This is such a sad story.

I have had bouts of terrible coldsores on my face for as long as I can remember. They seem to surface when I am run down or stressed but I wasnt aware that some form of immunity would be transferred to my children through the umbilical cord. I know I had at least one bout of coldsores throughout each of my pregnancies so I am hoping that this means the children wont suffer from them.

I am super careful around the children when I have a coldsore - like I mean over the top washing of hands and I dont let them lie on my pillow, no kisses (which is hard although they know if I have a coldsore not to get too close to it). So far so good because I would hate for them to go through the horrible pain of coldsores.