https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 03:39:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-404405 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:45:12 +0000 sorrycharlie 404405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nurse told us the same thing about rectal being accurate, &amp; to add a degree to a different reading </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-404182 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:15:27 +0000 autumnlove 404182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NerdBee: thank you for the link! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-403807 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:42:37 +0000 T-Mom 403807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rectal is most accurate.. We use an ear thermometer but only for DD since she is older. I think the babies' ears are too small for the ear thermometer to be truly accurate since you can't get it in there very far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-403801 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:31:02 +0000 NerdBee 403801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rectal temperature is supposed to be the most accurate. So far we have used an ear thermometer and go by the temperature range on this website: <a href="http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/fever_and_temperature_taking" rel="nofollow">http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/fever_and_temperature_taking</a> </p> <p>This website has a range of normal temperatures for the various methods of taking a baby's temperature. Scroll down to "what is a normal temperature". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-403797 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:24:03 +0000 Andrea 403797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a rectal temp is the most accurate. We use a temporal one for doing quick checks but I know it isn't accurate. Ours is about 1 degree lower than our rectal thermometer. </p> <p>Daycare uses an ear one and it always seems higher than our rectal one. Convenient for them!<br /> :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-403794 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:20:21 +0000 blackbird 403794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I *just* read somewhere that a rectal temp is the most accurate. I didn't even know these existed until I read about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-thermometer-do-you-think-is-most-accurate#post-403793 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:17:56 +0000 autumnlove 403793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to pick up LO from daycare yesterday because she wasn't eating and had a fever according to daycare's temporal thermometer. I rushed over (in my work from home "not meant for public eyes" outfit) and I could hear her screaming from the parking lot. :-( She was really warm to the touch so I checked her temp again with the daycare's thermometer and it was 100.2. I had a rectal thermometer in my diaper bag and her temp was 102.5. I rechecked a minute later with the rectal and it was still 102.5.</p> <p>What thermometer do you use? I think a rectal thermometer is most accurate but isn't the most convenient....does anyone use an ear thermometer? </p>