Kudos to the thermometer making people who felt the need to make a thermometer that scares the shit out of unsuspecting new Moms. I mean this thing flashes red and beeps like there's a friggin fire burning in the house directly at my feet. And.it.scared.the.shit.out.of.me.
Story...
So we got this really cool thermometer that has three changeable heads: rectal, mouth and arm. It takes like 2 seconds to give me a temperature and it has always been pretty accurate. The only kind of thermometer I trust at Ashlyn's age is the rectal (never thought I'd ever hear myself say that). Well the battery died and we can't find this f*ing battery anywhere. I call it an f*ing because we have looked at the grocery store, the pharmacy stores, Wal-Mart. We have been on a hunt for this dam battery for like two months!
So I bought this $5 thermometer at Wal-Mart just to hold us over. Well this thing was junk. I don't doubt that the readings were accurate, it just took 5 minutes to get a reading! Do you know how hard it is to keep a baby's legs up on the air for 5 minutes? It was crazy!
So I called my husband last week after Ashlyn had her first fever (detected by the 5 minute thermometer) and demanded a new thermometer. He was not to come home empty handed (with either a battery or new thermometer). So he went to CVS and called me, giving me details on every thermometer there. We decided on one that said it gave 5 second readings.
The thermometer works just fine. I guess I used the new thermometer after her temperature had already gone down last week because I don't remember it screaming at me. This time? Different story. That thing started flashing red and beeping like crazy. It literally scared the crap out of me and sent me into a panic. I immediately wanted to scoop Baby Girl up and rush to the hospital.
I didn't panic because she had a fever, although 102.4 isn't a fun time. I panicked because the thermometer told me to! I panicked because that dam thing was screaming "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOUR CHILD!!!!!!!" And of course Baby Girl was crying because, well, she had a fever or 102.4 and she was hungry so that made me want to cry because her poor little face was just so confused.
Instead of acting on my first instinct, I called my Mom. "Do I take her to the ER or call the doctor?" Call the doctor. So that's what I did. And Baby Girl has an ear infection, possibly caused by a virus she may have had last week which would explain the 101 temperature. She has antibiotics and gets to stay home from daycare for a few days and it's all good.
But what the hell? That thermometer is going in the trash. I will stalk the Internet for a battery for the other one and I will pay an extra $100 to have it shipped overnight but that f*ing thermometer is going right in the trash!
Please tell me I'm not the only one to ever be scared by a thermometer.
Story...
So we got this really cool thermometer that has three changeable heads: rectal, mouth and arm. It takes like 2 seconds to give me a temperature and it has always been pretty accurate. The only kind of thermometer I trust at Ashlyn's age is the rectal (never thought I'd ever hear myself say that). Well the battery died and we can't find this f*ing battery anywhere. I call it an f*ing because we have looked at the grocery store, the pharmacy stores, Wal-Mart. We have been on a hunt for this dam battery for like two months!
So I bought this $5 thermometer at Wal-Mart just to hold us over. Well this thing was junk. I don't doubt that the readings were accurate, it just took 5 minutes to get a reading! Do you know how hard it is to keep a baby's legs up on the air for 5 minutes? It was crazy!
So I called my husband last week after Ashlyn had her first fever (detected by the 5 minute thermometer) and demanded a new thermometer. He was not to come home empty handed (with either a battery or new thermometer). So he went to CVS and called me, giving me details on every thermometer there. We decided on one that said it gave 5 second readings.
The thermometer works just fine. I guess I used the new thermometer after her temperature had already gone down last week because I don't remember it screaming at me. This time? Different story. That thing started flashing red and beeping like crazy. It literally scared the crap out of me and sent me into a panic. I immediately wanted to scoop Baby Girl up and rush to the hospital.
I didn't panic because she had a fever, although 102.4 isn't a fun time. I panicked because the thermometer told me to! I panicked because that dam thing was screaming "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOUR CHILD!!!!!!!" And of course Baby Girl was crying because, well, she had a fever or 102.4 and she was hungry so that made me want to cry because her poor little face was just so confused.
Instead of acting on my first instinct, I called my Mom. "Do I take her to the ER or call the doctor?" Call the doctor. So that's what I did. And Baby Girl has an ear infection, possibly caused by a virus she may have had last week which would explain the 101 temperature. She has antibiotics and gets to stay home from daycare for a few days and it's all good.
But what the hell? That thermometer is going in the trash. I will stalk the Internet for a battery for the other one and I will pay an extra $100 to have it shipped overnight but that f*ing thermometer is going right in the trash!
Please tell me I'm not the only one to ever be scared by a thermometer.
I have never seen a thermometer like that before! What made someone think that it was necessary to have a thermometer with a panic mode? So crazy! We have always used a temporal thermometer. I love it because it takes the temp in seconds, and I can even take their temp while they are sleeping (if need be) without disturbing them. Hope you find a new battery!
ReplyDeleteIt was crazy!! I'm used to it now but it still scares me to see this thing go crazy. I have one of those forehead ones but I don't think they are accurate. It's the one that you're just supposed to be able to pass it over the forehead. Never compares to the other temperature though! I will have to look into the temporal one. I hate to bother her while she is sleeping!
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