Babies: 6 - 9 Months
P0upette
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i have a cold sore...
P0upette
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I am trying really hard to remember to not kiss the baby but have caught myself once or twice doing it. so worried I am going to contaminate him. It's just a little sore on the side of my mouth. Am putting ointment on it. What else could I do to help heal faster?
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Re: i have a cold sore...
An Rx is really the only thing that will make it go faster.
I get them, too. And unfortunately, my DS does now as well
The first infection is TERRIBLE for young kids, so keep that as your motivation to stop kissing him.
Obviously she is doing her best to try not to infect her LO. She was asking for advice on what to do to help get rid of it so she didn't infect him.
OP..sounds odd, by I swear by it...
Wet the tip of a match and hold it on the sore for 15-20 seconds. Do this a few times a day. I do this when I feel one coming on and I can typically avoid it.
Abreva also helps considerably.
thanks for that.
yes obviously my goal is NOT to infect LO, come on ladies, a little common sense. geez.
Have been applying abreva religiously since noticing the cold sore. Just worried cause i didn't even feel it come. It just sort of appeared so I hope LO didn't get anything....
thanks again for the match trick. Will try it as well.
I get them on my nose and chin as well - I've found that putting a band-aid over the sore has kept me from spreading it - so far at least. Maybe one of those spot band-aids would stay on your lip - it's worth a shot. Have you also tried getting a prescription for an anti-viral. I got them so often that I have to stay on a maintenance dose - 2x a day - but for the most part it keeps them away. They also shorten the time that you are contagious. Might be worth asking the doc?
Good luck.
great idea the band aid. Will be doing that asap. Between that, the match, the ointments and the constant had washing, the nurse at the ped office told me not to worry too much.
ugh
It's so tough when all you want to do is kiss your baby!
FWIW, my DS didn't get it until last year when he was 2. I've been religiously careful around him when I have them, but even still, it happened. My sister and I got it from my Dad (who is ironically a Dermatologist. lol) when we were young. My other sister doesn't get them.
So, to Snoopy, you can try your damnedest not to infect your kid, but that doesn't always work. And of course OP isn't going to intentionally give them to her child.
That's a lousy assumption to make.
You are a biotch! Way to try to make OP feel worse when she is obviously looking for help.
OP- I get them also and use the band-aid trick when I am at home. It is so hard not to kiss your LO, it is almost like instinct to do it and sometimes it is really hard to catch yourself. Of course you are going to try your best not to spread it to your LO but if it does happen don't beat yourself up too much. Did you know that 90% of people will have them in their lifetime? That is the statistic that my doctor told me.
Ugh I feel your pain. I haven't had a cold sore yet this winter but C has a little fever blister looking thing on her upper lip right now and I am freaking out that she somehow got infected even though I haven't had one.
To answer your question I know some people swear by taking a lysine supplement when they have one.
Derek - February 2013 Caelyn April 2011
Well, then, I suppose she should just lock herself in the bedroom until it goes away.
WTH are you stating painfully obvious information?
Yeah, because you know, all of us that get them got infected knowingly?! And when we got one were so excited about it! Your an effing moron!
Cold sores are the most contagious right before they appear so it isn't always possible to prevent . My brother and mother get them as well as dh but I have never had one. Part of me thinks I have some kind of immunity because I really should have had one at some point. My father never gets them either.