I saw an article come up on Facebook and knowing that they don’t fact check anything now, I googled this particular article, it’s actually from 2019 but still relevant and really important to get the message out to the public.
What does it take for people to use their brains when it comes to babies and germs? Viruses and bacteria live around us and transmit diseases, use your brain and do not kiss babies or children on the mouth. Never mind the fact that some children are neurodiverse and don’t like to be touched. The whole COVID pandemic has done nothing to make people think about infection and virus control. Nope, everything was just discarded as soon as people felt there was nothing to worry about. Back to the usual habits.
My mother, if I can call her that, was notorious for kissing on the mouth. She had a history of cold sores, but never gave a single thought to transmitting her viral infection. No, my baby got it as did I because of her ignorance. I don’t want others to pay the price of ignorance. Stop and think before you act. Do not touch a baby or child without permission from the parent. It’s called respect and manners for a start. The herpes virus stays in your system permanently, it never goes away. It will keep coming back regularly and you will transmit it to others.
You do not have the right to touch a child or baby, ever, without permission from the parents. Do you want to risk the health of a child because of your stupidity and ego? I am not a tolerant person when it comes to child safety, my newborn baby was infected by my mother due to her ego. Not once did she admit fault. Her enormous ego would never permit fault.
When the damage is done it can’t be undone, the baby lives with the consequences. The immune system is just developing in a new born baby, so please keep that in mind. My husband had a very serious autoimmune disease when my children were conceived and thus both have a damaged immune systems. It’s not rocket science to work this out, unfortunately as young parents we didn’t know that at the time. We obviously knew about infection control, just not DNA damage when it comes to reproduction, back in the day doctors were just learning about DNA damage, so being in our youth we had no idea.
Please keep a watchful eye on your babies and children and educate your family members about transmission of herpes and other viruses. You don’t get a second chance with this.
