to turn down lunch invite because friend has a coldsore & I have a young baby?

[lowrib]

Friends have invited me for Sunday lunch at their house, but one of them has a coldsore.

I didn't realise that the herpes virus can actually kill a baby until the sad news recently about the baby who died because their mum kissed them with a coldsore.

I've said I'm not going with my 12 week old. They think I'm being hilariously PFB and over protective. They pointed out that the herpes virus isn't airborn, and they have promised not to kiss the baby.

I think it's best to err on the side of caution, when if you get it wrong the consequences could be so dire.

AIBU?

TIA

Zombie alert

I wondered how this thread had popped up - wonder how the baby is doing (& if the mum even remembers starting this thread!)

@edenhills

I wouldn't have met them either but I probably would have made up a different excuse!

Well, I'd like to think you could come up with a good excuse more than 12 years later @edenhills

As the OP's baby is at secondary school by now, she probably doesn't need any more advice on this one so we're going to close this thread now.