Was a hand placed on your bare bottom during RT?

When I was a child and teenager growing up in Los Angeles, there were times when an adult family member, nurse, or doctor would place a hand on my bare bottom cheek and use their other hand to insert a thermometer in my tight anus and hold it in place. During my teen years, I would secretly crave the feeling of hand on my bare bottom cheek if the nurse was busty and attractive. As an adult, I enjoy the feel of a hand of a male play doctor, dominant woman, or dominant man on my bare bottom cheek during rectal temperature taking. Sometimes the hand of the male play doctor, dominant woman, or dominant man will slap my bare bottom cheek if I begin to move when the thermometer is inserted in my tight anus. I am curious as to what experiences others have had with hand on a bare bottom cheek during rectal temperature taking.

Some nurses would hold the thermometer in place at the end, but there were others who would hold it between 2 fingers with their open hand resting on my bottom.

When my mother took my rectal temperature as a child and teen I was laying in bed, curled up on my left side with my knees pulled up to my chest, and she would hold the thermometer in place between 2 fingers with the rest of her hand resting on my buttocks for the 5 minutes it took to register.

I just experience rectal temperature taking with a veterinarian thermometer and I loved the bare hand on my bottom holding the thermometer.

Yes the nurse at my pediatrician or my mom would hold the thermometer in place and rest a hand on my bottom.

It was done to facilitate the spreading of my buttocks and to make sure the insertion went smoothly. Often I might clench causing the thermometer to push out and require another twisting and pushing it back in place. The hand of the nurse on my bottom was a reminder that this was going to happen! I think that the hand resting on my bottom was commonly done. "Relax" and feeling the hand was automatic. Surely seeing the nurse prepare the thermometer and then instruct me to turn over did little to ease my tension necessitating her to spread me and hold the thermometer steady.

The sensation of a hand on my lower back or bottom while my temperature was taken is a distinct and wonderful memory. It’s still part of the fun for me today.

Yes, my doctor would usually put one hand on my butt and spread my cheeks apart. He would then sometimes put a little bit of lube on my asshole with a finger from his other hand before sliding the thermometer in. Sometimes if I tried to clench my cheeks to avoid the insertion or during the temperature taking he would keep both hands on me (one keeping my cheeks spread and the other holding the thermometer in place) until he was finished.

Yes. I was admitted to a small community hospital for exams and tests of my digestive system. It was the late spring of 1969; I was 19 . During my three day stay; I was permitted to wear only a gown. Nothing else. I was quite able to move around, walk, etc; my only problems were eventually diagnosed as a small ulcer and spastic bowel. Every time my temperature was taken; it was rectally. There was this one nurse who came on for the 3 to 11 shift. She was a little heavy set; and very plain looking, but sort of cute. I had my rectal temperature taken no less that three times during her shift. After pulling the curtains for privacy she would pull my bedding completely off me. I was directed to roll over on my stomach; not my side like the other nurses had me position myself. She took it upon herself to adjust my legs so that just a bit more than my butt was exposed. She used one hand to pull my butt cheeks apart and inserted the thermometer about as far as I think it could go. She laid that hand on my upper butt and I could feel her one finger just inside my rear end crack. The hand she used to insert the thermometer would rest on my lower backside sort of cupping my cheeks and a finger or two touching my perineum, and just a bit of my scrotum. Then, she would start casual chat. Personal questions sometimes. She made it a point to tell me to relax and I could feel the fingers of both her hands gently massaging the afore mentioned areas. Relax hell! I admit it. I didn't mind her touching and soft caressing. It felt nice. I don't know how many minutes passed before she withdrew the thermometer; but it was a while. And, then she did a very thorough job of cleaning off the lube between my buttocks and immediate areas. As an 19 year boy; my hormones acted accordingly. She also gave me one bed bath and assisted when I was using the shower during a two night stay! But, that's getting off the topic. Another time perhaps. Conclusion: I was a young buck patient, and she was not much older than me. Enough said.

I remember my mom first spreading my cheeks for inserting the thermometer.

Then she would use one hand to hold the thermometer in place and the other would rest on my buttocks to calm me during the following 5 minutes...

I remember that my mother placed one hand on the small of my back when she was taking my rectal temperature. She switched to oral when I was in elementary school, but when I was 15, I had a serious upper respiratory infection and fever that lasted for several days. My mom took my temp rectally every few hours, and each time she sat with me and placed her hand on my back. That mother-daughter bond contact remained with me in the raising of my own two daughters, if they were ill. It had a calming effect on me, and it was like, everything will be OK.

Professionally speaking,

If you do not place a hand on the bare bottom and raise the cheek then you probably are not going to see the anus. Which is the target you are looking for when taking a RT. It may seem like playing pin the tail on the donkey. If you want to hit the target you have to see it. Very simple and very direct.

But it is also very calming when taking a RT if you rub the lower back and the area just at the crack of the buttocks. It is relaxing especially if you talk to the one receiving the RT.

