[blparent] talking thermometers?

[Tay Laurie]

True enough. The tip is rounded enough it shouldn't cause injury if you're 
gentle about it and don't shove. Then again, a baby's skin, etc is so 
delicate, what someone may consider gentle might be a bit rough on them, so 
you'd have to be extra cautious. Personally, unless the pediatrician tells 
me otherwise, I'd just use the axillary temp and let them know that's the 
method I used so they can calculate it correctly. After all, they're the 
medical professionals, not me. :) Although I've thought about going into 
medicine.
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From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] talking thermometers?


>i just used my normal oral/axilary thermometer as a rectal thermometer. it 
>worked just fine that way. i had 2 separate ones. one for savannah's use 
>only and one for the rest of them family
>
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> From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
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>>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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>>> 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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