how soon would cold sores appear?

[eclipse]

My FIL has taken it upon himself to try to give my ds coldsores. He's just kissed him on the lips with a stonking great sore. I'm fuming...
If my ds has been infected, how soon will I know?
And why would he do that???

[shazronnie]

if infected he prob would not get a sore until his immunity was low - eg. when he had a cold coming.

[Medea]

Sorry to hear that eclipse. Same thing happened to my boy: someone with an active coldsore kissed him on the mouth. I couldn't believe it. I saw it happening in slow motion, unable to do anything about it.

In my son's case he got one within a few weeks.

When something similar happened to me, I didn't get a coldsore for a few months--I suspect they came up when my immunity was low, as shaz says.

[eclipse]

I keep getting slow motion replays too, Medea. I couldn't believe he would kiss him and so said nothing and then it was too late. I'm still breatfeeding my ds so desperately hoping we got away with it.

[southeastastra]

my dp and son get cold sores, i've never 'caught' one off them

[shazronnie]

Just to add, I got my 1st when I was about 16; no idea when or where or who I caught it from!

DH has never caught them from me, we do kiss but not full on snogging if I have one!