Not me! That's for DAMN sure. I got stuff to do before worrying about having a baby.

Quote Originally Posted by carrascopa
still IMO thats a risk i would not be willing to take. How terrible would it be to give your new born baby herpes.. they would have it for their entire lives.. I mean, could any of you imagine what your life would have been like growing up with herpes..
Alex, most of the time the doctor will schedule a c-section before your due date so the woman never goes into labor. The risk is really quite low with a c-section, because herpes doesn't transfer through the umbilical cord. The other risk is blindness, because a herpes outbreak can damage the baby's eyes if it passes through the birth canal. That's why all newborn pictures have squinty, puffy red eyes because doctors put silver nitrate drops in their eyes to prevent this, in case the mother had herpes while giving birth and she didn't know about it.