I was just diagnosed yesterday, and I can't come to terms yet. Hence the anonymous post. I'm devastated. Apparently I've had it for some time but didn't know it. I just had my second baby 7 months ago and I can't stop thinking about my kids and whether I've already given it to them and ruined their lives before they've gotten an actual chance to live. My heart hurts, I can't stop crying, if it weren't for my kids I don't think I'd want to live. I'm disgusting. I don't know what to do. I don't know if my kids have it already. And if they don't, how do I prevent it? I have been washing my hands non stop since yesterday to where they are already cracking. I feel like I can't even touch my own kids anymore and it's killing me, especially because my 7 month old is attached to me like no other. If you have HSV 2 and have never had a sore on your face/mouth can you still spread it by kissing your kids?! And when they say skin to skin? Do they mean by hugging? Or touching me arm or any exposed skin? Or an actual sore?!