Do you still take your 5 or 6 year olds temperature rectally?

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I’ve never taken my child’s or any other child that was a patient, temperature rectally. Don’t do that. Do it orally or tympanic.

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No. I wasn’t even comfortable doing this when she was a baby. Even when the doctor did it, I looked away and felt bad for some reason. She’s two now and I use the armpit method and add a degree.

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I’ve never taken my baby’s temp that way. Temporal thermometers work very well and are not very expensive.

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But why?

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No and I never have when he was a baby.

Do you still take your 5 or 6 year olds temperature rectally?

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