Be gentle. There should not be any resistance. If there is, stop. Hold your child still. Leave a digital thermometer in until it beeps about 10 seconds. Your child has a fever if the rectal temp is above Warning: do not take rectal temperatures in young children with leukemia or other cancers.
Also avoid in other children with weak immune systems such as organ transplant, HIV or sickle cell disease. Make sure the armpit is dry. Close the armpit by holding the elbow against the chest. Do this until it beeps about 10 seconds. The tip of the thermometer must stay covered by skin. Your child has a fever if the armpit temp is above If you have any doubt, take your child's temp by rectum or forehead. Only good for screening. Requires the baby to suck on it, which is not always possible.
Have your child suck on the pacifier until it beeps about 10 seconds. Ear Temperature: How to Take Age: 6 months and older not accurate before 6 months This thermometer reads the heat waves coming off the eardrum. A correct temp depends on pulling the ear backward. Pull back and up if over 1 year old. Then aim the tip of the ear probe between the opposite eye and ear. Parents like this thermometer because it takes less than 2 seconds.
It also does not need the child to cooperate. It does not cause any discomfort. A single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. See more conditions. Healthy Lifestyle Infant and toddler health.
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