Squirmy diaper changes-taking temperatures

[hannamaren]

Today, my squirmy baby crawled away as I took her temp. I followed her with the thermometer inside her as she crawled away.
What an adventure!

[UnderProtest]

Yeah, that's when it's past time for a digital thermometer.

[knitty]

As in, up her arse? You know you can just put a thermometer under their arm, right? Or get one of those forehead thermometers? Or an ear thermometer.

[hannamaren]

Oct 10, 2012 10:23:08 GMT -5 knitty said:

As in, up her arse? You know you can just put a thermometer under their arm, right? Or get one of those forehead thermometers? Or an ear thermometer.

For a one year old? I thought rectal was best.
And those forehead thermometers are crap.

[hannamaren]

Oct 10, 2012 10:22:17 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

Yeah, that's when it's past time for a digital thermometer.

Well its digital. But its rectal.

[karinothing]

My pedi said we don't need to do a digital beyond 6 months. They use a forehead one, but I am pretty sure they have a fancy expensive one that I am not willing to buy. We use a ear one, it seems accurate.

[hannamaren]

Okay, ear I can do. But oral is also impossible for babies.
When she was tiny, she loved the rectal thermometer.

[CloudBee]

Scary. Damage can easily be done in that area if you aren't slow, and keep them still. If she's that mobile now, crawling with one inside of her could cause a puncture.

I would definitely transition to the ear or temple thermometers now.

[Ashley&Scott]

We have a Vicks quick read under arm thermometer, that could be an option too.

[Deleted]

I would love to ditch our rectal thermometer, what ear one do you have? All the reviews on Amazon seem sucky.

[karinothing]

We use this one it seems to work fine - www.amazon.com/Braun-Thermoscan-Thermometer-ExacTemp-Technology/dp/B001FWXKMM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349888683&sr=8-1&keywords=braun+ear+thermometer

[knitty]

Oct 10, 2012 10:39:14 GMT -5 hannamaren said:

Oct 10, 2012 10:23:08 GMT -5 knitty said:

As in, up her arse? You know you can just put a thermometer under their arm, right? Or get one of those forehead thermometers? Or an ear thermometer.

For a one year old? I thought rectal was best.
And those forehead thermometers are crap.

Our peds have all used them, and the ER. But then they're also more interested in the child's behaviour than the number of their temperature. I haven't taken a temperature in years.

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[Deleted]

I have not one time taken a rectal temp. In 17 months of parenthood.

[MadamePresident]

We figure a good temporal thermometer was worth the $50 at Walgreens.

[birdmom]

Our temporal thermometer cost $50, maybe, and totally worth it. I have never taken a rectal temp. The only time DS had it done was in the ER when he had croup.