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If you have cold sores does your baby have an immunity to them?

Asked by tan253 (2948points) April 17th, 2012

So Flutherist…

Guess what!?
After all the sleepless nights and worrying about feeding I have now developed a cold sore.
I don’t know if I’ve ever had one, I must have – I do know that I have the virus though as I got a blood test about 6 years ago and it showed HSV-1….

My question is would the antibodies to this have been passed to daughter in the womb?
I was kissing her like crazy yesterday as she was having an unsettled day -I cant’ remember if I kissed her mouth or not but I kiss all over her face – how can you not?

So now I’m worried I’ve passed the virus on to her and I’ve been reading horror horror stories about newborns getting the virus.
She’s 3 weeks… Can she be ok if I have passed it on?

Does she need a cut in order for it to be passed on or is it skin on skin contact.

Thanks so much.
Not freaking out to much just a bit paranoid.
Seeing Dr on Friday.

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