Disliking RT's as a kid

Liquidsky: The absence of lubrication would have been acceptable if he had inserted it itself, but I think that, if it is another person, then there is actual risk of injuries, isn't there?

It doesn't matter who the recipient is. No goo equals pain.

Liquidsky: When I was a kid, at home we took temperatures rectally, self-insertion and no lubrication was given on the thermometer. Same in hospital, the nurses would hand glass thermometers (I don't recall whether it was once or twice a day), no goo on them (they would pick them up and read them a few minutes later).

It's not much of a problem if one inserts it oneself, though it is more comfortable with Vaseline.

I never disliked them. I always loved the feeling of the Vaseline lubed thermometer sliding into my rectum.

I can't recall ever having my rectal temperature taken as a kid. Maybe it's just something the older generation did

For me, it was the fact that I usually totally naked in front of strangers, and then having one of them open my bum and insert something into a private part of me without much warning.

I always hated it because I was never given a choice in the matter. It was always the case of "get an RT and put up with it" vs. "put up a fuss and get an RT anyway after a harsh ass whooping."

I always remember being fearful at the pediatrician's office that the nurse would have to take my temp rectally. I preferred when she would let my mom take it. I never really liked being bent over the side of the exam table, which is how the nurse took it.

I never liked it as a kid. It didn´t hurt but I felt humilated as it was always done against my will. There were no end to all the reasons why my temperature should be taken. There were always a good explination to why the nasty instrument had to penetrate me. And that´s why my temp was taken a lot during my childhood. I didn´t like it at all until I was about 11-12. Then I suddenly discovered some other feelings around it which instead made me excited. But nevertheless the whole procedure of taking my rectal temperature was always a very shameful and embarrassing experience for me.

I never liked having my temp taken rectally when I was a child. I think because I felt it embarrassing and because I hated the feeling when the cold metal bulb was inserted in my rectum. Despite that - I had to get my temperature registered at least 3 times daily when I was sick. When I was under 6 years old, I always complained and starting fussing a lot every time they were about checking my temperature - for no point, my temperature was taken rectally anyway. When I was a bit older (over 6 years) I still hated rectal temperatures. However - I cooperated, being told it was for my own best and the most accurate way to check my temperature...

I didn't care for rectal temps when I was little. That all changed when I was seven. I had an ear infection and our neighborhood doctor agreed to see us on short notice. The last thing I expected was having my temperature taken at all, but the nurse announced she was going to take it rectally. I had no time to react and the next thing I knew the thermometer was inserted. I was stunned at how good it felt. My r/t fetish had been unleashed.

I secretly loved them

I HATED having anything put in my bottom as a child. Especially when a suppository followed the thermometer... no fun! Not sure what about it I hated, probably just the humility.

I never did dislike a rectal temperature. I just considered it to be normal for little ones up until they learned the other methods.

@rectaltempbabe did you get your temperature taken rectally often as a child? Up until what age?

Always got one when I went to the doctor until around 6. Same heavyset nurse and she was not gentle at all. Pull the pants and undies down to my knees.

I remember complaining, but I secretly kind of liked the feeling.

I could never understand how some people say they enjoyed it, or loved the feeling of it. Maybe so, but for me, especially in my teenage years, I always hoped that the nurse would use an oral thermometer, but it never seemed to happen. It was always, lie down on the table and turn over for me. When I saw the vaseline at the tip of the thermometer I braced for having my underwear taken down. A couple of nurses would spread my cheeks before the insertion but a couple of others just inserted without spreading. While lying there for about 5 minutes it definitely seemed like an hour. Sometimes the nurse got into a conversation with my mom or dad and the thermometer would be left in longer than it had to. I really disliked the experience.

The embarrassment bothered me. Knowing that I was helpless against having a thermometer penetrate my anus, and having the taker be in control.

Up until the age of thirteen I used to get my temp taken rectally. I also used to get Tylenol suppositories for headaches, fevers and of course any constipation.

I hated it .

Up until age 7 or 8 my mom would hold me down on her lap while my dad administered the rt or treatment.

As I got a bit older I was made to lay down on top of a pillow while my mom did what she had to. There was once or twice I didn't comply and my dad held me down.

If I cried, my dad spanked me and said now o had something to cry about.

Didn't like it at all. Didn't feel good. A bit humiliating, but more uncomfortable than anything else. My mom never used any lube. Sometimes she wanted to take it rectally because I had a deformity under my tongue so it was hard to keep a thermometer under it to get an accurate reading. I don't think she ever realized why.

Thankfully, they can take it in your ear now. What a relief.

And I think about the danger. What of it breaks, and you're subject to broken glass, or even worse, mercury on the loose ? Good luck with that.

For me it was a feeling of humiliation and embarrassment which made rectal temp uncomfortable to me. Temps were taken rectally until I was 11 or 12...

I came to like them, while my sister who is two years younger disliked them and once when we were sick at the same time, my mother put us both in her bed and explained that she was going to take our temperatures in our rear ends. After the temperatures were taken, my mother said "that wasn't so bad, was it?" and I said "no" and my sister said that she did not like it at all. Mom replied that she was sorry but it was the only way she could do it and that was going to have to be that.

The embarrassment bothered me, and the thought of getting spanked if I didn't comply or was too squirmy. For the most part, I complied and tried to be as still as I could. I was around 6 or 7 when I last had my temperature taken rectally. I wouldn't mind now being taken over a lap and having it taken again.

When growing up I was not happy that everything was more or less bottom oriented. Everything seemed to revolve around rectal temperatures, enemas, and penicillin shots. There were times when I might be ill and had to endure procedures with all three.

It has been unusual for a grade school age youngster liking to have a temperature taken rectally with a glass rectal thermometer no matter what the environment the temperature is taken.

Given mom's fondness for giving me suppositories herself until I was... 11? or perhaps 12? I wonder why she did not take my rectal temperature herself and instead passed me the thermometer!

It's all about the embarrassment, the anus is a very private area.

I agree with you, a RT does not hurt, there's not even the slightest discomfort. The same is also true for a well-lubed suppository, it just takes one second to insert it if the patient is cooperating and bearing down.

That's from a strictly clinical point of view. You don't have into account the psychological side.

I find it rare that a child/teen actually liked the prospect of having their rectal temperature taken, by either a parent or a nurse at the pediatrician's office, but for many it was an accepted reality. I speak for those from the 50's and 60's, before other reliable options were available. There were only two choices: oral or rectal. That said, many conservative homes and Dr. offices, opted for rectal. It was typically not a point of discussion, especially with the child/teen patient. At home, if my mom reached to touch my forehead, it was not long before I was on my tummy on her bed watching her shake down the thermometer. If at the Dr, she would tell the nurse that I was given rectal temperatures at home which would silence and embarrass me. That was usually followed by the nurse telling me "okay, let's turn on your tummy young man."

I could not bear her grandmother's temples, they were embarrassing and annoying. Feeling thermometer inside my anus was humiliating for great girl. Generally grandmother used this archaic method and had to keep it in for 5 minutes. As far as I know, my girlfriend was under his armpit or groin.