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I Have A Question Does My Cold Sore Antibodies Pass
Question: I have a question does my cold sore antibodies pass through my breastmilk
Brief Answer:
If you have any cold sore lesion make sure that you do not contaminate your child through touching.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question Kaylajohnson. Hope I can be of help for you today. Yes, your breast milk can pass antibodies to your child and share your immunity to your child. It is rare for a newborn to get cold sore because you already share antibodies in their blood. If you have any cold sore lesion make sure that you do not contaminate your child through touching.
I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I Hope you have good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
If you have any cold sore lesion make sure that you do not contaminate your child through touching.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question Kaylajohnson. Hope I can be of help for you today. Yes, your breast milk can pass antibodies to your child and share your immunity to your child. It is rare for a newborn to get cold sore because you already share antibodies in their blood. If you have any cold sore lesion make sure that you do not contaminate your child through touching.
I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I Hope you have good health.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
So the are protected from getting cold sores? Because i breastfeed
Brief Answer:
Yes, the immune from mother can help protected but a child younger than 6 month should be careful because the immune system in this age is not yet fully developed
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question.
Yes, they can be protected but a child younger than 6 month should be careful because the immune system in this age is not yet fully developed so if the child under 6 month old contaminates, it would be so dangerous. Do not breastfeed from the breast with the lesion of cold sore because it can spread through the contact with the sore and can be dangerous to a newborn baby.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not need any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you have good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
Yes, the immune from mother can help protected but a child younger than 6 month should be careful because the immune system in this age is not yet fully developed
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question.
Yes, they can be protected but a child younger than 6 month should be careful because the immune system in this age is not yet fully developed so if the child under 6 month old contaminates, it would be so dangerous. Do not breastfeed from the breast with the lesion of cold sore because it can spread through the contact with the sore and can be dangerous to a newborn baby.
Hope I have answered your query. If you do not need any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish you have good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician
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