Just curious if any other moms out there have pre-schoolers with coldsores/herpes virus. I am wondering how you handle them...how long if any do you keep your kids out of school? Do you cover them? Does the school require a doctors realese after each outbreak? How do the teachers handle themselves concerning cold sores? Other parents reactions? I getting ready to send my 3 yr old to preschool and she gets coldsores so I am a little worried.
Thanks!
**just to add...she has had them since about 9 mo and goes to daycare full time. At daycare age I kept her home 3-5 days because lil ones put everything in their mouths and don't know better.
Over half the population is infected with HSV-1. Most folks don't get cold sores and don't know they've been exposed. I don't think a cold sore is a good reason to keep a kid home from school, unless it's a primary infection (the very first one they've had). Primary infections tend to be more severe and they often accompany other feelings of ickiness.
be sure that the toothpaste you use is SLS free!! Sodium Laurel Sulfate! this is a major contributor to imbalance in chemicals/ system that leads to outbreak.. also sugar, stress, peanuts! (other nuts ok) etc.. as you may know. use airborne whenever you might be in danger of outbreak it has a great blend of crucial vitamins, aminos, etc..including Lysine, vit b, c, e which are necessary for systemic balance to not flare up.. my daughter got these for a while as i have had them previously.. with the attention listed above neither of us have had any outbreaks for YEARS!!
I would ask the school if they have a policy and what it is.
I know my older brother started getting them around 5. My mom never kept him out of school when he got them. She taught him at an early age about not sharing forks/ cups etc even before he got cold sores.
As long as she isn't sharing anything that touches her mouth and itsn't picking at the sore and washing her hands after eating or something that she had contact with her mouth then everything should be fine. The only way to pass them on is by direct contact with them.
I pick at mine and don't always wash my hands after words ( gross I know..) but I have never spread mine to anyone. I just make sure I don't kiss anyone on the lips or let anyone drink out of my glass or give the little ones bites off of my fork when I have a sore. I don't normally anyways but Im more conscious about it when I do have one.
Super lysine plus is a great product.
Lysine is an amino acid that you obtain naturally through your diet. It is one of the amino acids that can only be acquired through your diet (or by taking a Lysine supplement).
Taken in adequate dosages, this amino acid has been scientifically proven to "slow down" and retard the growth of the herpes virus, as well as inhibit viral replication.
Studies have shown that supplements of Lysine can reduce the frequency and intensity of herpes and cold sore outbreaks.
Thankfully neither of our boys get them. We both do though, and we're SUPER paranoid about it! I would FLIP OUT if a kid at my 3 year old's preschool was allowed there with a fever blister/cold sore. If my sons got them, I would keep them out of school. In fact, many preschools and schools have a policy about them -just like any other contagious illness. The awful thing about cold sores -once you get them, you have it -it's not a one time thing. If your child gets one, he should definitely stay home while he has it. Young children just don't get that they can't touch it, put their mouths on things, etc.
I know they are very contagious. You may want to check with your Peds. about what to do. You may have to keep your preschooler out of school until it starts to look better. Could it be impetigo?
