children’s health

Review: Omron Gentle Temp 521 Digital Ear Thermometer

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omron gentle temp 521Last month, we were sent the Omron Gentle Temp 521 Digital Ear Thermometer for review. My children had not been unwell luckily, so we hadn’t had the chance to try it out until recently. As always in winter, the good health can’t last forever and now Mr Z has come down with a mild flu this week, and the others have a slight temperature too. Mr Z was very disappointed, as he ended up missing school on the day when we were supposed to go and watch him in his school Christmas show, because he was not well. We will have to look forward to seeing him next year instead!

As he had a temperature while feeling unwell, the digital ear thermometer was very handy to make sure that it had not gone up too high and to keep an eye on how he was getting on.

omron gentle temp 521The Omron Gentle Temp 521 is very easy, quick and simple to use. It has a fast 1 second measurement which is ideal with children who may get impatient especially when not feeling well. Mr Z is not too bad, but the other younger two children can be more wriggly so 1 second measurement is ideal.  It also has a backlight function, handy for taking temperatures at night without disturbing your child so much.

Mr Z did not find the Omron Gentle Temp Thermometer too uncomfortable in his ear, especially as it is over and done with so quickly.

As well as taking a temperature measurement from your child, you can also use this thermometer to find room temperature and surface temperature for example if you needed to check the temperature of a milk bottle. That is something which would have been quite useful for us when the boys were younger, especially Mr Z being the first baby this would have been really reassuring to have.

Here’s a quick overview of the product features and watch the video for more info too:

• Fast and accurate measurements

• 1 second measurement

• Probe covers

• Beeper

• Choice between Centigrade/Fahrenheit readings

• 3 digit display (1 decimal place)

• Button cell battery

• Automatic shut off

• 3 in 1 temperature measurement

• Backlight function

• Memory function: Stores up to 25 readings

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Bassetts Soft & Chewy Vitamins – With Free Soft Play!

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Now that the Autumn and Winter season is here, there seems to be loads of bugs and colds going around so it’s good to get the children to have a good multi vitamin for some extra protection to keep them healthy and well! We tried the Vitamin ABCD&E packs in Orange and Strawberry. There are 45 vitamins in each pack, to be taken one per day. They are chewy and seem like sweets to the children, with a pleasant taste (but no sugar!) and they are easy to eat.

With Bassetts Soft & Chewy Vitamins there is even more of a reason to buy them as there is a free soft play voucher with every promotional pack until the end of the month. Each voucher entitles you to one free soft play session at a choice of over 200 venues convenient to you.

Soft play is a great choice of activity, especially when the weather is colder but the children still need to burn off their energy! My boys love it and a recent survey of mums in the UK found that a whopping 71% enjoy treating their children to a soft play day because it is guaranteed high-energy entertainment that can be enjoyed whatever the weather. I can’t say that surprises me, as I know it’s a popular choice. The survey also showed that many mums enjoy soft play themselves, as a chance to meet up with friends and chat while the children play and of course to see their little ones enjoying themselves. Again – I definitely agree.

To redeem your free session with the promotional Bassetts packs, you visit www.bassettsvitaminssoftplay.co.uk and add your post code to find your nearest soft play. There are many from the Wacky Warehouse chain, so one of those was the most local choice for me. You then add the code from your packet and you will get your voucher to print out. Don’t forget to keep your sticker from the pack as you need to attach it to the front! Once you have your vouchers, you have until May 2014 to redeem them.

We have not had a chance to redeem ours yet. It’s a shame Mr T has not been able to go out for the past couple of weeks (regular readers might know, he had his grommets in and adenoids out and is not allowed to go and mix with people in case of infection). Soft play would have been ideal for the children over this cold half term week, or some of these rainy and windy weekends we have been having! As soon as he is well and back to nursery, then soft play will definitely be at the top of our to do list and I’m sure it will put a smile on his face! All 3 boys love soft play and for Mr T it is brilliant to help build up his muscle strength, which is something that he really needs with his low muscle tone.

Once we have been, I will be back to share some pictures on the blog! But I did not want to wait too much longer to share the news about these promotional packs, as they are only available to buy until the end of the month.

Action Medical Research – Bring Your Bear

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actionmedicalAction Medical Research are a charity funding medical research to help some of the UK’s sickest  babies and children, focusing on the search for answers to prevent childhood diseases and illness associated with pre-mature birth. You can read more about them here, including about their sucesses and their history.

Action Medical Research have helped to fund the research to help many babies and children over the last 60 years, including Sophie Fleet who was starved of Oxygen at birth and was treated with a revolutionary new cooling therapy which saved her from Brain Damage. You can watch for more info about her amazing story here:

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The Face of Bring Your Bear – Paddington!

To help raise awareness and raise funds, every Summer Action Medical Research run Bring your Bear events up and down the country. This is a great idea to raise awareness in a fun way!

There are lots of fun bear related activities on the website too, to help you out if you need further inspiration to help run your Bring Your Bear day or event.

Here’s Mr Z doing one of the book mark making activities which I printed off the website.

bringyourbear2 To receive your FREE fundraising pack please register online today.