Please help

How the hell do you live knowing you have herpes? Especially genital herpes? I gave birth to my daughter 7 weeks ago and I'm over here panicking thinking she has caught my genital herpes I have had it for a few years but when i was pregnant with her they did a culture and my test came back negative but if she would of got my herpes at birth wouldn't she already have signs of it? Please give me information so I can stop panicking

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Ba

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Can you ask them to test her?? From what I understand herpes is manageable and people are able to live and thrive with it. If you're concerned about your daughter definitely talk to both of your doctors!

A

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You live by knowing 90% of Americans have a form of this.. it is not an end all be all.. and if you didn’t have a flare while giving birth the likely hood of the baby having it are very slim! Everything will be ok!! It’s a treatable disease! My mother has genital herpes and was actually suicidal about it! But my sister and I came out fine! Without any issues to this day! I’m 25 and my sister is 23.. life goes on, everyone experiences obstacles to some magnitude... it’s ok!!