[blparent] Talking Thermometers

[Samara Raine]

I'm smiling as I read this. I'm sure, as you say, it won't really be used. 
But I want every weapon in my arsenal (I can't spell) in case CPS or other 
services come a callin'.

Sam

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Thermometers


>I got mine from Beyond Sight.  Just Google that and the store will come up. 
>But you know, I really think the talking thermometer is overrated.  It's 
>good to have around, I guess, especially because everybody will ask you how 
>you will know if your child has a fever.  But my daughter is four and a 
>half, and I've never used the silly thing.  I know when my daughter has a 
>fever because--well, because she's warm to the touch.  And usually droopy 
>and whiny and clingy as well.  I've never found it necessary to know the 
>exact temperature she was at in degrees.  I'd probably still buy the 
>talking thermometer just to have it around in case, but trust me, you'll 
>know.  And if she has a fever high enough that it's an emergency, you'll 
>probably already be on your way to the pediatrician or the hospital because 
>of other symptoms.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's 
> brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived 
> and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.--Stephen Jay Gould
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Samara Raine
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 9:36 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: [blparent] Talking Thermometers
>
> I know this topic has been covered before, but I figured I'd ask again.
>
> I'm slowly stocking up on items I'm going to absolutely need when my baby 
> is born. Can any of you give me any suggestions as to talking thermometers 
> you find easy and accurate? Any links you can provide would be amazing, 
> though not essential.
>
> Thanks so much for any help you can provide.
>
> Samara
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