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If you have cold sores does your baby have an immunity to them?

So Flutherist…

Guess what!?
After all the sleepless nights and worrying about feeding I have now developed a cold sore.
I don’t know if I’ve ever had one, I must have – I do know that I have the virus though as I got a blood test about 6 years ago and it showed HSV-1….

My question is would the antibodies to this have been passed to daughter in the womb?
I was kissing her like crazy yesterday as she was having an unsettled day -I cant’ remember if I kissed her mouth or not but I kiss all over her face – how can you not?

So now I’m worried I’ve passed the virus on to her and I’ve been reading horror horror stories about newborns getting the virus.
She’s 3 weeks… Can she be ok if I have passed it on?

Does she need a cut in order for it to be passed on or is it skin on skin contact.

Thanks so much.
Not freaking out to much just a bit paranoid.
Seeing Dr on Friday.

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