36 3 Temperature Under Arm Baby

Feel sweaty or clammy.

36 3 temperature under arm baby.

Place the tip of the thermometer in the center of your child s armpit making sure the arm rests snugly against the body. Under 36 put another layer on. I am an icu nurse but it s same with babies. Therefore normal axillary temperature would range between 97 6 degrees and 98 1 degrees fahrenheit 36 4 36 7 degrees celsius.

Hold it under the armpit and wait 1 minute until you hear the beep. Temperature taken under the arm usually is considered to be less accurate than most other body locations for measuring temperature. 37 to 37 5 normal. Rectal ear temperature.

Your baby may have a high temperature if they. A high temperature or fever is usually considered to be a temperature of 38c or above. An axillary temperature will normally be lower than a rectal temperature. 37 5 to 38 too warm take layer off recheck in half hour.

A common definition for fever using the rectal method is 100 4 f while for the axillary method it s 99 3 f. Cool down give calpol and if under 6 months then ask dr advice. Your child is age 3 to 6 months and has a temperature up to 102 f 38 9 c and seems unusually irritable lethargic or uncomfortable or has a temperature higher than 102 f 38 9 c. A normal temperature in babies and children is about 36 4c but this can vary slightly.

Your child is age 6 to 24 months and has a temperature higher than 102 f 38 9 c that lasts longer than one day but shows no other signs. Remove the thermometer and read the temperature. A systematic review published in april 2000 in bmj found that there was wide variation between axillary and rectal temperatures. Feel hotter than usual to touch on their forehead back or stomach.

A baby s temperature is higher because they have a larger body surface area relative to their body weight. This measurement also known as axillary temperature tends to be about half a degree to a degree below oral temperature 1.