Firstly I feel absolutely sick and guilty for allowing this to happen.
Someone who I know has had cold sore outbreaks in the past held my baby today. I noticed something on their lip but when asked about it they said the skin just split and it wasn't an outbreak.
I am ashamed to say that I let social politeness get the better of me and I didn't challenge them or immediately take my baby back. I just kind of froze. I should have been more assertive.
I've since been reading and thinking about what the herpes virus can do to babies and I can't believe I put my child in danger like that. It is highly contagious but seems to only be the pus/blister? I definitely didn't see that so I'm hoping and praying that it's going to be okay.
Does anyone have any experience with this? What should I be looking out for in terms of symptoms in the coming days/weeks/months?