Growing up when you went on vacation did your mom pack a rectal thermometer and Jar of Vaseline

Growing up when you went on vacation did your mom pack a rectal thermometer and jar of Vaseline. Did it get used on you or one of your sibling on the trip?

When my family went on vacation, and we did every summer, as far as I remember, they always had a thermometer and other stuff in the bag. So in that case my bro or me got ill or we looked like that, our temperature was measured. Myself I remember 3 situations. In one of these my mom realized that she forgot the baby oil she normally used for that, so she took sun cream what really burned.

No, my mom never did that. My rectal temperature was only taken at home during my infant and toddler years and that was it.

Yes, always. on vacation mom always had a thermometer, suppositories and fleets in her bag and they were used on us.

Definitely yes. When I went on vacation with my parents, back in the fifties and sixties, my mother allways carried a rectal thermometer with her. As a young boy (12-18 years old ) and later as a student, when traveling alone, I also allways carried a rectal thermometer with me. And so have I been doing all my life long till today (67years old). And everytime I feel sick, or may be just for fun, I take my rectal temperature.

Actually, when I was around 4, my parents took us to the Bahamas. I came down with a fever, and my mom had the thermometer and Vaseline handy.

I can imagine going through customs, with a glass rectal thermometer, and Vaseline jar. I'm sure that plenty of customs agents worldwide, have seen their share of this.

My gosh yes. Rectal temperatures were the exclusive go-to for my mom. There were many times in hotel rooms when I got my temperature taken, as well as an enema.

All four of us kids had our temps taken rectally while on vacation, or an extended weekend trip. Mom also packed her 8 oz bulb in case the little glass rod came out with lots of brown streaks on it. I do not recall ever getting a bag enema on a trip, but got anywhere from one to several bulbs of soapy water to fix being "plugged up". She always packed a large jar of glycerine suppositories, and each of us knew that we would be getting one before leaving the motel for the day's journey or activities. It worked: we never had to sit in a dirty restroom because we absolutely had to poop during the day. None of us minded having her push the little bullets into us, and by the time we were past puberty, we looked forward to the invasion.

Never had an RT on vacation. I was 50's 60's kid and 70's teen. No enemas on vacation either.

One time and only one time mom did take my bother's and my RT before we left the house on vacation, but never once while actually away on vacation.

Never; besides the fact that I very, very rarely ever got sick as a child.

Yes. Mom packed a small suitcase with what seemed like the entire medicine cabinet. I can't remember being on the receiving end of a temperature taking during a vacation, but my sister was.

My father being a Swede living in France, we traveled a lot around Europe by car. So, I remember that, on several occasions, as we were travelling long distances, my mother took our rectal temperature, first my sister's, then mine, on her lap on the back seat, as my father was driving the car.

Mom always packed the rectal thermomter, Vaseline and enema supplies. Mom would always say you never know who may get sick or need one.

Never a thermometer but always her enema bag. Many times either herself or I would be on the receiving end of it. Traveling still always makes me constipated, especially air travel. The dry air at altitude just does not help, strange food being off my routine, etc. For that reason, like my mom I always carry an enema bag when travelling. It is used often.

Nope never happened

There was one in the toiletries bag that made the trip with us when we traveled. I remember finding it when looking through once, but I think it was just packed incidentally. It came out a few times.

My mother always travelled with a rectal thermometer in black plastic case, as well as a small jar of vaseline. When I opened her purse, I gulped and turned red seeing the thermometer.

No however I once got very light headed and passed out as I walked out of the vacation cottage terrifying my folks such that they brought me to an emergency room for an evaluation. Thankfully, nothing was really wrong except I had gotten dehydrated. Nonetheless I was immediately disrobed given a paper gown for an examination that began with my BP and a RT. I was in no position to argue but felt embarrassed in front of both parents and the nurse taking my temperature with me lying flat on the exam table. I didn't get an erection but I was surely self conscious and likely observed by others passing by in the busy room. The doc's exam was rather basic eyes, ears, nose, throat, feeling of belly, listening to heart and lungs and exam of genitals. I blushed a lot; having a female doctor is not a favorite when your a teen boy.

No my mom never packed a rectal thermometer

No she never carried one but a couple of times over the years she brought one both oral and rectal. We used to vacation in a place called Wildwood it was a beach and boardwalk town in New Jersey that had a old fashioned pharmacy soda fountain and all.

My mother always took a rectal thermometer and Vaseline along with us when we went on vacation. I can remember how embarrassed I felt when we were spending a week in a national park when I was 12 years old. I got sick one morning with nausea and stomach pains, and I was still sick in late afternoon. My mom invited a nurse, a woman whom she had met at dinner the night before, to our room at the hotel to examine me. She had me stand in front of her, told me that she needed to examine my body to see if I had a rash due to sickness, and had me remove the top and bottom of my pajamas. While standing nude and feeling embarrassed, she examined me in front of my mother. I was feeling too sick to complain about being examined. She then had me get on my knees on a chair that she covered with a towel, and she sat on a chair behind me that was facing my bare bottom. My mother handed her the rectal thermometer and Vaseline, and when my mom held my bottom cheeks apart, the nurse massaged my anus with the Vaseline, told me to relax, and inserted the thermometer inside of my anus. It felt really cold inside of my anus. She held it in for a quite a while, and when she pulled it out and looked at it, she told me to stay on the chair. As she was putting some blue gloves on, she told me that she needed to put a finger inside of me to see if I was impacted. I did not know what she was talking about, but I remained passive when she pushed a finger deep into my anus. After she pulled it out of my anus, she told me and my mom that my nausea and stomach pains were probably caused by constipation. When she learned that my mom had not brought along an enema bag, she volunteered to give me enemas. Her enemas worked to stop the nausea and stomach pains.

My Mom never packed a thermometer. She was happy to not forget other more essential items whenever we went some where.

Yes, she always packed a rectal thermometer, suppositories & fleet enemas.

Yes, and suppositories too. Was very embarrassing because they were given to me in front of all our family friends, cousins and relatives. We travelled in a big group often. I used to kick and scream but was always held down securely. Was sooo embarrassing having all of them see me being dragged on my sister-in-law's lap, hands secured behind my back, ankles held tight, bottom bared, cheeks opened, anus lubed and the dreaded thermometer pushed in, the long minutes it took to register, it being pulled out followed by a big suppository.

Sometimes, my cousins used to remind my parents so they could enjoy my misery.

I cant remember my mom every having a thermometer with her during vacations, i do recall having a fleet once or twice but after vacations, we usually could count on an enema within a couple days of getting back home to 'get back in the groove'

When I was 12, my family traveled to Florida for Christmas vacation, with another family. I went to the room where their kids were staying, and saw a rectal thermometer with Vaseline next to it. Apparently, their mom had packed the " 'ol reliable," before traveling. I got excited, because my friend had two attractive sisters. To this day, I wonder who's rectum was pleasured by it. These days, they probably won't allow you to board a plane with a mercury thermometer. God forbid if anyone would want to have a little fun, while getting an accurate temperature.