I’m sure this is somewhat just common sense, but I read a news article about a mother of a newborn who was lamenting that no one warned her how dangerous the cold sore (herpes) virus is in newborns. Apparently she developed her first cold sore a few days after giving birth and didn’t think much of it. Her baby got a little runny eye, but then a few days later passed away from the virus. She asked the doctors why they don’t warn you and they said, well, it’s so rare.
So, I thought to put this out there for any of you with newborns or who are around any newborns to stay away if you have a cold sore. If you are the mom and have a cold sore, be extremely careful and… pray, I guess. Don’t kiss your baby and, of course, wash your hands and keep people with cold sores away from your baby.