Vicks Baby Rectal Thermometer
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Product Reviews of Vicks Baby Rectal Thermometer
Product Review: Accurate and better than a regular thermometer
Summary: 5 Stars
First we were using a regular thermometer given by a hospital, but my 3 month old hated it being measured under her armpit.
Sometimes we got a reading in about 10 seconds, but sometimes it took a good minute which feels like FOREVER when you have a squirming and crying infant in your hands.
Then we read on [...] that the armpit measurement can be off by 2 degrees (which is quite huge and critical for infants), and then decided to switch to Vicks rectal thermometer.
At first, we were hesitant to use as it seemed too invasive. But to our surprise she doesn't mind at all!!
It takes about 10 secs consistently and has very accurate reading.
We took her temp in a morning, which came out to be 99.7. Then went to a hospital a few hours later and their reading was 99.8.
With this thermometer you are inserting just a tip of it, and not like an inch or so like they do in a doctor's office.
It gives you a piece of mind knowing that it is not as much invasive.
Product Review: Battery instructions not good
Summary: 1 Stars
I want to change the battery and the manual says: "release cover lock" to change the battery. I turn the cover to what looks like another hash mark and you can't get the cover off. There are some arrows that indicate maybe it comes apart, but nothing. No diagram of any kind. Another product designed to frustrate and have thrown away. I will be buying another thermometer tomorrow that I can use for years hopefully.Product Review: Best thermometer I've used for a baby/toddler
Summary: 4 Stars
As a new Mom I was so afraid to take my baby's temperature...that I might hurt her or put it in too far. Then I saw this thermometer and couldn't get over how easy it was to use. I have found it to be very accurate.
It gives great peace of mind.
Product Review: Didn't work
Summary: 1 Stars
Got it from Amazon before the baby was born. We needed it the very first time to control our baby temperature on a Bilibed when the newborn was diagnosed with jaundice. The min temp we were told to keep was 97. Surprise - 97+-1 degree all the time, mostly 97.1 rectal. Baby hated the procedure. Under arms (you can use it that way per the manual - 96. It was about 11 pm, baby was crying, our idea was she is cold. Tried under arms on myself and got 95.9. Run to a local 24 hr store, got Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer (Amazon sells is as well) and can't be happier. Baby doesn't even notice I use that one. Vicks is going to trash.Product Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Don't believe the hype about this cheap useless thermometer. I bought this one so I would have a reliable accurate thermometer which would produce fast accurate results. What I got was two readings before it broke. It doesn't always light up and now its stuck at 96.8. I removed and reinserted the battery and it is still broken. Also, there are no probe covers that will fit this product so you will have to continue to sanitize with alcohol. Nice gimmick- like product that DID NOT WORK when I had an emergency. In the end, I went to the grocery store at 10 at night to get one that worked when this one froze up.