 seconds and ...
- Summer's has a good health pack that includes a rectal thermometer and a forehead strip. The strip is amazing. I have found people stealing the strip from the packag...
Thermometer
Asked by A.P. from Minneapolis
on March 22, 2008
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I am trying to find a good thermometer. I have tried a couple of the in the ear ones but have not been pleased with their innacuracy. Does anyone have some recomendati...
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- If you get any good leads please let me know I'm in the same boat and getting frusturated.
- I too was wondering which ones are good out there. I read about the Exergen ones that people recommended and I found this site that give a $5.00 mail in rebate if you...
- I have to say that I agree with Annette. The Exergen has been amazing. I used to try to get a consistent reading with the 2 brands of ear thermometores on my girls w...
Thermometers
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on July 24, 2011
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What type of thermometer do you use? I have an 8 month old son and have already gone through 2 digital ones that I don't care for. I feel as though I am not getting ...
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- I think I am the only person in the world who hates the Exergen Thermometer. I think it's worthless-very hard to get an accurate reading. Take the temp. twice and yo...
- LOVE the temporal thermometer. We used an ear thermometer for years and it was not very accurate. When it died I bought a temporal thermometer and love it. One day ...
- I bought an Exergen from Walmart after years of fighting with my kids trying to get them to keep a regular digital thermometer either under their tongue or in their ar...
Looking for a Good, and Fast Thermometer!!
Asked by L.F. from Denver
on September 8, 2011
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Our expensive temporal thermometer just broke... the sautering (sp...sorry) came undone . It never really worked right anyway, we always got different readings even o...
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- I never could get a good reading with either of our ear thermometers. I now have a temporal artery scan thermometer and we love it. You just swipe it across the fore...
- I used the Safety first ear one for my kids when they were little. I liked it. You need to read the instructions good though.....you are supposed to pull the ear up ...
- I've had my Braun for 6 years and it still works like a champ!
Thermometer Recommendations for 11 Month Year Old
Asked by A.O. from Denver
on August 9, 2008
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I currently have a safety 1st accu-touch forehead thermometer. My doctor's office tested it for me when I took my daughter in for an ear infection a couple of months a...
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- We had alot of problems with thermometers. They would work for awhile and then stop working after only a few months. About two yrs ago we bought a Braun Thermoscan. ...
- I only use the one in the ear and it works well. I know you can get it at Wal-Mart. I don't remember the brand but I would recommend getting one that you take the te...
- My nephews wife used them I'm not sure what happened I think it quit working so she went and bought one of those fancy ones you put in the ear (like they use at the dr...
Any Good Thermometers Out There??
Asked by R.H. from Springfield
on November 13, 2010
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Hi Mommas! Does anyone love the thermometer they use at home? I have had horrible luck and feel like I'm wasting my money!! I have tried the Braun ThermoScan ear th...
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- I love the new vicks forehead one. You run it on the forehead and it works in seconds, and is more accurate than ear ones, and you can do it while they sleep with out...
- Vicks has one that is rectal, oral or underarm. I have using it for almost 3 years with no problems.
- The best I've encountered is rectal and digital - it's the only truly accurate reading. As far as brand... geez, I think we have a Safety 1st (although the first one ...
Baby Thermometers and Checking for Fever?
Asked by E.P. from Los Angeles
on March 7, 2008
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Can anyone recommend a specific thermometer that they like for babies? Is there a difference between thermometers marketed for babies and those for adults? Is there a ...
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- Our pediatrician recommends taking the temp under the arm, then adding one degree. I thought that didn't sound like a very accurate guage, but she reminded me that it...
- yes,,digital & some aquafor gel for lubricating the thermometer. during a diaper change. insert in tushy( 1/2 of a inch) not to far. it will go off( beeping).maybe 10...
- Normal for the armpit is 1 degree less than oral. Regarding brand of digital thermometer, I found the Timex brand (at RiteAid) to be quick like it says on the package...
Baby Bath Question
Asked by J.D. from New York
on July 29, 2008
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Hello all,
I have been using a WONDERFUL baby bath for the last seven months. It is a product made by 4 moms and it has a thermometer built in, AMAZING! It fits in ...
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- Hi J., Not sure how old your baby is and if she can sit up for herself. It is a long time for me but my grandchildren had something that had suction cups for the botto...
- I use the Primo bath tub for my 1-year old- at first, it seemed so big but once he could sit up well, it was fine. It's big enough for a toddler w/ all his toys.
- We've been using an 'inflatable tub'...not certain of the brand, but it was carried at Babies 'r us....it basically looks like a raft. The advantages are that it's so...
Bathing 9 Month Old (Bath Tub Question)
Asked by E.S. from Chicago
on July 29, 2009
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My 9 month old is getting too big for his reclining tub. My question is if I should bother with an in between tub or just go right to the regular bath tub. I've seen a...
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- Hi E. I bought the one from one step ahead and my son hated it :-( nothing to support him not that he needed it but he felt safer I guess with something. also it i...
- Maybe I am in the minority here - but I have been bathing my 8.5 month old in the regular bathtub since he was 7 months old and could sit well. I have to bathe my 2 y...
- I've always transitioned from the fold-up tub to a bath ring (the kind with suction cups that attaches to the bottom of the tub). Safety 1st makes a good one--it just...
