Every parents should prepare and have a thermometer at home to check your child’s temperature if they seem unwell. A thermometer can help you decide if you should seek medical advice.
When to Take Your Child’s Temperature:-
- When you suspect a fever: A fever is a temperature of 38°C or higher.
- When your baby seems unwell: If your child show signs like lethargy, fussiness, or changes in feeding patterns.
Types of Thermometers and Age Guidelines:
Mercury thermometers aren’t recommended because they can break and release toxic mercury vapor into the air will pose a significant health risk if inhaled.
- Forehead Thermometers: Use infrared scanner to measure the temperature of the temporal artery in the forehead. It can be used even while a child is asleep. Forehead thermometer can be be use for newborn.
- Digital thermometers: Use electronic heat sensors to record body temperature. It can be used in the rectum, mouth or armpit. Digital thermometer can be be use for newborn.
- Digital Ear Thermometers: Use an infrared scanner to measure the temperature inside the ear canal. Earwax can interfere with the accuracy of an ear thermometer temperature. Digital ear thermometer can be used when your baby is at least 6 months old as ear canals young babies are usually too small for the thermometers to fit in to get an accurate reading.
Key Features When Buying Baby Thermometer:-
- Ease of Use: Simple to operate thermometer especially for new parents.
- Quick Reading: Convenient for fussy babies and most thermometers provide fast result.
- Fever Alarm: Some thermometer has fever alarm that goes off when there is an elevated temperature reading.
- Backlit Display: Helpful in dimly lit rooms and easier middle-of-the-night reading.
- Memory Recall: Some thermometers can store previous readings.
Microlife

A high temperature is a reaction to disease specific stimuli. The body responds by increasing its temperature to assist its defences against specific disease mechanisms. A high-quality thermometer is a must-have in every home.
Omron

It is important to get the temperature measurement with the highest reliability. Omron is an established name in temperature measurement, used in homes & hospitals alike. People choose OMRON thermometers for its proven accuracy, durability, ease-of-use & comfort.