Thermometer
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I Need a GOOD Thermometer!
Asked by C.H. from Austin
on October 22, 2009
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I think I've bought all of them. When expecting my first I bought a $40 temporal scan, and thru the years I've bought a number of cheap ones at the grocery store. I ...
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- I love my Exergen Temporal Thermometer. The hardest part is keeping my 11 month old from turning his head with the thermometer as I swipe it across his forehead! I usu...
- I've had good luck with the Exergen Temporal Scanner. I'm sorry I'm sure you've already done this but I know it can cause a really low temperature on the temporal the...
- I've been through a gazillion thermometers. My husband came home with an Exergen temporal thermometer and it's heaven. I always feel I get an accurate temp. All the...
Anyone to Recommend a Good Thermometer?
Asked by L.C. from Raleigh
on March 11, 2008
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I have a 16 month old with another on the way...and want to purchase a new thermometer that is easy to use but accurate. The one I currently have came in a 'kit' I rec...
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- I have tried several of the ear thermometers and not found one that is acutally acurate. However, they now have a theremometer that you rub across the forehead. I am ...
- the exergen temporal thermometer is good. u can get it at walmart. they use it at the pediatricians office thats how i found out how to get one. its about $30. just si...
- Hi L., the bad news about the tympanic (ear) thermometers is that they can be very inaccurate. if it ifs not aimed directly at the eardrum, which believe it or ...
Best Thermometer for Baby
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on January 13, 2010
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Hello,
Wondering what is the best thermometer to buy for my son? I was just using the rectal one but now is is squirming and kicking his legs that its too dangerous m...
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- I also have the Exergen one from Walgreens. At first it took me a few tries to learn how to do it so that I get accurate readings, but now that I know....it is a piece...
- I also recommend the exergen one that rolls across the child's (or adult's) forehead. Like others have said, it took a few tries before I was getting accurate results...
- I haven't used the one that rolls across the forehead myself, but my pediatrician used it on my daughter for her 6 month checkup. It's the first time I've seen it. S...
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!
Looking for a Reliable Infant Thermometer
Asked by J.B. from Washington DC
on June 2, 2008
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My son is almost 5 months old, and to my knowledge (I'm not complaining, mind you!) has never had a fever, although sometimes his head feels really hot to me. I have ...
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- I have had great luck with the Exergen Temporal Thermometer. It runs across the forehead and has always given me an accurate reading. I have taken it to the doctor wi...
- Hi J., Some children, infants, adults run a low grade fever. Don't worry, when a child is sick, you will know it. Your thermometers are fine. Hope this helps. D.
- You just might be lucky. My daughter is 5yrs old. She did have temp. but they didn't happen until she was teething. I used any typical thermometer. I didn't find the e...
Need a Good Thermometer
Asked by N.L. from Tampa
on September 7, 2010
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I need a good (digital if possible) thermometer. The one I have from walgreens is very inaccurate and inconstant. It can go from 97 to 100 in the same minute. Any reco...
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- We bought a Braun digital ear thermometer. So far it has been very accurate and easy to use. It usually takes only about 5-10 seconds to get a reading. When our sweeti...
- I wonder the same thing.... Looking forward to seeing responses!
- I, too, love the Braun ear thermometer. I got it as a gift at a baby shower for my first child, now 6-years-old, and it has been wonderful all along for both kids. A...
3-In-1 Child's Thermometer - Really?
Asked by T.T. from Washington DC
on February 3, 2013
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Both my kids are sick - ugh. I realized that the only thermometers I had in the house were the rectal ones we used when they were babies, so their dad picked up a new...
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- they don't mean to use that one for all, they mean that one can be used for any of the 3. Personally I prefer the ones you just run along their forehead, I get more a...
- Well TECHNICALLY, any standard thermometer could be used as any of the three, but yeah, hopefully not interchangeably! If you WERE to use it interchangeably, you ca...
- I've had a 3 way thermometer and used it both orally and rectally. What difference does it make? I sterilize it after each use with alcohol. You feed yourself with ...
Recommendations for a Good Thermometer
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on September 21, 2006
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I have a one year old who will not sit still long enough for me to take her temperature under her arm and I am not sure I can do it rectally. Does anyone have a recomm...
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- Just a piece of advice...I was told by the hospital where my children are born that it is no longer recommended to take rectal temperatures. Too often the bowel is ru...
- We use a temporal thermometer. They are least expensive at Walmart but here's a good article: http://www.exergen.com/medical/pressrel/dec03.htm
- I have a forehead thermometer and you just press against their forehead to get a reading. Its fairly accurate and i am able to get my daughters temp..without her howli...
Suggestions for Quick Basal Thermometer
Asked by P.P. from Chicago
on February 19, 2008
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Are all basal thermometers slow, or is it just the one I've got? It literally takes 4-5 minutes for my basal thermometer to give me each morning's readout. Can anyon...
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- Actually, I picked up an inexpensive digital rectal thermometer from the baby section and use it as an armpit thermometer. It reads in 30-45 seconds. It really doesn't...
- Mine used to take FOREVER. It was the battery that needed changing. Unfortunately, thermometer batteries are darn near impossible to find. I bought whatever Target ...
- I purchased my second basal thermometer from Target... I think it is made by Samsung and is Healthy Living or something like that. I found that it is much quick than ...
What Kind of Thermometer Do You Use?
Asked by B.W. from Washington DC
on April 23, 2012
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We have an almost 2 y.o. and have gone through multiple thermometers trying to find one that seems close to accurate and easy to use. We had luck with rectal but I th...
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- We use the Braun Ear Thermometer. It's not my favorite. I take it twice in one ear and twice in the other and take the highest reading. I like that it's quick and clean.
- We use a Braun ear thermometer, but it's either me or the device that doesn't work well with my younger one (2.5). It works great for my 4 y/o, so maybe it's just too...
- We also use the BRaun Ear thermometer.
