[blparent] talking thermometers?

[Veronica Smith]

I never did it either because I heard it was really easy to tear the tissue
right there and start a heck of an infection.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 10:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] talking thermometers?

I read about taking the rectal temperature in the parenting course, but I
never resorted to it because when you have a sick, cranky baby anyway, and
then you think about doing something like taking the diaper off, holding the
poor baby down, and sticking a thermometer where you wouldn't want it to go
yourself--I just never attempted it.  That infrared thermometer sounds
awesome.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] talking thermometers?

> I recently purchased an infrared thermometer through Blind Treasures. 
> I do not have infants any more-they are long since grown-but the one I 
> have measures temperature almost instantly by just touching a part of the
body.
> One can also check room temperature. Other talking thermometers I've 
> had are very slow. In the parenting course I teach for Hadley, we 
> suggest the rectal temp as well, but a nurse friend said absolutely 
> not. So in my opinion, whatever works.
> Sharon Howerton, Instructor
> The Hadley School for the Blind
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> From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
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> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] talking thermometers?
>
>
>> Personally I never found the ear nor the forhead ones to be very acurate.

>> Maybe it was the case of you have to be smarter than the thermometer ... 
>> I always just bought a regular one and took the temp under his/her arm. 
>> Keeping in mind under the arm you add a degree.  I don't think in my 
>> search of thermometers I've ever seen a rectal one.
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Tay Laurie
>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 1:25 AM
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>> Subject: [blparent] talking thermometers?
>>
>>    Hi everyone,
>>
>> I know there are talking oral/axillary thermometers, but for an infant, 
>> of course, the most accurate method is up the bottom. Are there any 
>> talking rectal thermometers out there, and if so, where can they be 
>> found? If not, is it ok to use an ear thermometer, and if so, do talking 
>> ones exist, and where can they be found?
>> Thanks for any help you can give. We're going to start stocking up on 
>> things we'll need.
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