I'm super frustrated right now. My sister had a cold sore a few weeks ago and I asked her not to kiss my 25mo DS. My mom had one last week and I gave the same instructions. Still, he came down with a really high fever on Monday, body aches Tuesday, and still had a fever this morning (Thursday). I made an appointment w/ his pediatric nurse practitioner, she took one look at him and the list of his symptoms, and confirmed my suspicion.
I'm super bummed about this! He's been sick and achy for days, but this isn't even something where I can feel good that at least he got it while we're still BF'ing and he now has immunity for when he's older. He is going to have to deal with this virus for the rest of his life, and it wasn't even one of his own actions/decisions that lead to it. If he'd opted to kiss a girl some day who had a sore, then so be it. But now he's going the be "the boy" with the ugly sores on his face. Maybe I'm projecting my own vanity onto him, but it seems like it's really unfair to pass this to a baby and that he'll have to feel embarassed about it for the rest of his life, especially through that torturous time called adolesence.
I'm not even sure why I'm writing this post. I guess I just want to hear some kind of encouragment (is there any?) or glean some information from the wise mamas who've probably also been there. And maybe some advice on how to move past this and not dwell (I tend to really dwell on stuff and it eats at me). I've never had a cold sore. My mom doesn't recall if I ever got this initial virus as a baby, but as long as I can remember I've never had one. My sister and my mom get them regularly. My brothers (2) and father don't get them. I've read that you can have an initial outbreak like this and never get a sore again. Anyone had that experience? Any advice on how to manage a child with a cold sore? How to make him feel better about it once he's old enough to be embarassed?
humph!
I'm super bummed about this! He's been sick and achy for days, but this isn't even something where I can feel good that at least he got it while we're still BF'ing and he now has immunity for when he's older. He is going to have to deal with this virus for the rest of his life, and it wasn't even one of his own actions/decisions that lead to it. If he'd opted to kiss a girl some day who had a sore, then so be it. But now he's going the be "the boy" with the ugly sores on his face. Maybe I'm projecting my own vanity onto him, but it seems like it's really unfair to pass this to a baby and that he'll have to feel embarassed about it for the rest of his life, especially through that torturous time called adolesence.
I'm not even sure why I'm writing this post. I guess I just want to hear some kind of encouragment (is there any?) or glean some information from the wise mamas who've probably also been there. And maybe some advice on how to move past this and not dwell (I tend to really dwell on stuff and it eats at me). I've never had a cold sore. My mom doesn't recall if I ever got this initial virus as a baby, but as long as I can remember I've never had one. My sister and my mom get them regularly. My brothers (2) and father don't get them. I've read that you can have an initial outbreak like this and never get a sore again. Anyone had that experience? Any advice on how to manage a child with a cold sore? How to make him feel better about it once he's old enough to be embarassed?
humph!
