Thermometer recommendation?

carladillon · February 2011

All we have are the mercury kind or an oral digital one. I want to get an ear one - do you have one and would you recommend it? I've seen such a price difference between the different models.

Daisiesinmygarden · February 2011

No, we have the little round thermal one for her ear. I don't like it and wouldn't recommend it unless you have a very compliant child. I would recommend one that you just aim at their forehead and it takes their temp.

*ETA I have also heard good things about the paci ones, but I don't know how well that would work for us. I would prefer one that requires NO COOPERATION from a grumpy, sick baby!

daisydana · February 2011

We have everything but one for the ear. Sorry I am no help with that.

Daisiesinmygarden:
I would prefer one that requires NO COOPERATION from a grumpy, sick baby!

We have stickers for her forehead. We haven't used them yet, but that is about as easy as it gets. IF they work

dkays · February 2011

I finally bought this one https://www.amazon.com/Exergen-Temporal-Artery-Thermometer-TAT-2000C/dp/B000LJAEPQ. and love it. I am able to scan T's forehead while she asleep. We have an ear one but I don't like it. I don't know if it true but I had heard the ear one isn't as accurate if they have a ear infection.

CarenOE · February 2011

dkays:
I finally bought this one https://www.amazon.com/Exergen-Temporal-Artery-Thermometer-TAT-2000C/dp/B000LJAEPQ. and love it. I am able to scan T's forehead while she asleep. We have an ear one but I don't like it. I don't know if it true but I had heard the ear one isn't as accurate if they have a ear infection.

this i have heard the ear one is also not accurate if lo has wax in there and it also is not accurate if you dont have it positioned correctly

jarbatz · February 2011

Do not get the ear one...we have the safety first one - I think it was $25 and it's really quick and I didn't find it hard to use but I've heard they're very inaccurate and when B had her ear infection and had a fever, it always came back low.

I wish I had just spent the money on the forehead one....the Exergen one that Dkay has.

robynlesley · February 2011

I just use (very seldom) a rectal thermometer. Poor A...

busybea · February 2011

jarbatz:

Do not get the ear one...we have the safety first one - I think it was $25 and it's really quick and I didn't find it hard to use but I've heard they're very inaccurate and when B had her ear infection and had a fever, it always came back low.

I wish I had just spent the money on the forehead one....the Exergen one that Dkay has.

I also have the Safety 1st one, mine is pretty accurate.....or at least, I always thought it was. Tongue Tied

Temp159135562506975 · February 2011

we use a digital rectal 99% of the time. We have the Braun ear thermometer recommended by our pharmacist - but i never feel like i'm getting a good reading- we only use it now if they are sleeping and feel warm and we want to check without waking up.

rectal is best - most accurate... it doesn't hurt.

Griffin has been using a regular digital oral thermometer for about a year not (since 3) and does fine with it... i would not use mercury - takes too long, danger if broken - no reason to use one when digitals work so well.

carladillon · February 2011

Goldie-I agree rectal is best, but lately she is like an octopus when I change her diaper. I can only imagine trying to take her temp! It would have to be a two person job.

ScoobyM · February 2011

We have a temporal lobe thermometer that we always relied upon until DD finally got her first serious fever this year (yes, she went over 2 years without a real fever!). She was obviously hot and feeling badly, but the temporal one kept reading normal. I finally used a quick read underarm thermometer and it came up with a temp of 102.4 degrees! So now that is my go-to thermometer. FWIW, my pedi's office uses the temporal lobe one. So does the clinic where my SIL works as a pediatric nurse practitioner, and she told me that sometimes they are unreliable and if they get a kid in the office who is clearly running a fever and the temporal lobe doesn't show it, they always double check it with an underarm digital (or oral for older kids).

June4bride2be · February 2011

dkays:
I finally bought this one https://www.amazon.com/Exergen-Temporal-Artery-Thermometer-TAT-2000C/dp/B000LJAEPQ. and love it. I am able to scan T's forehead while she asleep. We have an ear one but I don't like it. I don't know if it true but I had heard the ear one isn't as accurate if they have a ear infection.

We have this temporal one too! Our pedi office uses it as well. I really like it, very accurate! I got a great deal on it at BJ's wholesale...BJ's coupon and a manufacturer rebate made it less than $20!

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