New borns and herpes virus

[Firsttime86]

I have seen several stories about babies dying from the herpes infection after people have kissed them when they have the virus.
When I spoke to my partner about this he said he has never known anyone to kiss a baby on the lips so our baby (due to be delivered on Monday) will be ok. My query is can babies catch the herpes virus by being kissed anywhere? Like the forehead, check, hand, feet etc. Should I ban everyone from kissing my baby anywhere once it is born?
Also, I have had herpes in the past and as a result I have been out on anti vitals for the remainder of my pregnancy, does that mean my baby will be immune?
Thank you

I only allowed my lo to be kissed on the back of the head, including myself and his dad. Do not take the risk. You'll be surprised how much people want to kiss ur baby on the face! Most grandparents, aunts and uncles will!

Watching I’ve wondered this too , how do you ask people to not kiss baby without offending them if there family though @loveskaka

My friend, when handing his newborn to someone to hold, would jollily say 'we accept kisses on the top of the head but not face or hands', which was quite a good lighthearted way of getting the point across. It's hard with family members but the stories are so widely circulated on social media now that most should be aware of it.

Well like pp said it's so widely circulated now And in the media a lot recently that most people should know, and I made it a point to bring these stories up when pregnant and warned everyone that it would be tolerated. But again when my ds was born people would still say can I kiss him?! I would say yeah on that back of the head, dnt go near his face. When it came to my sons safety and the fact that if someone including myself selfishly kissed his face knowing the dangers, I didn't give a f**k if people or offended! Rather that than lose my baby

Wouldn't*

I’ve been wondering about how to manage this, it’s scary that such a common virus can be so dangerous to babies.

I’ve wondered this too. I’ve told people not to kiss my baby and I don’t care if it’s rude. But a mentally disabled person kissed his cheek because of not understanding what NO means and I’m shitting myself.

It’s only a risk if someone has an active cold sore.

They’re fairly obvious- most sensible people will take precautions- hand washing, no kissing, separate towels, staying away for a few days- but if they’re an arsehole and you notice one then you may need to ask them to take precautions.

O/p is it genital herpes you have? Cold sore herpes wouldn’t normally be an issue in pregnancy, no need for anti-virals. If it’s genital though and you have a flare up there is a risk to the baby if they come into contact with a sore during birth.

But it needs to be contact with an active sore in either case to risk the baby contracting herpes.

we accept kisses on the top of the head but not face or hands

Where the baby is kissed makes no difference. It’s whether the kisser has an active sore which comes into contact.

If someone has an active cold sore on a lip no kissing. Full stop.

Not true really 80% of the population carry the virus and it can appear anywhere, mouth, genitals, arm, eyes! And it can “shed”
6-10% of the time even with no symptoms, though the antivirals mentioned generally do stop that.

OP it can only be passed through mucas membranes or broken skin, so e.g the lips or a cut.

Baby being kissed anywhere on smooth unbroken skin is totally safe. So just make a “no kisses on the face” rule.

And while I know it’s scary the % of those being affected really severely are still tiny so don’t over worry x

If someone has an active cold sore they’re not touching my baby never mind kissing him/her! I wouldn’t even feel rude in that case.

Newborns shouldn't be getting kissed on the face regardless. Hi

Oops didn't mean the 'hi'