36 3 Temperature Under Arm Baby

Therefore normal axillary temperature would range between 97 6 degrees and 98 1 degrees fahrenheit 36 4 36 7 degrees celsius.

36 3 temperature under arm baby.

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. Feel sweaty or clammy. When taken with a rectal thermometer a baby s temperature should be about 99 6 f 37 6 c. Remove the thermometer and read the temperature.

Under 36 put another layer on. Clean the thermometer with cool soapy water and rinse after use. This measurement also known as axillary temperature tends to be about half a degree to a degree below oral temperature 1. A normal temperature in babies and children is about 36 4c but this can vary slightly.

Cool down give calpol and if under 6 months then ask dr advice. 37 to 37 5 normal. Temperature taken under the arm usually is considered to be less accurate than most other body locations for measuring temperature. I am an icu nurse but it s same with babies.

A baby s temperature is higher because they have a larger body surface area relative to their body weight. An axillary temperature will normally be lower than a rectal temperature. Place the tip of the thermometer in the center of your child s armpit making sure the arm rests snugly against the body. Hold it under the armpit and wait 1 minute until you hear the beep.

Your baby may have a high temperature if they. A systematic review published in april 2000 in bmj found that there was wide variation between axillary and rectal temperatures. Rectal ear temperature. Taking a baby s temperature under their arm axillary is another commonly used method that is easier.

A common definition for fever using the rectal method is 100 4 f while for the axillary method it s 99 3 f. 37 5 to 38 too warm take layer off recheck in half hour.