Thermometer pushed halfway in

Glass thermometers sold in Europe (maybe I'm overgeneralizing, but at least all those I've seen in real life or online) have a thin tip and a thicker body. The method that I learned growing up was to insert the tip into the rectum.

I was however surprised to learn that

• with old American-style rectal thermometers (thin all the way), some nurses and parents pushed the thermometer halfway in, so much deeper than what I used to
• with European-style thermometers, some people pushed part of the thick portion in as well.

I suppose the rationale was that if only the tip is pushed in, the thermometer may easily fall, particularly if lubricant is used. In fact, one user report seeing his wife take her temperature rectally while standing in the bathroom… which would be impossible if only the tip was in, unless holding the thermometer throughout.

What's you experience?

I don't know about European thermometers, but I always insert my rectal thermometers about half way. When my kids were tiny babies, only about an inch. I always hold the thermometer in place. I like to lay my hand flat across the bottom with the thermometer between my fingers.

USA-style thermometers are 10cm or 4 inches long so on older kids and adults id insert them 5cm or 2 inches. For babies 2.5cm or 1 inch.

European meters glass thermometers are narrow at the tip and otherwise thicker in the body. when measuring, only the narrow part is inserted into the anus and the meter must be held all the time so that it does not fall out. in some cases, though, the thicker part of the meter gets stuck between the buttocks when measuring, so friction prevents the meter from falling off because only the thin tip is lubricated.

Using the „traditional“ European type of thermometer my mother never stop after the thin part was in. She definitely inserted at least half of the instrument. That‘s how I‘ve done it until today.

Feel free to look at my pics. The thermometer is sometimes held in place and other times it's not.

I grew up with the European style glass thermometer (as well as with electronic ones). When my temperature was taken at home, my parents told me that they inserted only the thinner part when I was a toddler and a baby. As a kid my parents said I am a big boy going to school now and so on. This opinion had consequences as well when my temperature was measured, because the thermometer was pushed more far inside (my parents told me as far till the 37 degree line). It changed again when I was a teen (up to 40 degree mark)

It’s better when you can feel it in your ass. I had to explain to a former gf, that I want it to go in deep. She barely wanted it in her ass , even halfway. She said that it was uncomfortable, when it was in beyond that. When I used a huge gob of Vaseline, and stuck it 95 percent of the way up there, she went ballistic.

I just enjoy seeing it sticking out between her buttocks. And I “ ass-ure” it’s in her anus so it won’t fall out!

I have always liked seeing a thermometer just showing above the butt cheeks.