Well I don't think you need to worry about another way to check the temperature but if you do get a digital thermometer make sure you get one that doesn't beep because they listen outside the bathroom door. I have not only had qf crotched with the heat pad on it for over a hour but the last couple times I used a heat pad I checked it every hour and it was warm 6 hours later.

You can also use the stick on baby temperature strips and suzieque can tell you more about them. Anyway watch out for the beeping thermometers. Good luck...:thumbsup: