Amanda's NICU Education
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Elisa Gonzalez Morin :
STABLE teaches over the the liver (RUQ)
2026-10-04 20:16:21
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Stephanie :
I’ve never experienced the probe in the axilla reading warmer than the baby but I have many many times had the abdomen read colder than the baby
2026-10-04 21:18:44
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Te'Ericka Jackson :
I always do the axilla because that’s where we get temperatures with the thermometers. So my thinking is why not track the temp in the same place
2026-10-04 19:58:36
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NICU Nurse Educator :
The position of the baby is so important in this conversation too! I do think a lot of the old information was before early holding and prone positing. Remember how they all used to just lay on their backs! Yes, I’m that old.
2026-10-04 17:06:16
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Daniela Hernández :
Idk.. every time I put it on the RUQ the bed reads lower than what the baby is and when I check the temp is super high that I have to cool down.. and the axilla reads pretty close and the bed just gives enough heat and my baby is never cold..
2026-10-04 20:02:18
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KCNeo :
My concern about axillary placement, especially on small preemies, is skin breakdown. I’ve seen moisture trapped in that area, resulting in loss of skin integrity. In units where they have aggressive humidity use, it becomes a problem.
2026-10-04 23:21:25
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Katie :
My new unit is dishing out write ups for using the axilla. Pisses me all the way off
2026-10-04 23:54:23
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Kelsey 💖 :
Depends in an isolette vs a radiant warmer too!
2026-10-06 17:52:47
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aoxo1992 :
But every single time I have the probe on the abdomen it’s reading a completely different number than when it’s under the axilla. I always have problems with the bed reading when it’s on the abdomen. I do recognize that this is the correct way to place it but it just causes more problems for me. And I’ve worked at different units as a travel nurses with different isolettes.
2026-10-04 23:59:03
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Mariana_igoe :
We were taught over liver (internal core temp organ)
2026-10-05 03:57:29
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Nia :
Upper abdomen is what the manufacturer says for most warmer and isolette models.
2026-10-04 19:49:25
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Amanda Baker929 :
Not a nurse but I saw your first video so I went searching my pictures lol this was close to 3 weeks into our nicu stay born at 29 weeks 🥰🥰
2026-10-05 02:55:20
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A_novi :
I use critical thinking and adjust the probe based on my objective temp readings. I’ll do whatever I need to do to get the baby’s temperature within safe range.
2026-10-05 00:48:35
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vizy85 :
So our unit says either but i usually do what’s best for each individual baby, which is usually the larger babies get it on the abdomen and the smaller ones get it on the axillary.
2026-10-17 22:52:32
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Ash :
We go off of gestation. Under 32 weeks we use axilla and over we use abdomen. However, I tend to lean towards the axilla because it doesn’t seem to stick well enough to the abdomen. The skin temp almost always drops and then my baby gets overheated. It’s definitely a constant battle.
2026-10-04 21:58:32
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Alyssa | NICU nurse :
Can we just get a round of applause for what an incredible job you did researching this and presenting the data in such a concise why 👏🏼 that’s why you’re the best!
2026-10-10 06:39:28
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Mai Nguyen :
i was told that the temp probe needs to have the reflective cover exposed or else it’ll read inaccurately (like when the baby’s hand covers the cover it’ll read inaccurately). generally on the abdomen but any part that is exposed (depending on the baby’s position)
2026-10-04 21:33:32
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korgan101 :
I’ll use both. I tend toward the axilla if I’m using a dandleroo bc on the abdomen my babies tend to roast!
2026-10-04 21:36:08
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Sarah :
If it’s under a radiant warmer and I have the reflective probe it’s over the liver. If it is skin mode I put it in the axilla with baby tape
2026-10-04 20:47:48
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elizabeththomas_1990 :
So I try to go with what the manufacturer of the isolette instructs. They designed it
2026-10-05 02:00:26
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Carmen * :
It never works. Still check axillary temp
2026-10-04 21:18:47
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kluellen :
I just had to write a thermoregulation guideline and it was tough. The unit I work in uses the axilla so I would have needed evidence to make a change like that and it just wasn't there. I agree what's important is that it's reading the baby correctly. It can't be loose and the baby can't lay on it.
2026-10-04 17:48:47
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kinley :
I typically always start out using upper abdomen, but typically it always comes off or is pulled off by the baby themselves, so then I do axillary and just ensure it’s accurate by taking a temperature
2026-10-04 18:56:32
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lavenderali8 :
Doesn’t stable teach abdomen? Obviously, I move it if the baby is laying on that side so it’s not falsely reading so it’s not always on the abdomen either way.
2026-10-04 19:47:15
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jeeplovinmom :
Never over bone or the stomach bubble. Liver or axilla, where ever the correlation between bed reading and actual baby temp is closest. Don't be rigid on placement, make it patient specific.
2026-10-04 20:11:26
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