yes you can still take a temperature rectally but with modern thermometers it is not really necessary. a rectal temperature of 100. 6 is not high (especially in a one year old); it is only one degree above the normal/average rectal temperature of 99. 6. this is a very innocent rise in temperature not uncommon if you took the temperature in the evening. teething can cause very minor elevations in body temperature; all very innocent. fever is not something should be feared. fever is the body's normal response to fighting infection or inflammation. minor temperature elevations in children not need to be lowered with medications if the child is doing fine.
can a 1 year old still have there temp checked rectaly? can they also have a high temp of 100. 6 rectaly while teething?