{"id":6040,"date":"2014-09-24T07:14:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2014-09-24T07:14:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:14:18","slug":"taking-temperature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/taking-temperature\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a Temperature"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thermoscan\"<\/a>I am very lucky that aside from a few scary moments (like when Honeybun smashed her head and had a seizure<\/a>) and the usual childhood illnesses like roseola <\/a>and colds<\/a>, my children have always been extremely healthy.\u00a0 But even the small colds and typical childhood stuff can bring fevers so I am no stranger to taking my kids\u2019 temperatures (and a thermometer is one of the items I always take with me in my kids\u2019 toiletries bag<\/a> I carry when I travel).<\/p>\n

\"wpid-IMAG1410.jpg\"<\/a>\u00a0I\u2019ve always used the under-arm method of temperature taking for a few reasons.\u00a0 First, it\u2019s easier than other methods for tiny babies.\u00a0 Second, you can use a cheap-o thermometer (which is great for me who is always forgetting to put it back in my bag before we travel!)\u00a0 But, the underarm method is not the most accurate (you are supposed to add a degree to get the actual temperature) and is not always easy on a wiggly little one.<\/p>\n

At most of the preschools I\u2019ve worked at, we used ear thermometers which were easy to use, but like the underarm method can be inaccurate (you generally need to subtract one degree to get the actual temperature) and while they are quick and easy for bigger kids, it can be hard to get an accuarate reading in tiny little baby ears.\u00a0 That, combined with the higher cost (and expense of disposable covers), has prevented me from buying an ear thermometer in the past.<\/p>\n

\"SONY<\/a>But when I was selected to receive a free Braun ThermoScan ear thermometer from Influenster, I have to say I was really excited!\u00a0 Now that all my kids are getting bigger, I know that an ear thermometer would save me tons of time and hassle when my little ones are sick since it reads quicker than the underarm method (which I usually do twice to ensure an accurate reading).<\/p>\n

My box arrived while we were visiting family in Colorado so I had to impatiently wait to be able to play with my new \u201ctoy\u201d but it was worth the wait!\u00a0 My box included the thermometer, a case and 20 lens covers.\u00a0 The instructions are clearly written and it\u2019s super easy to use.<\/p>\n

I tested it first on Doodle who stood patiently while I took his temperature (it takes 2-3 seconds to get a reading) and then begged he me to do it again (he even tried to do it himself when I set it down!)\u00a0 I then tried on each of my girls.\u00a0 It was easy to use and got a good reading each time on each kid (though it did register over 99 on all three which).<\/p>\n

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I am definitely excited to have the Braun ThermoScan in my mommy arsenal for any and all upcoming bugs we may encounter through the winter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am very lucky that aside from a few scary moments (like when Honeybun smashed her head and had a seizure) and the usual childhood illnesses like roseola and colds, my children have always been extremely healthy.\u00a0 But even the small colds and typical childhood stuff can bring fevers so I am no stranger to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[351,122,352,350],"class_list":["post-6040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-life","tag-braun","tag-fever","tag-illness","tag-influenster"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6047,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6040\/revisions\/6047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}