I'm due to deliver twins in 2-3 weeks and today my husband developed a coldsore. I had a quick Google and it sounds like catching the herpes virus for the first time in late pregnancy can be very dangerous for unborn babies... I've never had a coldsore myself so am a bit worried
I don't have symptoms myself at the moment, but over the last couple of days have kissed my husband on the lips, shared food with him etc, so it's very possible that I might have got it...
I called 111 for advice but they weren't very helpful and said coldsores are not dangerous in pregnancy, even though the NHS website suggests otherwise in the case of first infection. When I pointed this out they said I may have got confused with genital herpes. I've tried to do some more googling and have only got more confused. Does anyone know?
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Late pregnancy - husband has a coldsore
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QueenOfThePumpkins · 24/01/2020 19:29
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