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Taking a 1 Year Old's Temperature
I am currently using an ear thermometer and I'm not sure just how accurate it is so I was considering buying a temporal artery thermometer. ...
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- I personally use a temporal artery thermometer. I have found that it's very accurate. I bought it at Wal-Mart for about $35. I know that a lot of people say that th...
- Hi- my advice...just use the ear thermometer. It will give you at least an idea and you know what it usually says when he is feeling fine, so anything above that, he ...
- I have a14 month old daughter and I love my ear thermometer too but if I think she might be running a high fever I also use a regular digital thermometer in her armpit...
Which Kind of Thermometer
Read all 5 responses: "Which type of thermometer is best for a toddler? I have an ear thermometer but have heard that they aren't accurate.
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- I used and continue using the ear method. I find that it's accurate and easy to use and you won't wake them if they finally fall asleep. Technology has improved since ...
- I have the thermometer you swipe across the forehead and I hate it. It is never accurate. I have a daughter that is two and the only thermometer I have found that I ...
- I use a regular thermometer and hold it under my sons arm pit. That's the way they do it at his day care as well. They typically tell you to add a degree to whatever ...
Thermometer Recommendation
I love our thermometer made by Mobi. You can use it on the ear or forehead. I really only use it on the forehead. I find it accurate and really easy to use. ...
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- I saw 2 and trying to decide which one to get as well. I was at Walgreens looking around waiting for an RX and saw 2-One is the Temperal one that takes a temperature ...
- At the preschool I worked at we would take the temp under the arm pit and add a degree. I know it's not 100% accurate like the rectal way, but a lot more convenient :)
- I have to put in another vote for the Exergen Temporal scanner. We've used this since my son was an infant. It's easy, non-invasive, and very accurate. Rectal is...
Baby Thermometer
It's wonderful and very accurate. I read the reviews before we bought it got excellent reviews, unlike some of the other forehead ones. Our ear thermometer ...
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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...
Thermometers
I've used an ear thermometer for years, and my docs also use them and say they are very accurate, as long as you read the directions. The normal temps are ...
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- I also received an ear thermometer while I was pregnant. It fits in my son's ear ok but I was told by his doctor that they aren't very accurate. I use an under arm t...
- Hi L., I am an R.N. and have read so many studies about the inaccuracies of the "ear thermometers." I haven't read much about the "forehead thermometers," but guess ...
- We have the Exergen Temporal Scanner Thermometer. You just swipe across the kid's forehead, it works great. It is really nice, because you can use it on a sleeping k...
Thermometer
I need something that is quick and accurate as the little one does not like to sit ... We use an ear thermometer and I love it. It only takes a few seconds. ...
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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...
Low Body Temperature in a Baby?
I've heard the ear thermometers are very difficult to get an accurate temp. Rectal should be more accurate. Now that you think he's fine, have you tried the ...
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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...
In the Market for a New Thermometer
Sep 25, 2009 ... Sorry, but I can't remember the brand for the ear thermometer - other brands ... that I could get an accurate reading with it and trust it. ...
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- T. - I was NEVER successful with the Ear Thermometers....they hurt my ears so I was nervous about using them "aggressively" enough with my 3 boys. I LOVE the The...
- I just bought the Reli On Temple Touch Thermometer yesterday. I've played around with it & so far I love it. Its so easy to use! After you turn it on, just hold it ...
- We use the Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer. I bought it about 3 months ago and love it. We also use these where I work (as a nurse) and we have lots of p...
Good Thermometer for 18 Month Old
Ear thermometers can be accurate if used correctly. But its difficult to get a toddler to hold still. From what I've read (I have an ear thermometer), ...
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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...
Good Thermometer Recommendation?
We have a digital one that reads in 5 seconds but I can never seem to get an accurate reading. I heard the ear thermometers are not accurate. ...
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- I agree with you about the ear thermometers. I have one and I always take my boys' temp at least 3 times and it will give me a different answer every time. When my y...
- We use the Exergen temporal arterty scanner and we love it! It is so quick and easy to use, even when your kids are super sqiurmy! You can buy it at Babies R Us...Go...
- We also use the Exergen Temporal Scanner Infrared Thermometer. It's WONDERFUL! You scan it across their forehead and the reading is instant and accurate. We bought our...
