Thermometers - Does everyone have one?

[crunchie]

I don't have one and I just judge my kids temperature by feeling them, the back of their necks etc. I can tell if they have a high temp as they feel scorching hot.

Howevere I would have NO idea what their temp should be, or goes up to.

Is that bad?

i don't think a low grade fever problematic unless child really in distress.

spose you could catch a fever on the way up? Don't know why you'd bother unless you were e.g. watching out for an infection (like they do in hosp after a cs, when you get something jabbed in your ear every couple of hours).

I don't have one, never have.
My pet hate is other mums (particularly my v. annoying SIL) who quote their dd's/ds's temperatures to the exact figure... almost gloating at how high their temperature is when they are ill.

Only just got one (that works) and DD is nearly 2. Sort of felt I should have one, but I've always just kissed her forehead and calpol-ed/nurofen-ed on a level-of-discomfort basis. Quite glad I've got one (DD hardly ever had a temp since birth) as I feel such a greenstick in kids' illness dept, but only used it once so far!