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Good Thermometer for 18 Month Old
I don't know how you and your hubby feel about pacifiers, but I used the ones that are thermometers. Digital read-out on the front... Just a suggestion. ...
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- I'd personally like to get the temporal thermometer, but I hate to put out the money for one. I use one under the arm, its made by Vicks, and it works in 5 seconds. It...
- Dear A., I have the forehead (temporal) thermometer and I love it. I used to substitute for the elementary school in Texas and all of their schools had them. We had...
- Braun makes a good in the ear themometer. the best way thought when they are young is to put the themometer in the rectum that is the most accurate way. use some vasel...
Low Body Temperature in a Baby?
We measured using the ear thermometer, and it came up as 94.7, and rectally 94. ... now i use a regular digital one or the 'old timey' mercury filled ones. ...
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- Did you try a dif. thermometer?? We took our son to the e.r. once with the flu and he was almost treated for hypothermia because the first thermometer they took his te...
- My daughter has an ear canal that does not allow for an ear thermometer to be effective. While I know this is way more painful for Mom's than it is for baby do a recta...
- I have used ear thermometers with similar experiences, I usually test myself as a baseline to see if it's working, utimately I just stopped using it, even though it is...
Looking for Nice, Easy Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas
Do you have a digital camera? Take some great shots of the kids and get .... You can get candy thermometers at CVS, along with the candy flavoring, ...
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- Hi - K. - There'a a book called "The One Hundred Dollar Christmas", I don't know the author, but if you Google or Amazon, you should find it. We try to do gift cards ...
- Hi K. First Congrats on your lovely family. Let me just say grandparents love anything to do with their grandchildren. But you mentioned others-- since you don't ...
- You are not the only one in this situation!!! I have found that people would rather have homemade items than store bought ones. One of the things I do for my sons te...
Thermometer
Asked by S.N. from Phoenix
on December 31, 2008
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Hi Mom's I am looking for a new thermometer for the little one. I need something that is quick and accurate as the little one does not like to sit still for long to g...
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- Hi Sammy, I have a thermometer that I use for my 3 year old son and it works GREAT!! It is Exergen-Temporal Scanner 2000C (it works by going across the forehead an...
- Hi Sammy, We have the ear one and the one you swipe on the forhead. My friend, who is a nurse, says the forhead one is the most accurate so I use that one most ofte...
- We have 3 types. The traditional, the ear, and the temporal. I like the ear one the best. I find it to be more accurate as the child doesn't have to sit as still as...
Thermometer
Asked by M.G. from Chicago
on July 4, 2009
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Hi!
I'm looking for a good thermometer to use with my nine month old boys. I can't seem to find one that is consistent, let alone accurate. What brands have you u...
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- I use the Braun thermoscan ear thermometer (which I got from Target) and I am very happy with it. It's so easy to use, and seems pretty accurate. In fact, I noticed ...
- I just use the Braun ear thermometer. Although I don't think it's extremely accurate it does give you a good idea. I usually figure their fevers may about one degree...
- When my son was in Luthern General for breaking his back in 3 places and crushing L1 I was shocked when I seen them use this "weird" scan thing on his forhead and then...
Thermometer
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on January 6, 2009
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Can anyone recommend a good brand of thermometer for use with babies/toddlers? I really would like one that takes an ear reading, and would like some advice before I ...
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- I have a Exergen Comfort Scanner. It is an infrared thermometer that you run across the forehead. I really like it and my girls don't mind it either. I think that I...
- I honestly think that ear thermometers are a total waste of money. I bought one and could never get an accurate reading despite thoroughly reading the directions. I ...
- We have the Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer. We love it!
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...
Baby Thermometer
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on September 15, 2007
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Can you reccommend a good thermometer for a newborn. Is it necessary to use a rectal thermometer? Or what are my options?
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- Rectal therm's are said to be the most actuate but I am also pretty sure they arent ver comfortable (hehehehehe) My daughters pediatrician uses one that she swipes fro...
- We have both a rectal and an ear thermometer. The rectal actually is necessary for a newborn through 3 or 4 months old, simply because it can be important to get an a...
- When my baby was first born (14 months ago), we bought an ear thermometer. It worked good, but he soon developed a ton of ear wax, and then we weren't getting an accur...
Good Thermometer
Asked by L.S. from Austin
on January 24, 2008
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Hi,
can anyone recommend an accurate but fast thermometer for a squirmy 14 month old. We had a digital ear thermometer but it did not seem very accurate. Is it bette...
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- Hello, We are also looking at the forehead thermometer, we found that Sams has one for 29.00 and Walmart has the same one for 34.95. My doctor, that is a good friend...
- Under the arm isn't terribly accurate either. The ear temp would be more accurate if done properly (and I think that can be hard to do with little ones!). They have ...
- Yes, it is better to take a reading under the arm. Digital ear thermometers are not very accurate. If you do use the ear thermometer, take several readings in each e...
Best Thermometer?
Asked by M.E. from Austin
on August 19, 2008
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Hey there moms,
Does anyone recommend a particular thermometer? We have the digital ear kind, but I'm always skeptical as to whether it's true or not...call me para...
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- M., Your best bet is a digital thermometer that you can use under the arm. Rectal thermometers are dangerous (too easy to puncture the rectum - we are not even using...
- the temporal thermometer that the previous post suggested is the best! We went through about 3 different types of digital ear or underarm thermometers but the temporal...
- M., I remember the same concern when my baby was an infant. He's 4 now. I had both a rectal and an ear thermometer. He tended to spike his fevers when he was a baby...
