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amother
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 Sun, Nov 19 2023, 8:32 am
Wondering how to take it, seems like the regular thermometer I have doesn’t work for newborns.
Also if my baby (6 months) does have fever, what do you do?
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essie14
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 8:33 am
Rectal thermometer.
Call the Dr
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amother
Ghostwhite
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 8:37 am
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Rectal thermometer with some Vaseline smeared on it. Makes it more comfortable.
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amother
Khaki
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 8:51 am
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Rectal! With disposable thermometer cover😏
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amother
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 8:53 am
| essie14 wrote: | Rectal thermometer.
Call the Dr |
Always call the dr for fever or can just give Tylenol and see?
What number is considered high?
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amother
Cherry
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 9:28 am
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whats wrong with a forehead thermometer
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amother
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 9:28 am
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amother
Mauve
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 9:59 am
Now that there are so many options out there. I would hate to use a rectal thermometer.
I know it’s supposedly most accurate but it doesn’t really matter to me if my kid has 101 or 101.8.
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amother
Clear
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 10:17 am
https://I.imgur.com/D6OJbuj.png
This is the chart we use for how to gauge the level of the fever.
For taking temp, the most accurate is a rectal thermometer. Most baby thermometers will have a bump or line on it, that indicates how far in it should go. We put on a disposable cover and dip it in Vaseline, before sliding it in. (It may take 2 people if you child wriggles a lot or tries to fight it.)
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giftedmom
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 10:24 am
| amother OP wrote: | Always call the dr for fever or can just give Tylenol and see?
What number is considered high? |
You can give it 24h and see what other symptoms develop. I’d consider over 102 high, over 105 an emergency.
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amother
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 11:39 am
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Regular thermometer under the armpit. No way I'm putting anything in my kid's rectum.
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New2Lakewood
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 11:55 am
https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....ss_tl
my favorite ear thermometer ever - put it in the ear, push the button, and the results are ready in 1 second. other ear thermometers take longer and babies and sick kids don't hold still.
then call the pediatrician with next steps once you know the temperature.
Refuah shelaima!
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Iymnok
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 11:59 am
My rectal thermometer is flexible. She didn’t seem to notice when I put it in.
She was also a month old, so the details were important.
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amother
Lightcyan
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 12:02 pm
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A six month old is not a newborn and does not need a rectal thermometer unless specified by a doctor.
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Queen Of Hearts
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 12:12 pm
Ear thermometer
I used to use a rectal thermometer. So inconvenient.
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amother
Seashell
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 1:00 pm
Love my ear thermometer.
When I used to do rectal, it was such a hassle and only checked temperature when I was sure kid has fever.
Now with the ear thermometer, it’s so easy so I don’t think twice
Also have the Braun one from Amazon
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B'Syata D'Shmya
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 1:02 pm
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Lips or palm then its cool, warm, hot, very hot, burning up....my pediatrician got used to it...
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amother
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 1:50 pm
We have an ear thermometer, which is supposed to be more accurate than putting it in their mouth, or forehead. I can't deal with the thought of sticking a thermometer up and do it rectally.
Although I find I can usually guess whether they're feverish by how hot their body feels and the back of the neck. I might not know the exact degree, but I know when it's too hot.
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amother
Quince
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Sun, Nov 19 2023, 1:57 pm
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U r supposed to do rectally at this age absolutely nothing wrong with it. I still do it with my toddlers
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