Well, I don't know if this will make you feel better, but there are several types of HSV. Each one causes different problems, and the one you are *not* immune to, will be the one that causes those problems. I have the one that causes plantar warts on the bottom of my feet (which completely disappeared after my second pregnancy and haven't returned after 22 years). Still, I ended up with on one my hand for several years until it went away. My husband and my daughter have the one that causes cold sores. My sons have the same one that their father had that causes warts on their hands. We have all shared cups, utinsels, kisses, etc, and each of us has our own HSV and hasn't cropped up in anyone else in the immediate family. I've even shared drinks with a non-family member who had cold sores (mouth) and I *still* didn't get cold sores.
What I'm trying to say is, that your baby will end up with a strain of HSV at some point that they are not immune to. Everyone on the planet has been exposed to HSV. What your baby will catch will be the one she's not immune to. And your baby gets her immunities, for the most part (in the first year), from you. She might be terribly susceptible and get lots of them, or she may have a super immune system and get none of them, but she will be exposed to them a lot. Best thing to do is to be ready for any and all *possibilities*, and not freak out over them.
THe first (and best) thing I ever learned about being a parent came from one of my favourite books: Don't Panic! (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). THe second (same book): Always know where your towel is. (I have *always* packed a towel in the diaper bag, and have one in each of the vehicles. You never know how damn useful a towel is until you don't have one!)
Panicking makes you forget how to think. And whatever happens, you need to keep a clam head if you want to get through anything. You can freely panic *after* the event. Diseases, injuries and the like, happen all the time to all children at all ages. How you learn to respond to them is the best thing you can do.
Don't Panic. If your baby has been exposed to HSV, then, since you know she was kissed and where, nothing like a good bath, and washing the site with a bit of rubbing alcohol won't fix. Outside the body, most diseases are fairly fragile and and be literally wiped out with a good scrubbing. But, it can be overdone and your baby doesn't develop enough antibodies because she's not being exposed to anything that would cause her body to react to them.
It's a tough balance, but the majority of us make it to adulthood without too much wear and tear. :D
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Date: 2012-07-11 01:41 am (UTC)What I'm trying to say is, that your baby will end up with a strain of HSV at some point that they are not immune to. Everyone on the planet has been exposed to HSV. What your baby will catch will be the one she's not immune to. And your baby gets her immunities, for the most part (in the first year), from you. She might be terribly susceptible and get lots of them, or she may have a super immune system and get none of them, but she will be exposed to them a lot. Best thing to do is to be ready for any and all *possibilities*, and not freak out over them.
THe first (and best) thing I ever learned about being a parent came from one of my favourite books: Don't Panic! (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). THe second (same book): Always know where your towel is. (I have *always* packed a towel in the diaper bag, and have one in each of the vehicles. You never know how damn useful a towel is until you don't have one!)
Panicking makes you forget how to think. And whatever happens, you need to keep a clam head if you want to get through anything. You can freely panic *after* the event. Diseases, injuries and the like, happen all the time to all children at all ages. How you learn to respond to them is the best thing you can do.
Don't Panic. If your baby has been exposed to HSV, then, since you know she was kissed and where, nothing like a good bath, and washing the site with a bit of rubbing alcohol won't fix. Outside the body, most diseases are fairly fragile and and be literally wiped out with a good scrubbing. But, it can be overdone and your baby doesn't develop enough antibodies because she's not being exposed to anything that would cause her body to react to them.
It's a tough balance, but the majority of us make it to adulthood without too much wear and tear. :D
DON'T PANIC!!