TenderTykes Digital Pacifier Thermometer with Free Pacifier, White

Customer Reviews

Good thought, but...

2003-04-20
I tried this out a few times on my baby, but as a breastfed baby, my daughter really did not care for bottles or pacifiers, so I ended up using a regular thermometer that you can buy at any drugstore for a couple of dollars. It might be wiser to spend the extra money on a toy to entertain your little one while you take the temperature with a regular thermometer.

FRUSTRATING!

2002-10-23
While the pacifier thermometer is great in concept, it is quite bulky and larger than a regular pacifier. My daughter could not keep it in her mouth and with the slight fever and her crying, the pacifier did not read accurately. I have to use my regular thermometer. I probably wouldn't recommend it.

Good idea in theory

2002-07-27
I bought this thermometer/pacifier thinking "how easy". In reality though if your baby has a fever and is crying it is not easy to keep a pacifier in the baby's crying mouth. If your baby is not crying from the fever the pacifier works just fine. In addition to this thermometer you still need the backup of a regular thermometer.

A Good Concept, but still needs some Improvement

2002-04-10
When I saw this listed in the baby products, I thought "What a great way to take my baby's temperature." Naturally, though, I wanted to try out the product on myself first before the time came that I would need to use it on my baby. I sucked and sucked and sucked on the digital pacifier (it says sucking must be for atleast 90 seconds), and finally after 4 minutes, the pacifier registered my temperature. Then, I used traditional oral thermometer to compare the results. The digital pacifier registered my temperature 2 degrees lower than the traditional thermometer (not a good sign, in my opinion). Needless to say, I probably will be buying another thermometer (perhaps the 3-way thermometer; can take temperature orally, rectally, or under the arm in less than 5 seconds supposedly) for my baby when the times comes. As mentioned in the title, this digital pacifier thermometer is a great concept, but still needs to be worked on.

It was great the first time I used it ....

2002-04-08
But now when I needed it again I turned it on it came on fine but it would not read the my daughters temperature. I tryed it on myself and still it just kept blinking a "7". I am going to write to the manufacturer and see what they can do. My daughter is only 4 months old I figured this would last longer then four months and 2 trys.

Don't wast your money...

2004-06-05
This set sounds like a good idea, but it has never worked for me! My son has taken a pacifier since he was a week old, but he hates this one! The surface is too flat and hard, he will never keep it in his mouth. I have never been able to get the display to work properly, it only displays partial numbers. I have always used a rectal reading for him (Safety First 10 Second Safety thermometer is GREAT!!!!).

good idea but ...

2004-02-14
the concept is good, but not if your child doesn't take a pacifier. my daughter sucked her thumb so I thought maybe this would work (so I wouldn't have to take it rectally) but she kept spitting it out and sucking her thumb instead. so I just gave up on it. My doctor wouldn't accept this reading anyway so it was a waste of money.(for me anyway.

save your money

2003-06-23
I registered for this item thinking it would be a great idea. I tried it out on myself, and after five minutes, it was still trying to read my temperature. I immediately returned it to the store!

Disappointed

2003-05-30
This Thermometer seemed like a wonderful idea. Unfortunately, it didn't work as well as I had hoped. I tried this a couple of times when my baby was just a newborn. However, even though the package states 0-5 years this did not work for a newborn. She kept gaging on it because the nipple was too big. I didn't use it for quite some time but recently tried it again now that she is a bit bigger. She is used to a different type of pacifier so she wouldn't keep it in her mouth, which doesn't make for an accurate reading. I will give it this though, it does give me an idea of if I have anything to worry about, I tend to over react and think that she has a temperature, this will do a good enough job to let me know if she is fine or if I need to get out the dreaded "traditional" thermometer.

Not For All Babies

2003-05-22
I have a binky thermometer that is a different brand then this one but it works the same. I bought it thinking it was a good way to take my son's temperature, but after trying to use it twice I realize I shouldn't have wasted the money on it. My son is used to latex binkies and the nipple on this thermometer is silicone so he didn't want to keep it in his mouth. It also took about 3 minutes to get a reading, not the 90 seconds the package tells you. You're far better off just getting a [$$$] rectal/oral one at your local pharmacy store.