Alysheba

I've read that the risk is greatly reduced if you've had HSV-2 at least 6 months prior to becoming pregnant. I became pregnant exactly 6 months after I found out, and I probably had outbreaks without knowing during most of my pregnancy. My daughter is 2 months old and healthy. I obsessed and read so much, but never did I read anything about the dangers of an outbreak during the first trimester. The only risks I've read or heard about related to the first trimester is if you get HSV-2 during the pregnancy.

My first outbreak was a sore on my thigh. It's the only sore I've had like that in a year since my diagnosis. I've been told (through urinalysis at the ER) I was having an outbreak multiple times last year without having any symptoms that I knew of at the time. So.. I've gone a year not really knowing myself. Since becoming pregnant and giving birth, I'm not sure what's hormone related and what's not. I had an increase in pimple-like bumps appearing on my chest, and all over my butt. The ones on my rear-end were in abundance and itchy. The ones on my chest mostly appear individually. This greatly increases my fears of auto-inoculation. Edit: And to be honest here, I never once thought it could have been an increase in hormones until I started typing this out.. Like others have said. Everyone's outbreak is different!

I was diagnosed in March of 2016 and became pregnant in August of that same year. I was started on antivirals 3 months before my due date (May 18), because I was having an outbreak. My baby came early, however (April 21), after being back on them for less than a week (lack of transportation, wasn't able to get prescription). She is my first child, so to say I was concerned about having HSV-2 would be an understatement. I also was only in labor for around 3 1/2 hours. I arrived at 9 pm, already in labor (water broke). 30 minutes later I was being raced up to a delivery room. There was zero time to actually check and see if I was having an active outbreak. My daughter is 2 months old and completely healthy. I'm still concerned though (I fear auto-inoculation). As for my partner, I can't answer this. He swears up and down he does not have HSV-2, but he's never been tested for it. He says he's been tested before, but HSV isn't routine STD testing like he thinks it is. Not worth the fight on that one.