Anyone have one of those infared thermometers?

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   I am wanting to get a new thermometer. We have just basic cheapie digital ones which usually do the job, but I want something I can use when they are sensitive to touch or sleeping. I think one of the forehead/temple/infared one would do the trick? I'm not sure of the difference between them though. Can anyone decipher? With the amount of fevers we deal with with ODD I need something super accurate. I have a quick read one from Vicks, but it never registers correctly when her's temps get high - there's just not enough time I guess. I cycle through about 5 times and each time reads higher so I just switch to a regular one. 

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moonangel12 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'integral Member Rating(8) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 73 days Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Points: 12656	Post Options Post Reply Quote moonangel12 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Anyone have one of those infared thermometers? Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 6:39pm
	I am wanting to get a new thermometer. We have just basic cheapie digital ones which usually do the job, but I want something I can use when they are sensitive to touch or sleeping. I think one of the forehead/temple/infared one would do the trick? I'm not sure of the difference between them though. Can anyone decipher? With the amount of fevers we deal with with ODD I need something super accurate. I have a quick read one from Vicks, but it never registers correctly when her's temps get high - there's just not enough time I guess. I cycle through about 5 times and each time reads higher so I just switch to a regular one.
	Renee Wife to KJC ~ 6/25/05 SAHM to JJC (ODS) ~ 8/06/07, MEC (ODD) ~ 5/06/09, LGC (YDD) ~ 4/14/11, DAC (YDS) ~ 12/31/12!! Our keyboard is getting glitchy - please ignore my typos...

erinchelsea Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'infamous Member Rating(21) P'insane Perennial Pinner 5 years 73 days Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Location: Central Iowa Points: 28722	Post Options Post Reply Quote erinchelsea Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 6:51pm
	I just got the forehead thermometer and I love it! I didn't double check it against another thermometer but it seems accurate to me. It's so easy to use. I have one the ear thermometers that was supposed to be fabulous, and every time I used it I'd get a completely different reading even if I took them within a few minutes of each other. It only works if you get it positioned exactly right which is impossible on a squirmy kid.
	Erin, happy wife of Jason (7/21/07) and mama to Abram (3/09) and Adrie (6/11).

JamieNoblit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'incredible Member Rating(8) Perennial Pinner 3 years 112 days Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Points: 4965	Post Options Post Reply Quote JamieNoblit Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 6:54pm
	I have the temporal scanner thermometer and I love it. My peds office uses them as well :-)
	Mom to Caelan 9-10-07 and Cullen 8-18-09

txmom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'inspector Member Rating(25) Perennial Pinner 5 years 351 days Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Points: 10028	Post Options Post Reply Quote txmom Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 7:34pm
	I like the forehead one too. I am not sure how accurate they are, but our kids have been lucky to not have super high temps where a fraction of a degree would make a difference. It is good enough to let me know if it is a serious high temp or just a low grade fever. Edited by txmom - 17 Feb 2012 at 7:35pm
	Linda Wife of 13 years to Troy, mama of E 10/07 J 09/09 and S 10/11