Customer Reviews

Summer Infant Pacifier Thermometer and Medi-Dispenser

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My son kept spitting out this pacifier with a look of disgust. This morning, I decided to investigate. I put it in my mouth and quickly discovered his issue. First off, I have washed this several times and it still tastes like horrible plastic. Second, the shape is much too large for an infant's mouth... too large for my mouth. The curvature of the mouth piece is unnatural and hard to handle. I understand why he doesn't like this and won't use it again. Plus, it gave inaccurate readings for us both. It's too bad because this is a really good idea.

I should've gone with my gut on this purchase and not bought it. Intinctively something told me giving medicine through what is a soothing and comforting item for my daughter was wrong. She loves her sassie and so the first time I tried to put tylenol in the midicine dispenser she freaked out. And then refused her real sassie. Beware with this method of medicating.

I do, however, love the pacifier thermometer. It is sooo easy to use! My daugher doesn't even realize anything is different and I'm getting the information I need, fast & easy.
If you have a choice, find just a pacifier thermometer and skip the medicine dispenser.

doesnt give accurate readings and works for the first, i say 2-3 times, but then it doesnt work anymore!

We recived two sets of these thermometers for our twins baby shower. When the boys had their first cold (around 2 months) we figured we should give the pacifires a try. We had a wonderful thermometer that we used for our daughter but figured these pacifiers would give us no struggling, and spare us having to have a sick newborn sit still with a thermometer up their behind!

The boys LOVE their "Binkys" (Gerber/Avent/Nuk Pacifiers) but HATED these. First we took their temperature, only to find it to be 97.3 (or somewhere around normal) and then (by recommendation/order of our pediatrician) received 102.3 readings (or something like that) rectally with our old thermometer!! Not to mention that the boys were practically gagging on this abnormally shaped/sized pacifier!

Sure enough we had to give them medicine, yet I knew that giving them medicine through a pacifier would be trouble (that's like putting vegetables in chocolate to get your child to eat it, BAD idea!). And it was! The boys grabbed the pacifier eagerly (comfort objects) and immediately spit them out wailing, also resulting in them staining their clothing, and my clothing with cough medicine! I swear they wouldnt take a pacifier for days, they were practically traumatized!

My advice, take their temperature with a "good", digital thermometer rectally, and disperse medicine either in a bottle/spoon (mixed with food or liquid) or use a baby medicine dispenser... just PLEASE stay away from this product!

I brought this thermometer and was questioning its accuracy with my preemie. The first time I went to the hospital I measured it up with the rectal readings and my pacifier thermometer was only off one hundredth of a degree(under) all three rectal readings. the doctors were even amazed my pediatrician has since recommended it to all moms who are squeamish at doing rectal readings on a newborn.

I used the pacifer med dispenser and if you have to struggle at all to get your baby to take it, all of the medicine leaks out of the sides and the nipple.

This product is fabulous! I bought it just to give it a try, not really knowing what to expect. My son hates having his temperature taken but I pop this thermometer in his mouth and he doesn't mind. He'll even sleep with it in his mouth allowing me to check his temp without waking him up. Not mention giving him his medicine without dealing with medicine spoons and droppers. I would recommend these to anyone.

Don't waste your money on any Pacifier Thermometers. My baby use to gag on it because it is much larger than a newborn pacifier and now that he is dosen't leave it in his mouth long enough (4 minutes) for it to calculate his temperature. Who has time for this aggravation with a sick baby.

Your pediatrician or the nurse you call in the middle of the night will not accept a reading from one of these -- they will ask you for a rectal temperature reading during your baby's first year, so it's best to get a basic digital thermometor (not an ear thermometor) and save your $$$.

I bought this for my daughter because I thought it was a good idea but she was a thumb sucker so when I tried to put it in her mouth she would spit it out and put her thumb back in. so I really couldn't use it. The pediatrician told me she wouldn't accept that reading anyway because a rectal temperature is more accurate. My daughter wouldn't take medicine from the medicine pacifier either. Good idea but I wouldn't buy it if your baby is a thumb sucker.