[blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer

Tue Aug 28 16:57:39 UTC 2018

I did the same thing Jo did. I also use my finger and put it in the inside of my babies cheek to check temp. 

Rhonda Kubehl

> On Aug 28, 2018, at 6:28 AM, Star Gazer via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>                Yes, and their number is the gold standard.
> This isn't a blindness thing, just they care more about their number
> readings then yours. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> via BlParent
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 7:00 PM
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> Cc: Jo Elizabeth Pinto <jopinto at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer
> 
> I've had the same experiences as Rebecca with the talking thermometer. I
> bought one before my daughter was born because taking her temperature was
> one of the things everybody seemed to be freaking out that I wouldn't be
> able to do. I used it once or twice, but I found I could tell by laying my
> cheek on my daughter's forehead when she had a fever worth noting,
> especially since the fever would be accompanied by other symptoms. I let the
> batteries run out of my talking thermometer, which was never all that
> accurate anyway, and I'm not even sure what happened to it. I've never
> missed it. Parents raised babies for millennia before there were devices to
> take their exact temperatures. Some pediatricians will ask for a temperature
> before you make an appointment. Just say your baby has a fever. They'll take
> the temperature when you arrive at the office anyway, even if you gave them
> a number on the phone.
> 
> 
> Jo Elizabeth Pinto
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer
> 
> 101 is the temperature where peditritians usually start to care. Also they
> care about behavior of the child too. 
> I have found that I haven't needed one as much as I'd think, if one of my
> kids doesn't seem right, I tell the peditritian I need an appointment. I
> learned with my first not to ask for an appointment but to tell them I was
> coming in, and they would tell me a suitable time. 
> I tried using a talking thermometer on my preschooler a few weeks back only
> to discover it no longer worked, that'd been how long since I'd used it. 
> See if anybody on the list has one they can recommend and spend your time
> finding a peditritian you can work with and who can work with you and your
> family. Remember, you and the kids are what keep these guys in business. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlParent <blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Leslie Hamric via
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> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 5:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Talking Medical Thermometer
> 
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>> On Aug 27, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Ashleigh Moon via BlParent
> <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> I'm new to this list. My husband Jordan and I are expecting our first 
>> baby in December. I have been exploring options for talking medical 
>> thermometers and I'm having trouble finding a good one. I have seen 
>> some online, but they have poor reviews. Does anyone have one they 
>> recommend?
>> 
>> Any other small devices anyone recommends?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Ashleigh Moon
>> Academic Coordinator, SAAVI Services for the Blind 
>> ashleighnmoon at gmail.com
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> etHi Ashley.  If you have an iPhone, I would recommend the Kinsa their mom
> at her. It only cost about 20 bucks at Target.  It has a free  app to go
> along with it  that is   accessible with voiceover.
> 
> Leslie
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