How do you feel about rectal temperatures and at what age do you stop?
Momma’s: I’m curious, how do you feel about rectal temperatures and what age do you stop doing it? No bashing. But I’m curious what other moms do?
Momma’s: I’m curious, how do you feel about rectal temperatures and what age do you stop doing it? No bashing. But I’m curious what other moms do?
squishymommy1·
We’ve never done them.
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
May I ask why? My doctors tell me to do it but I feel uncomfortable doing it.
squishymommy1··
our dr told us not to do it because you can perforate their rectum if you don’t do it properly.
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
oh wow! I had no clue that could happen!
♡Samantha Neal♡·
Мама троих детей
I stop doing it after like 3 months old. Then I do it under the arm.
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
That’s a good age to stop. My SIL does it to her 3 year old. I thinks that’s too old
♡Samantha Neal♡··
Мама троих детей
ya that’s a little to old lol
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
@samanthaf921, I completely agree
Leah·
I've never done them. I don't find it necessary when you can just do it in their arm pit.
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
Very reasonable
Anna·
It’s more accurate rectum I was told them armpit but I’m afraid to do it I just use a forehead monitor
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
That’s what I have. A forehead one for the baby and also an ear one for my older daughter
Anna··
the forehead ones are fairly accurate
TennesseeHawk·
We do rectal temps, it’s much more accurate. And it’s not scary, there’s no way you can hurt them unless you’re doing it very incorrectly. We stop around 1 year.
kammy·
Мама сына (2 года)
I did it till 1yr when needed. They're way too mobile and wiggly for it past 1 lol
Jen·
Rectal is the most accurate. I've never tried this but maybe you can take one rectal and one armpit and see what the difference is and just keep taking armpits. Does that make sense? Like if it's 99 rectal and 97 armpit then 98 armpit would be 100 rectal? At least it would be an indicator to check rectal if armpit seems high
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
Makes total sense!
Kayla··
Мама двоих (младенец)
It’s a great idea!
Jen··
Yea my 3 week old had rsv and the nurses in the hospital only took armpit Temps because they had to take them so often so I figured they had to have a way of knowing if it was genuinely high. I never did think to ask though