[blparent] thermometers

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

Yeah like I said, I rarely use my thermometer, but when I do I use the 
forehead even for Colyn who's 5.  It's just easier then using the ear even 
though the thermometer doesn't actually go inside the ear canal.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] thermometers


> Hi,
> Nope, they still do not recommend ear or anal thermometers.
> Wal-Mart sells a talking forehead one that I posted to this list a while
> back, if someone still has that info, they can post it.
> IMO the only reason to have a thermometer is to let the doctor  know the
> exact temp if they are sick, and the doc wants to know.  I have no trouble
> telling if my kid is running a fever, and I am guessing most parents are
> that way.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:56 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] thermometers
>
> I've heard they don't recommend using an ear thermometer when a baby is 
> less
> than a year old.  You may want to check on this though; I heard it when my
> son was born, and he's now three.  I've heard very good things about
> forehead thermometers, but they aren't accurate sometimes either...  I 
> guess
> nothing is perfect.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 2:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] thermometers
>
> Hi,
>
> there are a couple of good thermometers, one is an oral rectal under the 
> arm
>
> one, and the other one  is an ear/forehead thermometer.  You can buy both
> from www.speaktomecatalog.com I prefer the ear thermometer because it only
> takes a second to take a tempreture and therefore doesn't require holding 
> on
> or in difficult parts of
>
> a sick and cranky baby.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
> To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:01 PM
> Subject: [blparent] thermometers
>
>
>> Hi, all!
>> I have a student who is expecting in December who asked about a good
>> talking baby thermometer. Can anyone advise?
>>
>> And for Denny, welcome! I teach a Parenting series for blind and visually
>> impaired parents through the Hadley School. You may want to consider
>> enrolling with us and taking the Preparation course as it will give you a
>> lot of information not only for blind parents but for general 
>> development.
>
>> There are two other courses in the series, Infancy and Early Years. The
>> courses are free and available in Braille or cassette. We have not gotten
>> to the point of putting this course in digital format yet, but a lot of
>> students send their lessons by email which can speed things up
>> considerably. If you would like more information, please contact me
>> through Hadley at
>> howerton at hadley.edu
>> or by phone at 800-323-4238.
>> Congratulations to you and your wife and thanks to all for your help.
>> Sharon
>>
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