How often do you take or have someone take your temp?

I guess that I am my mother's daughter. Like her, I take rectal temperatures before breakfast, lunch, and dinner, if someone is home sick. Plus, one at bedtime. Mom told me it is more accurate to take a temperature before a meal because your reading might become higher, as you digest and metabolize your food. My husband used to take my basal temperature by rectum when we used to chart my fertility days. that was always before i got up in the morning.

Depends on the illness and how high a fever. Every four hours is usually what's recommended. You may want to take a temp more often to see if a medication is working to lower a fever, such is the case if you're giving (or taking) something like Tylenol or Motrin. I had one instance with my older dd with a serious upper respiratory flu and vomiting when she spiked a fever that sent me into a mild panic. Our Doctor said to start her on acetaminophen suppositories every 4 hours. I was so worried that I was taking her temp every hour until her fever went down.

It all depends on how sick I am usually every four hours I will take my rectal temp to see if my fever has gone down any.

It's been years since I had a fever.. But, I do take my rectal temp every so often for fun.

I do not get sick very often, but my wife and I have been taking each other's temperature for fun since we were dating...we usually play with the thermometer during foreplay because it really gets us both super excited

I take my own two or three times a week.

Have you ever thought of taking your temp before, while retaining, and after expulsion of an enema. See if that changes your body temp.

That is an option I nearly always "recommend" in conducting a play exam 😁

Every time.

My boyfriend is a doctor so I get mine taken a lot.

Whenever I am somewhere private and when no one is not around, I take my rectal temperature. 98% of the time, I lay up on the bed. I have stood up on my knees and leaned up against the bed or over a chair.

When I am sick I take mine every two hours

With this Coronavirus scare, I've been taking my rectal temp. every day, just to see if there are any spikes. Sometimes I sweat heavily, and just want to rule out a fever. At this point, I'm not sure how much good it would do, since there's still no vaccine, and treatments are experimental. To all of my online friends here, please stay safe !

I haven't had my temp checked in ages. It might be important now, huh?

When sick, a rectal temperature should be taken every 2 to 3 hours.

My company just told us to take our temperatures daily. They didn’t say how, but you know how I’ll take mine. Wife just pulls back the covers in the morning and down come my underpants.

When sick, a rectal temperature should be taken every 2 to 3 hours.

Whatever works for you. You can easily tell when someone is sick just by putting the back of your hand on their forehead. A low grade fever needs to be checked a couple times a day the higher it is the more often. Rectal, oral or whatever works. It doesn't need to be to a tenth of a degree

I privately took 8 rectal temperatures while chatting here with a female friend.