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pinkandblue
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Spinoff - taking DC's temp
When did you stop using a rectal thermometer and what did you switch to?
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Posted 11/7/08 9:23 AM  |
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
I still do rectal and Andrew is 2 1/2.
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:23 AM |
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Ang-Rich
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
We still do rectal but I am thinking of buying that one that scans the forehead.
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:26 AM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
Damien is 5 and we don't do it on him (Although they did when he was in the hospital) Jaidy we still do and she is almost 2.
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:26 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
I've always been a fan of the ear ones. For me, it's close enough. It's either normal, slightly high, or very high. I don't worry about the exact number. If you use 10 different thermometers, you'll get 11 slightly different temps anyway....
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:39 AM |
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
I really want to get a good ear one because I hate doing it rectally. DH and I flip a coin. 
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:50 AM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
I use the ear one. I said in the other thread, I can tell if they are burning up or slightly fevered or have no fever at all just by touching them. With my youngest being 2 1/2, I don't really need an exact temp. The forehead one is not infallible either, my SIL has it and has the same issues as I have with the ear scanner.
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| Posted 11/7/08 9:54 AM |
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Diane
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
Posted by Ang-Rich
We still do rectal but I am thinking of buying that one that scans the forehead.
same here...where can you buy one of those that is good?
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| Posted 11/7/08 12:10 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
Posted by Diane
Posted by Ang-Rich
We still do rectal but I am thinking of buying that one that scans the forehead.
same here...where can you buy one of those that is good?
I have one that I got from BRU, $50 and it is a piece of crap...I prefer the ear thermometer more 
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| Posted 11/7/08 12:45 PM |
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Lucky
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
Posted by Ang-Rich
We still do rectal but I am thinking of buying that one that scans the forehead.
I went to buy a new one 2 days ago and was going to get the temporal lobe thermometer but the pharmacist said that they aren't that accurate. He recommended an ear one; it only takes one second to register the temperature.
ETA: My DD is 2 and flips when she just sees the rectal thermometer. She HATES it!
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| Posted 11/7/08 1:17 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
DD is just about 2.5 yrs old and I have just started taking her temp under the arm pit. working well for us. she hates rectal and so do I
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| Posted 11/7/08 1:28 PM |
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Janice
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Re: Spinoff - taking DC's temp
I use the ear to see if there is a temp.
If there is, then I use rectal. The dr won't talk to me about temps on phone unless its a rectal one.
At hospital, they always do rectal.
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