Health anxiety/paranoia/ germaphobe?!
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@Elle thank you 🙏
Also, with regards to herpes virus - your baby could only catch it if someone had a visible cold sore and then kissed your baby, which I imagine a. Wouldn't happen and b. you wouldn't allow it. 60-70% of the population contract herpes simplex virus type 1(HSV1) when they are small (before the age of 5), mainly from nursery, sharing toys etc A smaller percentage have type 2, which means the cold sore will breakout rather than lay dormant). But if there is no visible sore, it's not possible to catch it. It sounds like you may have a touch of OCD - worth having a chat with your GP about talking therapies etc as it may help you settle your mind a lot :)
@Jess thank you for your words x indeed I might need to reach out to professional
I don’t know much about the cold sore virus , but regarding everything else / general germs , I feel like it’s GOOD for your babies immune system to be introduced to germs. That’s how it learns and develops! There’s also science now that shows a lot of allergies come from people being too germaphobe and using too much cleaning products in their home causing peoples immune systems not to develop properly That said, if someone was visibly ill I wouldn’t go handing my baby to them , but otherwise I wouldn’t worry Hope that maybe helps at all!