It’s certainly not the worst part about being sick, but no one likes getting their temperature taken when they’re feeling under the weather. I mean, you’re tired, you’re achy, you’re cranky, and someone has the nerve to stick a prophetic swizzle stick down your throat (or worse, elsewhere). As adults, we pretty much accept getting our temperature taken as the first step to figuring out how serious our level of sickness is, but kids usually don’t feel that way. How are you supposed to explain to a baby that this thermometer is actually going to be used for good?
The answer is, you’re not. Instead, why not just pop the Vicks Pacifier Thermometer (Amazon, $12.81) in your infant’s mouth and they’ll be none the wiser. The idea here is that they’re going to suck on a pacifier anyways, so why not just add in the thermometer element? You get to tell if your little baby is running a fever and he/she won’t even have to know about it. A great idea in theory, but babies are a little more complicated than that. The thermometer only works if your little one is willing to hold it in its mouth for the allotted time for an accurate reading, which is two minutes. Some babies accept the pacifier just fine, but there have been complaints by parents about being unable to keep the pacifier in their child’s mouth for that long and the nipple being too large to be comfortable. If your prodigy is accepting of the pacifier though, it’ll be a heck of a lot easier to take their temperature with this thing versus whipping out the rectal thermometer. I guess the only way to know if it’ll work for your family is to try it!
If only that hand to the forehead test was any real indication of fever, we wouldn’t have these kinds of issues.
3 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-2 minute readings
-Professional accuracy within 0.2 degrees F
-Memory recall
-One piece construction
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