Putting Vaseline onto the rectal thermometer before insertion

I always remember Vaseline growing up.

The thermometer was always dipped into the Vaseline

My play doc always swirls the thermometer in the jar to get a good amount of Vaseline on it before inserting it into my rectum. It always slides in quite nicely.

Growing up for real, rectal thermometers and vaseline were always together at home and at the doctor. The sound of the top coming off and or seeing the dipping of the thermometer are both imprinted memories. That sound!

I dont remember any vaseline..

Vaseline was the staple for me growing up, be it my temperature or when given my enemas. I realize there were other options, but my mother never varied.

All great posts. I to live to have my temot taken rectally. I find it very stimulating.

My Mom and my aunt always dipped the thermometer into the Vaseline, then only time a finger was introduced was just before the nozzle insertion when I or my sister were getting our enemas. I actually enjoyed the finger going up and her fingering my bottom some, and they would always whisper to try and relax for Mommy or aunt Linda

Even if I don't use Vaseline, just having a jar of it next to the thermometer gets me excited. A little goes a long way. I love the way it drips when taken out of a woman's hot behind. The higher the fever, the more it melts.

I guess it would have been fairly unsanitary to dip the thermometer in Vaseline, even if it had been previously washed. On the other hand, seeing the thermometer in my caregiver’s hand with a thick glob of Vaseline on the end was (and is) an extremely erotic image for me. That’s especially true if she came with it from another room so that other people could have seen it and thus known how my temperature would be taken.

Rectal Temps were a norm in our house and doctors until about puberty when i grew up vaseline and the thermometer were paired. Not only was the thermometer washed with warm soapy water it was also wiped with rubbing alcohol for sterilization. The vaseline in the jar had many holes from lubing the thermometer for use many times. I sometimes as a kid would open the jar and look the vaseline in the jar. While this may not seem sterile by todays standards I guess doctor offices and in homes these cleaning practices worked fine. At my pedetricians office the vaseline jar and a container filled with several thermometers both rectal and oral where in a single container that had sterilization liquid and when removed for use, they simply wiped the thermometer down, dipped it the ine vaseline for use on some poor kids bottom. Different times and practices but part of the reason we are here on this site today is because of have fetishes because of these norms in lives growing up.

My mom always put a dollop of Vaseline on my anus before inserting the thermometer. Not a a lot but I remember the slick feeling between my cheeks after.

It doesn't take much for smooth sailing, and in my experiences at home it was always just enough for the bulb and no more than that.

That's how my mom did it too. no huge blobs or fingers, Just a small amount on the bulb. My doctor's nurse though seemed to use a huge amount. And most times never wiped you after.

Putting Vaseline in let’s the thermometer slide in. As I reached my teens, I’d prefer inserting it dry do that it would rub the walls of my rectum and stimulate me

My mom always dipped the thermometer in a large glass jar of Vaseline, and usually got a big blob on the end of the bulb. Our two rectal thermometers were kept in the medicine cabinet, on a shelf directly above the Vaseline jar.

KY vs. Vaseline is a battle for the ages! I tend to think that KY is now in the lead and likely to remain well entrenched! My personal preference is KY. There is something just rather unattractive about a glob of Vaseline coating the tip of a Rectal Thermometer. Contrastly, KY glistens and has that slick feel as it penetrates and is often of a cooler temp than Vaseline. Both however leave the anus feeling slippery and create a lasting memory! So for that, they are both winners!

@Nick321, let me throw another contestant into the ring. If you are prone to hemorrhoids (as I and others here are, I know), Preparation H is very lubby with a consistency somewhat like Vaseline and by using Prep H you can do double duty.

Because the mayo should be saved for sandwiches.

Whatever you put on the thermometer you should always grease it thouroughlly with some kind of lubrication to let it slide inside easily and without pain. Many of us seems to prefer even as grown up the kind of lube we got as childs whenever the temp was taken on us.

My mom always used Vaseline on the thermometer. It was also used at my pediatrician as well. I always remember that big jar sitting on the counter and of course the blue and red thermometers sitting next to it. I was usually stuffed up and had strep throat so the red one was what I got!

Vaseline or a lubricant of the same consistency like coconut oil is better for inserting rectal thermometers than K-Y jelly. Rectal thermometers are more pointed and can get caught or jab the lining of the rectum. A thicker lubricant helps to better guide instruments like this and minimize discomfort. Lubricating jelly works better for larger, more blunt and rounded rectal instruments like enema nozzles, proctoscopes, and colonic speculums. Though when I give a colonic, I've been using coconut oil on the speculums. Makes for a totally pain free insertion.

I've always liked how Vaseline remains after taking a rectal temperature. One time after being deeply asleep overnight, reaching "back there" and feeling the Vaseline, I knew my husband was being his usual worrywart self when I was sick and taking my temperature at 3AM.

My mom would dip the thermometer in the jar of Vaseline.

I think dipping the thermometer into the vaseline is a tried and true method. It is probably mostly done so the giver doesn't get Vaseline on their fingers. I think using a clean thermometer is a must but the petroleum probably kills germs anyway.

I concur, Vaseline is a must!

Vaseline, or any petroleum jelly, applied generously, would ensure that the thermometer won't cause pain. There are people who don't find a rectal temp. comfortable, and this would be an advantage for them. Kids and adults both.

Very important, especially in a real life situation. If the skin happens to be dry you could cause damage.

My grandmother always had a big jar of Vaseline sitting on her counter with several thermometers stuck in it. The least little sniffle, cough, sneeze or complaint, off came your panties and thermometer inserted in your bottom. Didn’t matter who was around, over grandmas knees you go and thermometer inserted.

The purpose of course lubrication to make it easier to insert. Vaseline was the only lubricate that was every used in our household for rectal thermometers and if you looked at the open jar, you would see a bunch of holes. Even today when I give a rectal temp or have mine taken I make sure vaseline is used. I guess from my perspective this is what used with rectal thermometers.