Recommend your baby thermometer

[sweetpea]

We used to have a rectal thermometer that worked well until it didn't and it wasn't available anymore. So we got a forehead one plus a few others and I seriously would have 4 wildly different readings. At some point the forehead one was good enough to give me a estimate and know to give Tylenol.

Now that I have DD2 I feel I should get a rectal thermometer again. Is there one you'd recommend. I swear they're all bad 

[hawkward]

I like the Kinsa thermometer. I also like its app for tracking temps.

ETA it's not rectal, but unless you have a reason to need super accurate temp, rectal really isn't necessary. In fact, I was taught in nursing school to discourage parents from doing it at home. 

[sweetpea]

Jun 2, 2017 15:56:21 GMT -6 hawkward said:

I like the Kinsa thermometer. I also like its app for tracking temps.

ETA it's not rectal, but unless you have a reason to need super accurate temp, rectal really isn't necessary. In fact, I was taught in nursing school to discourage parents from doing it at home. 

Thanks I'll look at that. I think I'm used to a rectal when they're small because my mom said so 😛

[Deleted]

We just use the rectal one that came with our baby as part of a "free gift with purchase" our hospital was running.

Honestly, in general, I don't dose based on temperature. Fever + happy baby = nothing. Fever + sad baby = drugged baby.

ETA: rectal is our last resort. DS gets ridiculously high fevers in the 105+ range which means we're calling the advice line, which means they'll ask for rectal. 

[dreadpirateroberts]

Jun 2, 2017 17:11:35 GMT -6 @girlnextdoor said:

Get the Vicks speed read. It takes less than 10 seconds. There is nothing worse than a squirming screaming child trying to oust the butt probe. I never trust a forehead or ear. My kids have been burning with fever and those don't show it sometimes.

I second this. We just do under the arm, but it's great because it works so fast. 

[Deleted]

Love the Kinsa. The app is so useful for tracking temps, when you have meds, etc.

[Pizzaslut]

I used to use the rectal all the time until he was about 15 months. And then I read that was discouraged so I use the forehead one. I used to get different readings but once you get used to how to do it, it's easy.

[anarossi]

Wrong thread, nothing to see here.

But +1 to those damn useless forehead thermometers. What a waste of money.

[trtlcrzy]

Get this one. 5 second read, huge numbers, and the screen glows red if it's a fever. You can switch between rectal, underarm or mouth settings.

Safety 1st Advanced Solutions Easy Read 4-in-1 Thermometer www.amazon.com/dp/B009UQFU2S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_l2Jmzb17A14JQ