Help purchasing a bath thermometer 🌡

[Hayleyxmx]

I’m purchasing a bath thermometer but the reviews online are so conflicting depending on what website your on. Anybody any experience with tommee tippee closer to nature thermometer or Phillips Avent bath and room thermometer, I’m torn between the two

I just bought a duck one from Amazon I think! Baby 8mo now and never had a problem.

Any, even the cheap ones are fine. There's nothing on the expensive ones which makes them any better.

You can also check the bath temperature with your elbow. When it feels neither hot nor cold it's just right.

Elbow for the bath & Gro egg in the bedroom & we had that long before baby to stop us arguing over the temperature in the bedroom

I always just used my elbow. If you put it in and you can't really feel the water, it's the right temperature. I think that's better than any thermometer. Mine are 6 & 5 and I still use my elbow!

I have the Phillips one and liked it. Although my dd disagreed as she always wanted it hotter than the recommended!

They were useless for us. Dc hates that water temperature and likes it really warm! We were just using one of the card ones someone gave us and feeling the water with elbows.

I got the advent flower one which they can play with when they get older. Don't be overly worried though you'll know if it's too hot. X

Bit of a waste of money I'd say. I used a proper thermometer like one you would put under the tongue. Then 'elbowed' the water, got a feel for it and forever more you just know the temperature on instinct.

My baby and a couple of others I know liked to have the bath warmer than the recommended temp anyway. I promise you this is one thing you really don't need to worry about.

Just use your elbow, much better and cheaper

I had no idea this was even a thing! Just feel the water temperature with your hand before you put the child in, like you would with your own bath surely.

A cheap duck one would be fine. I don't have proper sensation in my hands and genuinely couldn't feel too hot or too cold for my baby. Who is now 11. DH's not got those problems. Between us we worked it out with no problems. Save the money and buy something else.

Thanks everyone think I’m going for the Phillips not going to break the bank at £9.99. I spend the majority of my time between my home in turkey and the U.K. so my perception of temperature is completely unreliable now for me a thermometer is the best bet xx

I got a health kit from Mothercarewhich had one in, it was quite cheap and had other useful bits in like brushes and scissors which I don't need yet but will eventually

Use the avent flower one. Found it good. Also used it as a room temp monitor.

Op, do what works for you. Get what you need to get to make your life easier. Just be mindful of your budget. New babies are expensive.

We have bought one that is like a turtle, DH got it from Amazon. I'm 39 weeks but no baby yet so haven't used it yet!

OP if you can find it there is a hilarious thread about the gro egg and how very irritating it is! It was ages ago now.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2422552-to-think-my-gro-egg-is-BU?pg=1

I had the Phillips one that I said the shape of a flower and i swear it wasn’t accurate. The water always seemed hotter than it was suggesting. After 7 months the middle seemed to leak water and it fogged up and broke. Honestly, I was annoyed about people saying use your elbow when I was buying one as I thought “no thanks I don’t trust my elbow!” But with hindsight I won’t be getting a replacement for baby no2. If you put your hand in and you can’t really feel the water that’s fine. Plus, my daughter likes quite cool water so I think each baby has a preference.

That is in* nothing about “I said”!!