Have just been diagnosed with herpes and have had the worst 2 weeks of the most horrible symptoms that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. The blisters have healed now but the pain in my fanjo and legs/buttocks has not subsided nor has the flu like feeling or razors when peeing. My partner has never had symptoms and the GUM clinic say he will have 'asymptomatic shedding' which unfortunately has caused me to get it.
I have now read that it is dangerous for the baby if you have your first outbreak when in the first trimester and I am now very worried that I may either miscarry or give my baby brain damage or another complication.
I know that if I have another outbreak nearer to labour I will be given a c section but will they know if there is any damage to the baby prior to birth? or is there anything at all I can do? I feel so bad that I have not been able to protect my baby.