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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think OP is so crazy.  My son has been getting horrible cold sores since he was about 2 years old.  Huge, painful ones.  Obviously, someone kissed him near his mouth when he was a fat-cheeked, irresistible, little toddler.  A significant portion of the public carries the virus, even if they've never gotten a sore.

Why does grandma have to kiss the face?  Feet, top of the head, fine.[/quote]

So sorry PP, how old is your son now?  Have you tried antivirals?  If you don't want to go the med route, a daily supplement of L-Lysine can significantly help.

I know a family whose newborn baby got infected by HSV1 (cold sores) by being kissed by a relative.  The baby died from it.  Newborn babies usually don't have an immune system strong enough to fight HSV1 infections and it can lead to organ failure.

OP, make sure MIL doesn't kiss baby if she has a visible cold sore!  It can still spread when a cold sore isn't present, but it does reduce the chances if there isn't one present at the time.[/quote]

Shouldn't the rule be that no one who has a cold sore should kiss the baby?  OP has given no indication that her MIL had a cold sore. One would think this would have been included in the original post, as it would clearly change the reactions. [/quote]

First poster above, checking back in for the first time since I posted about DS.  He's 10 now, and the outbreaks have been very, very infrequent for the last 4 or 5 years, thankfully, and the severity is much less as well.  (Thanks, PP, we do use l-lysine.)  We have no idea from whom he contracted the virus.  Neither DH nor I have ever had cold sores and were always cautious about face kissing.  Based on this thread, many people seem to have the mistaken idea that people that look perfectly healthy aren't capable of transmitting germs.  I find that pretty surprising, actually.

To the single PP upthread who feels kissing restrictions would inhibit her ability to be close to her nieces and nephews:  Really?  What a stalwart attitude toward family![/quote]

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