https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:52:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1299423 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 11:18:06 +0000 mrs. bird 1299423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my thermometer! Haha, that's a weird thing to say, but I do! It doesn't make contact, so you don't have to clean it or use covers, nor would it wake a sleeping kiddo, it can also take room &amp; surface temps &amp; you can use it on little babies because it doesn't go in their ear.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JTNXDW?ie=UTF8&#038;force-full-site=1&#038;ref_=aw_bottom_links" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JTNXDW?ie=UTF8&#038;force-full-site=1&#038;ref_=aw_bottom_links</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1299396 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 10:56:52 +0000 Periwinkle 1299396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great suggestions, ladies! I tend to rely on the rectal read too but wondered if that was still the best over one year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297239 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:32:02 +0000 LuLu Mom 1297239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do forehead first and if it shows she is warm then I do rectal to confirm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297225 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:25:33 +0000 autumnlove 1297225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rectal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297177 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:04:12 +0000 jetsa 1297177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: yea it stresses me out. Last week I took it and it read 100.7 and then my DH took it several times and it was under 99, my placement couldn't have been that off. He's 3 months there's not much room behind his ears! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297163 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:52:18 +0000 mrs. wagon 1297163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: we had that too and it was awful! Always read 97.0 even when it was actually over 100. </p> <p>We always do rectal but LMW is having a really hard time with it. WJ never minded that much. Now that he's 4 we do it under his arm and add a degree, but for LMW we might get the forehead one. They use that at our daycare and they just take it multiple times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297157 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:48:58 +0000 brownie 1297157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did rectal only until he was 2. Because any other have a very low incorrect reading (even the doctors). At 2 we got the temporal and found he has to be done in a very specific location. Once we had that down it's been super easy and quick. Been taking his temp multiple times a day now for a few days. He does like to use it too "do it" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297154 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:47:36 +0000 jetsa 1297154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this one (<a href="http://www.target.com/p/vicks-behind-ear-thermometer/-/A-13723686?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=Google_PLA_df&#038;LNM=" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/vicks-behind-ear-thermometer/-/A-13723686?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=Google_PLA_df&#038;LNM=</a>|13723686&amp;CPNG=Health+Beauty&amp;kpid=13723686&amp;LID=PA&amp;ci_src=17588969&amp;ci_sku=13723686&amp;gclid=CNvTjOm9xrsCFecRMwodVhcAaw) and its horrible so we bought the braun ear one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297102 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:57:46 +0000 MamaChin 1297102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still only use a rectal one and LO is almost 14 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297097 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:53:42 +0000 singingbee 1297097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one with three different reads. The one we use right now is the rectal one. My ped's office won't 'believe' any temp unless it is a rectal one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297089 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:38:14 +0000 hilsy85 1297089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rectal...I found it to be the most accurate! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297079 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:13:33 +0000 Ash 1297079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a temporal thermometer. It's also what we use in the hospital - they're great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297077 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:12:18 +0000 blackbird 1297077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have a braun thermoscan. it's really quick </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-type-of-thermometer#post-1297061 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:42:13 +0000 Periwinkle 1297061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What type of thermometer do you use for LO? We have been attempting to use the Braun in-ear thermometer and we just have such a tough time keeping him still enough to get an accurate read. </p> <p>I was considering one of the temporal artery forehead types, but not sure if this is easy/accurate for a quick read. I am looking for something that can be used as a first step, before I try to get a rectal reading if I think he might be running a fever. </p>