I think this should be the most standard gestures when you are taking someone's temperature rectally. After you slide the glass thermometer into the place, you should use your two fingers to hold the thermometer and put your hand against the bare butt, so that it can prevent the thermometer set in the right position and not going too deep, or come out.

My mom would cup my bottom and hold the thermometer like a cigarette.

Unfortunately I have never had my temperature being taken rectally, unless I do not remember that. Too bad. Not very likely that will happen in medical case, but I still hope I will find play doctor/nurse....

I found as a child that some nurses had that human nurturing touch, especially while taking a rectal temperature, so petting one’s feverish head, back rubbing, or touching and patting their patient’s bottom was a comforting part of their technique. Some nurses just stuck that thermometer in, walked away, and waited for the time to be up like it was a pop-out oven bake turkey thermometer.

Even as a guy in my mid fifties who visits doctors and hospitals way too often, I’ve still noticed that difference in nurses.

Often a comforting hand was placed on my lower back and bottom, but not always.

Even as a guy in my mid fifties who visits doctors and hospitals way too often, I’ve noticed that difference in nurses.

Nurses are like anyone else, some are good at their job and some aren't. My mom was a nurse and was pretty much all business whether it was a temp or an enema. I do remember her hand on my bottom at a very young age, probably to keep it from working it's way out. Cupping a bottom with a thermometer in it is a nurturing touch in my opinion.

Mom always did and nurses at the pediatrician office did too. It's comforting.

My boyfriend sometimes keeps his hand on my bum, at the centre with the thermometer in between his fingers. It feels warm. Sometimes, it's on one cheek, stroking it once in a while or patting it. His other hand rests on the small of my back or pats my head or tousles my hair.

The experience of having one's temperature taken rectally is one that creates lasting memories whether taken by a parent or a medical professional. For me, it was often part of the physical exam or wellness check. Those experiences had more of an emotional impact than when done at home. Like others have said, there is the anticipation of it taking place and the sudden awareness as you wait on the table that the moment has arrived. Before that, I tended to scan the exam room, especially the counter, for tell tale signs of what might be coming my way. On occasion medical vials were out; not a good sign for sure. The thermometers were on the counter in a corner so as to not catch one's eye. Even the lubricant, usually KY, was kept in a drawer along with gloves. For the unaccustomed, the initial scene would not have you anticipating a RT. Once I had crossed that bridge, no amount of scanning helped ease my mind or the rumblings in my tummy. Sitting there in my briefs added to the tension as there was not much protection to cover my embarrassment.

The initial start of the exam was always the same, the nurse would come back in and make small talk then get my height and weight. It was surely awkward. The doctor would enter and greet me as if this was a fun occasion. My blood pressure would be recorded and while the doc engaged in small talk, the nurse would retrieve the thermometer and prepare it making sure to lube the tip. With that came the clear and precise direction, "We need to take your temperature." I laid turning onto my belly. Within seconds my briefs were being pulled down; always too far for my liking. With that I felt the hand of the nurse spreading me wide and telling me, "relax." The insertion was slow but steady. Her hand firmly positioned across my bottom until the reading was completed.

No matter how often it took place, the experience left me embarrassed for sure, and as I got older, an erection could happen.

I only remember laying there (mostly on my tummy) and the thermometer standing all by itself. I do not recall it being held in place.

Therefore, I tend to take the Mrs' temperature the same way with it standing proudly between her cheeks. However, the last time I took her temp, I held the thermometer in place with the palm of my hand over her bottom. She def liked it. A lot! Here is how it looked -

https://en.zity.biz/gallery/image/196092

Unlike many RT photos this one shows the thermometer well in to the rectum, thats how it should be done.

@Kenw

Unlike many RT photos this one shows the thermometer well in to the rectum, thats how it should be done.

I am using a glass/mercury veterinary thermometer so it is a bit longer and thicker. I like to place it well into her and she returns the favor when it is my turn to have my temp taken

After my mother had me in position on my tummy and my underpants rolled down to my thighs, she would lube the tip of the thermometer with Vaseline and gently slide it into my anus. She would then hold the glass tube of the thermometer between her fingers while holding her hand pressed against my cheeks. With the glowing tingle of the thermometer lodged in my anus and her warm hand pressed against me like that created a dreamy sensation that made the entire experience one for the memory books! It always ended too soon....

No--but the parental hand/palm was placed just above my buttocks to "steady" me when I wriggled a bit too much getting a enema (age 9) and twice across my buttocks with the end of the enema hose between the fingers to gently keep the enema nozzle "in" if I fussed/complained about feeling full or over dramatically said my butt was "gonna bust".

My mom always kept her hand on my rear end and holding the thermometer in place and the other hand on the lower part of my back. I do rectal temperatures on myself and I sometimes wish I was laying over a person's lap to have my rectal temperature taking.

Yes thermometer held between two finger of hand across the bottom it is extremely comforting.

No a hand wasn't placed on my bottom during a rectal temp.

Yes, a hand was placed on the bare bottom every time during RT when I was a kid... it happened in both the doctor’s office or at home.

I had it done that way when I was younger in order to keep the thermometer in place. It was comforting