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Hi Everyone,

I just joined this forum today, and am very interested in learning as much as I can about this virus and getting support and supporting. I believe open and honest communication about this issue is greatly important, and will help to heal and relieve the stresses this disease provokes. I recently found out I'm two months pregnant. I was wondering if any of you had any insight about what being pregnant with herpes is like. I've been researching quite a lot, and it seems the chances of transmission to the baby are less than one percent. I've had it for quite sometime, about 5 years, so definitely long enough to have produced antibodies. I'm very torn right now because I love children, I've always wanted them, but I find the fear of passing this illness to my child is very great, to the point that I'm considering terminating the pregnancy. I would hate to be responsible for the suffering of an innocent little baby. I do feel that I'm well equipped to handle this illness because I've been studying herbs and nutrition for many years, and believe there are many, many natural and effective remedies to prevent further outbreaks and minimize discomfort as much as possible. But what this means for a child, I just don't know. I'm very grateful to be apart of this forum, and can already tell from reading a few posts that it is full of kind, well-meaning a supporting people. Thank you in advance for any of your thoughts or comments.

Dalia

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You're right, the chances are low when it comes to passing herpes on to a baby during labor. There are plenty of people out there who have herpes and have normal, healthy pregnancies and give birth to healthy babies. Your doctor can help you to have a healthy pregnancy. And some people even go for c-sections because they don't want the slightest risk of passing it. The choice is yours, but you do have a chance for a healthy child. 

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On 3/3/2017 at 3:13 PM, Dalia said:

Hi Everyone,

I just joined this forum today, and am very interested in learning as much as I can about this virus and getting support and supporting. I believe open and honest communication about this issue is greatly important, and will help to heal and relieve the stresses this disease provokes. I recently found out I'm two months pregnant. I was wondering if any of you had any insight about what being pregnant with herpes is like. I've been researching quite a lot, and it seems the chances of transmission to the baby are less than one percent. I've had it for quite sometime, about 5 years, so definitely long enough to have produced antibodies. I'm very torn right now because I love children, I've always wanted them, but I find the fear of passing this illness to my child is very great, to the point that I'm considering terminating the pregnancy. I would hate to be responsible for the suffering of an innocent little baby. I do feel that I'm well equipped to handle this illness because I've been studying herbs and nutrition for many years, and believe there are many, many natural and effective remedies to prevent further outbreaks and minimize discomfort as much as possible. But what this means for a child, I just don't know. I'm very grateful to be apart of this forum, and can already tell from reading a few posts that it is full of kind, well-meaning a supporting people. Thank you in advance for any of your thoughts or comments.

Dalia

C sections are very safe.  I have heard terminating pregnancies can carry worse psychological suffering.  

The odds of transmitting  w c section are zero.  Hsv does not reside in the blood after a short time and certainly does not cross the blood.

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On 04/03/2017 at 0:31 AM, Need Queen said:

You're right, the chances are low when it comes to passing herpes on to a baby during labor. There are plenty of people out there who have herpes and have normal, healthy pregnancies and give birth to healthy babies. Your doctor can help you to have a healthy pregnancy. And some people even go for c-sections because they don't want the slightest risk of passing it. The choice is yours, but you do have a chance for a healthy child. 

 

17 hours ago, Disc0rdant said:

C sections are very safe.  I have heard terminating pregnancies can carry worse psychological suffering.  

The odds of transmitting  w c section are zero.  Hsv does not reside in the blood after a short time and certainly does not cross the blood.

There's just no need to worry about it, tell your doctor. The only real complications tend to be when you contract it in the final trimester when you don't have the antibodies. Neonatal transmission is so rare.

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