[amyk81]

I'd like to get a thermometer to have on hand but don't know what type. DS is almost 5 weeks now. I've seen ones for ears, ones cfor underarm/rectal/mouth, and even one in a dummy style for mouth. I am not sure though whether a sick baby would be happy with a dummy or not. Any advice?

[ecb]

I've just got a normal digital type one that can go under arm or under tongue (and probably rectally also bu that's yukky). I've not had to use it much. Only just to check all is okay after vaccinations. I don't find it at all difficult to stick it under their arm and hold their arm down to keep it in place. They don't particularly like it much and yell at me but it's not hurting them and for the $$$ you spend getting a fancy ear one, I'll just stick to the being yelled at. It's only for a minute.

[bubblebear]

We have an ear one, it works really well and is very accurate. We had one of the stick ones that you could put in mouth, under arm, rectal (not that we ever did!) and it was hard to keep in place for the time needed to get an accurate reading. The ear one only takes three seconds and when they're this little you can lay them on their back and show them a toy or something to keep their head on the side while you have the thermometer in (if that makes sense). I forget the brand but we got it from the chemist, it gives a digital reading and I would highly recommend it.

[duedec]

I have an digital ear one. Accurate and works quickly. I have also been know to stick it in kids ears when they are asleep to check the temp. Would recomend one.

[squeak79]

we have one that you place on the forehead, and it tells you what the temp is - great for those last nights where the lights are off, you just find the forehead, place it up against and press then button, then when its finished it tells you the temp - its also great for wriggle bum kids, cos its easier to try and place something on the forehead then trying to stick something it its ear (our DS screams if anyone goes near his ears including doctors)

[belinda1976]

We have an ear one, it works really well and is very accurate. We had one of the stick ones that you could put in mouth, under arm, rectal (not that we ever did!) and it was hard to keep in place for the time needed to get an accurate reading

I agree. I love my digital ear thermometer. So quick.

You can get them on Ebay pretty cheap - the chemist is so much more expensive.

[knielly]

The midwife at the special care unit at the hospital recommended the terumo clinical digital thermometre. The terumo thermometre is the one the special care unit uses to measure babies temperature. They use this thermometre because it is very accurate. We have another thermometre as well, but don't use it as it is always 1 degree lower than the terumo says. Temperatures between 36 and 37 are reccommended the midwife said. A doctor told me a temp over 37 1/2 is when a baby might need to see a doctor.