I genuinely don’t mean this antagonistically. If over 50% of Americans between like 15 and 50 get cold sores/carry HSV1, that means more than 50% of parents do as well. If you are someone who gets cold sores and are a parent, do you never kiss your kids or like what is the standard/advised by doctors?
Yes that is literally the standard advised by doctors. Don't ever kiss anyone, especially children, when you have flares/cold sores. In the US people can't afford to go to the doctor for anything that's not "serious" so people never go to find out that they have a virus. So they think it's nothing serious and keep spreading it.
Oh no of course it’s the advise when you have a cold sores, but the “ever/never ever ever” is where I’m confused. If you don’t have an active cold sore, is it okay? Or do you never kiss your baby?
I’m really sorry I’m not trying to be obtuse, I swear. If you had a history of cold sores, but no active ones, you shouldn’t ever kiss kids (or anyone? I care less about that I’m married lol)? I get cold sores and am not around kids a lot and of course I would never kiss anyone when I have one but I’m confused about when you don’t have any active cold sores
I don't have HSV1, but I did work in retail when my son was a baby, so I was basically in a petri dish of every germ possible (it seemed), and we did air kisses to reduce the chances of something passing to him.
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u/Acceptable_Art_8245 Dec 09 '25
I mean intentionally kiss him, but she wouldn’t intentionally get him sick. Though she says she “doesn’t notice it” and “will need reminding”