Forehead Fever Thermometer

Pros: Easy to use, inexpensive
Cons: Highly inaccurate, most parents read too early, inaccurate information may lead to dangerous mistakes

Every parent knows the terror that a fever can bring, especially when it's your little one that's burning up. We've been told to call the pediatrician for any fever over a certain level, but most of us really, really hate to get out that rectal...

Pros: easy of use
Cons: not as accurate as traditional oral thermometer

This is a question that often worries parents and those who take care of children. The forehead fever thermometer from Gerber is one of the products that will help you answer the question.

Gerber is known for quality family products. This...

Pros: The patient can sleep while you check on him or her
Cons: Not absolutely accurate

I was babysitting this weekend for a friend with a sick little girl (now all better, thank G-d.) Because this child has had convulsions related to high fevers, her parents are very serious when it comes to monitoring her temperature. In the past, to take...

Pros: inexpensive and non-toxic
Cons: not accurate enough to be the only thermometer in the house

With two kids, and elderly mother-in-law and two parents in the house, any
ordinary "first-aid" item gets quite a work out in our house. After watching my kids (now aged 7 & 12) break two glass mercury thermometers while shaking them...

Pros: Inexpensive, Pain-free
Cons: Questionable reliability, Not useful when calling MD

Mothers have this inborn ability to place a hand on a child's forehead and announce whether or not they have a fever. My mom got so good at it, she'd even give a reading that was usually pretty accurate. More accurate, in fact, than the Forehead...

Pros: easy to use, cheap, small
Cons: easy to lose, accuracy is questionable sometimes

I bought this thermometer to use with my 13 month old.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Seems simple and easy to use. It's small and easy to keep handy. The readout is quick.

USING THE THERMOMETER
Just hold the strip to the baby's head...

Pros: Price, ease of use, accuracy
Cons: That this was not thought of when my oldest son was first born.

The Forehead Fever Thermometer is a big fan in our household. I am the mother of four kids ranging from 4-14.
The oldest two kids are pretty good about taking their temperatures under their tongues, but the younger two give me the troubles.
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Pros: easy to use
Cons: none

I love this product to death!For one it is real cheap , and for two it is so easy to use!I have a three year old that i feel is too old to have her temperature taken rectally, and too young to have her temperature taken orally.So when i found this...

Pros: easy to use, easy to clean, easy to store
Cons: sometimes hard to see colors, does not seem accurate

When I called my doctor to report baby's fever, he wanted to know what kind of thermometer we used. He said he didn't trust readings from ear or forehead thermometers. He recommends taking a baby's temperature in the armpit with the inexpensive but...

Pros: Easy To Use, Non-Threatening, Portable
Cons: None

I have used the Forehead Fever Thermometer for years! It is really a dandy product. I used it at my pre-school for really quick decisions to be made with little tykes. Putting a strip of something like a band-aid on their little foreheads didn't scare...

Pros: The Forehead Fever Thermometer can be used on a sleeping child.
Cons: The Forehead Fever Thermometer is not super accurate.

The Forehead Fever Thermometer can best be ranked somewhere between feeling with your hand and a good ear or oral thermometer. As with any externally applied thermometer, accuracy is an issue. However, ease of use when you have a wiggling, crying,...

Pros: Inexpensive thermometer..good for small children.
Cons: Not so acurate.

The Gerber Forehead Thermometer is a great product! I bought 2, one for my home, and the other for my mothers. The thermometer is only about $3.00.

I bought it because my older daughter, who was 3 at the time, was running a fever, and I...

Pros: Can get a quick reading to determine if there is a fever present
Cons: not as accurate as other high quality temperature measuring devices

I was surprised to learn that these things were still around. With the finicky nature of the American population, I would have thought interest would have died out. We used these items twenty-five years ago for my children. At that time the only other...

Pros: I used it for my fish tank, when mine broke.
Cons: Read on....

Oh I know, your wondering why I had a title like that, for an item that measures your temperature. Well, let's explain how I feel about this item. If you own a fish, you will understand what I am about to say. I purchased the same item from a fish store,...

Pros: The companies will make money
Cons: Inaccurate, doctors will not trust, false sense of security

I am definitely in the minority here. These fever thermometers were some of my greatest disappointments. My son was forever getting ear infections. They came with nasty, quick rising fevers. I thought the forehead thermometers were a gift from...