Cold sore and baby is two weeks old

I know it’s hard but try not to worry too much! This happened to me when my baby was 6 weeks old. I also kissed him before I felt the tingly too he was fine and I just wore a mask most of the time so it was also a reminder that I had it as I was worried I might forget and accidentally kiss him as it is so hard at times especially when you’re used to showering them in kisses. There’s no harm in contacting your doctor too for some reassurance? I didn’t but I just monitored anything unusual with him then I would’ve took him straight to hospital but luckily he was fine xx

Funnily enough my baby is two weeks old and when he was a week old I developed the biggest cluster of cold sores that covered half my lip and I had been kissing both children!.
I contacted GP in a panic as saw online you can get tablets which speed the healing process up? I got told go to pharmacist for patches/cream… helpful!
I ensured I wore patches that covered them all, day and night. Used gloves to remove and replace patches and scrubbed hands before touching baby especially waking up as I was unsure if I had touched it in my sleep!
I kept a close eye on baby and took his temp daily to make sure I wasn’t missing anything (and saw every cry, whimper or sleepy moment as confirmation he had caught it).
But a week on and it’s now all scabbed over and both children have had no symptoms so I can only hope no exposure!
Unless you kissed baby with an active pus blister.. the chances of exposure are extremely small so please try not to worry. Easier said than done I know! X

I developed a cold sore after giving birth from sheer exhaustion. Luckily I packed cold sore patches and cream which I started using straight away and I didn’t kiss my baby.

Is there anyone that could get the patches for you today? Sooner you start using them the better as it’ll get rid of it sooner.

Don’t touch babies face and don’t touch your face. Good hand washing is important either with warm soapy water or have a hand sanitiser on hand at all times.

Thoroughly sterilise baby bottles after feeds just incase you touched your face and then touched the bottle x

Yep same I was one of those babies who got kisses off my affected Nana then ended up with regular cold sores. However thank goodness I haven't had a bad attack of them for years. Mine tend to crop up when the seasons change. If I feel like one is coming I just apply a thin layer of cold sore cream or toothpaste to the affected area