Does your kiddo need a rectal temperature? Yes - that first time can be daunting. You have to put it WHERE!?!? Tips to make it less stressful: (You don’t need a special thermometer!) - any regular digital thermometer works (watch video for two examples, and comment THERMOMETER below and I’ll send you the link to my Baby Cold/Flu Must-haves to find the ones I recommend). DO go ahead and buy an extra thermometer and LABEL it as “RECTAL”. You just don’t want to mix those. Or even THINK you may have

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