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post #1 of 7
11/2/10 at 12:30pm
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I was telling a friend of mine recently that I take my children's temperature rectally and she thought I had lost mind. Does anybody else take their kids temperature rectally?

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post #2 of 7
11/2/10 at 2:03pm

Depends on the age of the baby and the axillary temp...  If the axillary was high enough that it worried me I would take a rectal to verify before calling the Doc.  Otherwise I didn't bother... 

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post #3 of 7
11/2/10 at 2:08pm

Nope never did, the very idea grossed me out.  I bought one of those expensive ear thermometers when they first came out when the pediatrician recommended it, so I never worried about it.

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post #4 of 7
11/2/10 at 2:31pm

My ped that we have now recommends it. Frowns on the ear, says since their ear cannal is so small its not very accurate.  I however cannot convince myself to do that. So I do ear and if it worries me then I do under arm. (depending on age of child)

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post #5 of 7
11/26/10 at 11:17pm

ear thermometers would be enough for me. I couldn't take that rectal thing but if it comes from the professionals and if I don't have any choice, hmm...let me think about it.

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post #6 of 7
11/29/10 at 1:39am

As far as I know, getting the baby's temperature by a rectal thermometer is the most accurate. However, I didn't use it because I'm scared. 

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post #7 of 7
7/28/11 at 10:56am

My little girl's doctors take it rectally but I also just use ear thermometers.smile.gif

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