thermometers? Whats good
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Topic: thermometers? Whats good
Posted By: peanut butter
Subject: thermometers? Whats good
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 12:52pm
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Hi, I am wanting to buy a thermometer for our first aid kit thats baby friendly. i think I want one that goes in their ear.
any advice? Any brands you recommend? Any you dont? THanks Nikki 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:13pm
I will check on the brand for you on ours when my girl wakes up from her nap, it's an ear one - but we also have a regular sort that goes under an adults tongue but can be used for *ahem* rectal temperature readings on babies  The nurse at A&E on the weekend was explaining to me that the ear thermometers are not always the most accurate as it has something to do with their ear canal not being long enough.
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:20pm
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I bought a cheap ($30) ear thermometer off TM and it is useless. You can use it 20 times in a row and it gives you really varied results each time. But my sister has a good one (maybe Braun?) that she paid around $100 for and says it is good. In the end I got a Tommee Tippee one from the supermarket for $15 and it works fine. You can use it either under the arm or rectally. ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:30pm
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We've got a Braun one. It seems quite good. I originally bought one of those Tommee Tippee ones from the supermarket but could never get Matt to keep still for long enough to take his temp with it under his arm. It seemed to take forever to do the reading. I find the ear one heaps easier - only takes a few seconds & I can use it while he sleeps too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:34pm
Rectally???? Oh man! Cant see me doing that voluntarily! 
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:39pm
Lol but is is the most accurate  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com">
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nzpiper wrote:Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 4:43pm
I can only picture the reactions my cats have given when the vets do that to them. |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 5:40pm
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We have a digital one from the pharmacy. It works really well.
I bought one of the cheap ear ones from TM too, after someone raved about how great they were to me and it is hopeless, just like yours Kelly! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 6:22pm
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ok, so TM ones are out! You get what you pay for I guess. I was looking on pharmacydirect.co.nz and they have
http://www.pharmacydirect.co.nz/default.aspx?T=4592&P=19306 - Tempteller CT-32DX for $73.95 http://www.pharmacydirect.co.nz/default.aspx?T=1014&G=1013&P=827 - Braun Thermoscan Clamshell IRT 4020 for $119.50 Do these sound good? |
Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 4:32pm
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We got an awesome one through flybuys. Can't remember the brand name tho! Well... I am a useless pot of information :P ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 5:09pm
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i have a tempteller one that i got off TM about 3yrs ago for about $30 i'm not sure what the model# is but it looks similar to the one you're looking at, just a different shape.
i've never had a problem with it  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 8:12pm
I bought an ear one from the pharmacy and took it back coz it was hopeless. Don't remember the brand sorry  .
But I now have a digital one that goes under the arm and it's great, only takes 15 secs to read the temp which is good with wrigglers that want to get away from you. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 8:48pm
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We have the one that you can get with your flybuys points. Really good one but I can't remember the name of it. We also have a cheap one that you do under the arm and in the mouth. The ear one isn't that great for children under 6 months as Jax said their ear canal isn't long enough. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 9:06pm
| Ok, so the underarm ones work ok for babies? I thought the ear ones would be better? If not thats cool as the underarm ones are cheaper. |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 12:55pm
Ashleigh had her temp taken every 3 hours for 11 weeks while in hospital  and they used the underarm ones.------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 1:21pm
Yep, the gremlins always had theirs done under their arm in hospital too  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 1:45pm
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We have one like http://4giftsdirect.com/productimages/1522_DigitalT.jpg - this . It goes under the arm (or rectally, God forbid!!) and is certainly accurate enough to check if baby/child is well or otherwise. If a high temperature is noted (38+) it beeps differently than for a regular temp. It was about $20-$30 from the local pharmacy and I've had it for about 2-3 years with no probs.
ETA: when it comes to taking an underarm temp I just hold the arm close to the baby/child until the reading is ready (ie it beeps). When my children reach about 2+ they actually quite like to wait and listen for the beeps. Babies don't care. For the in-betweens I usually hold them close in a cuddle or for a story. If they are running a bad temp they are usually not as able to struggle anyway ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 1:49pm
The problem I have is that the gremlins think that *everything* goes in their mouths. It's kinda tricky to take their temperature when they are trying to be contortionists and get the thermometer under their arm into their mouth at the same time ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 2:32pm
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Hmmm you've probably had to take temps a lot more times than me too, Emma ------------- |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 8:25pm
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we have the one Busy mum has from when i was temping while ttc - havent used that on ella yet.
We use an ear one - similar to the braun one but we got it in oz - its one doctors etc use and was a similar price to the braun one - it is fine. Ella had a rectal one done at kids first that weekend we were there - apparently hospital policy said on first admission that has to be done for the records. Daddy couldnt watch that one!!!! Poor bubba... They used an ear one after that.
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 8:46pm
| thanks for all the advice guys. I went with a digital underarm, rectal, oral one from tommee tippee. It was priced right and if it proves useless on bubs, oh well, we'll worry then. |