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If your kids get cold sores...

luv_being_a_momluv_being_a_mom
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How often do they get them?  I read that by the time we are 50 years old, 90% of us have the virus that causes cold sores.  wow
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Re: If your kids get cold sores...

  • AnnapolisLariAnnapolisLari member

    He had his first outbreak at just over a year. I had a cold sore over Christmas last year, and he was into open mouthed kisses at the time.

    Since then, maybe 2 times? He gets one when he's run down with something else. He's got one now because he's had a cold and ear infection.

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    DD - December 2008

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  • true_norskietrue_norskie

    My kids don't get them...yet.  But I have gotten them for as long as I can remember.  When I was younger, I got them a lot in the summer from the sun until we figured out that I need to wear strong sunscreen lip balm.  Otherwise I get them when I'm stressed or sick.  I'm sure the same went for when I was younger...but I obviously didn't get stressed until I was older.

    With a stressful job I was getting them a lot.  Without that, I get them a couple times per year, if that.  When I was younger, I'd probably have about 6-10 breakouts per year.

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  • amiamishamiamish

    Jake gets them... when he gets a fever or other sickness. They SUCK!!! They best I've found for them is "Herpacin-L" it's like a chapstick. Start putting it on when it first starts and it goes away quickly. :)

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