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How do you take LO's temp.?

Addy1227Addy1227 member
in December 2012 Moms
I was just wondering how everyone takes their LO's temperature. We're in cold season now and we have our second cold so far and was just curious what would be most accurate. I have a thermometer that I just put to his head but I'm not sure how accurate that is.
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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    Axillary usually. Rectal if I'm really concerned that it might be super high.
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  • SingleMom31SingleMom31 member
    We generally put it under her arm now.

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  • jac409jac409 member
    I have one of those temporal scan thermometers. Like me, she really doesn't ever get fevers though, so I haven't worried too much about the accuracy.
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  • JackiemxoxoJackiemxoxo member
    I use the braun forehead thermometer that I got on Amazon. It always seems accurate and dd will actually stay still enough to let us use it. 

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  • valeriegpvaleriegp member
    Usually I first do under the arm just to see if he really is running a fever. If it seems pretty high I will do a rectal to confirm. The pediatrician said the rectal is most accurate and the under arm will usually be a degree lower than that, which I've found to be true with our thermometers.

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  • Addy1227Addy1227 member
    I usually follow up with a rectal temp if the thermometer reads over 100 but it didn't go so well yesterday. That's why I posted this, he kept squirming and crying, I felt horrible. I know it didn't actually hurt him he just didn't like it.
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  • LittleFish1LittleFish1 member
    temporal. Our pedi said we could bring it in & compare to office one for a few readings to ensure is accurate (or to what degree it is off)
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  • perfectlove09perfectlove09 member
    We've just always done the armpit. We only did that the first few months-a year though. She hasn't been sick other than some teething episodes.
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  • Beth.1212Beth.1212 member
    Honestly, I go right for the rectal thermometer if I'm concerned. Which luckily isn't often! My DS is super easy going, though, and it doesn't seem to bother him too much. 
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  • jsoubeljsoubel member
    Uh-oh, I guess my DH is right and I should use the thermometer more.  Usually, I feel her upper back, just below her neck, press my lips to her head, and then touch her little hands.  If she's hot in two out of the three, she's running a fever.  I almost never use a thermometer.  DH always asks me if I confirmed my scientific methods, and I always just shrug.  If she acted sluggish or felt burning up, I would confirm under the arm.  

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