How far do you insert the thermometer?

Far enough to get my attention!

My rectal temperature years as a child happened in the late 70s. I never really dreaded having my mom take my temperature rectally because she never stuck it far, probably an inch or so. my babysitter stuck it in a lot deeper. She had me lay on my side and draw my knees up. It was a little uncomfortable but I always held still and quiet, eagerly waiting for her to take it out. I saw the thermometer once right after she took it out of my butt, and Vaseline was smeared on at least half of it.

I like the thermometer inserted bout 2/3's of its length. I like it twisted around for the best reading.

Sometimes it felt like it was poking me right in the Adam's apple.

The thermometer had a thin end and a thicker body. It was inserted up to the wider part, which was the "natural" place to stop.

I had a girlfriend stick the thermometer in so far, that it almost disappeared ! When I took her temp., I allowed about an inch to protrude from her cheeks. I know that folks have ended up with things lodged in their gut. That's one very expensive and unnerving experience, I'm sure. Try explaining to your boss and coworkers, how you ended up requiring surgery to remove a thermometer....

I think almost 1 inch

I am not sure how far it was inserted. Probably in inch or two.

I cant really say as i never looked around. sometimes it felt deeper than other times.

I think also that it was inserted about an inch, not deeper.

Mom inserted the rectal thermometer about 1 inch into the rectum, released the buttocks and timed off three minutes. Oftentimes the rectal thermometer would slide up, and she noticed this and spread the buttocks and pushed in gently into the rectum as she waited. She would often twirl it as she waited as well.

My parents always used a European style mercury-filled glass thermometer when it was time to take my temperature. It was inserted slowly until at least half of it or more was deep inside me and couldn´t fall out by itself.

Do not know how far it was inserted when I was a child, probably just a little past the tip (glass thermometer) My Mother was a nurse and so probably the way she was trained. I tend to stick it in about half way when I take my own.

At least half way

I think they hit my tonsils once.

3cm, it was a glass thermometer.

Just far enough to make me squirm and want more! That is to say, never far enough!

When I take a rectal temperature, the glass rod is inserted until there is only about an inch and one half poking out.

Tiffanie said:

When I take a rectal temperature, the glass rod is inserted until there is only about an inch and one half poking out.

In reality the thermometer needs to be carefully inserted into the rectum to a depth of only 1⁄2 to 1 inch or about 1.3 to 2.5 cm. The thermometer should be pointed toward the patient’s belly button. Most importantly Stop if you feel any resistance.

That's far too deep especially with a glass thermometer, you can cause yourself an injury if the glass breaks or it can easily slip further into your rectum and become lost. Either scenario is not good.

At least half way before being twirled.

I insert digital ones on my play friend all the way until they stay in. Glass ones the same. I insert them until they stay in place on their own!

I myself only insert it in about an inch and hold it there between my fingers for 5 minutes.

About an 1 inch is as far as I go with them.

When I was young the temperature was always taken rectally and they were using an European style mercury-filled glass thermometer with a pear shaped metal bulb. It is about 13 cm long in all and it has a thicker body. It was always inserted until the wider part - half of the thermometer (about 6 cm). I was told it was important to insert it at least half the way in and hold it in place so it couldn't fall out...

I bury mine a little over two inches. It's digital so its not very long.

1.5 inches or so

I insert my thermometer about an inch and a half after I am lubed well with Vaseline.

A good inch and one half to two inches.

I always read you insert it 1/2 inch or until you can't see the tip I'm using a digital one.... But on my friend ashley I always inserted it as far as I could and stop when I felt resistant and for my friend Amanda I just asked her if it was in and when she said yeah I stopped

Most times, 11/2 to 2 inches into the rectum is sufficient and left in place at least 3 minutes.