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Sorry I know this is a later post but what suppressants did you take after having babies? I am breastfeeding and getting outbreaks a lot (3 this year). I’ve had HSV 2 for 5 years and maybe got an outbreak twice a year with lysine daily. My lactation consultant said no lysine when nursing. Lemon balm and peppermint can dry up supply. I’ve been taking acyclovir but in my opinion wouldn’t a natural remedy be better???

Thank you!

@lifegoesonn I agree. I mentioned it in my other post but my current boyfriend and I are engaged and have a baby. Baby came a little earlier than planned ;) Life definitely goes on. My take away is it was all meant to happen.

Im sorry I wasn’t clear in my post. I meant valtrex. Not the virus. It’s a very small amount but in studies valacyclovir was found in breast milk. It was less than 2%. My question is are there alternatives to valtrex?

I have had hsv 2 for almost 5 years. The first year was the worst with breakouts once a month. Then they began to show up maybe 2-3 times a year for maybe a day or 2. Since giving birth, I have a breakout once to two times a month for the last 4 months. I’m sure stress and hormones play a role but damn! The first month of motherhood I was up every two to three hours to feed at night and I was so afraid of somehow touching a sore and then passing to baby in my exhausted state. I realize there’s a slim chance of that and I constantly wash my hands even after I shower with a wash cloth. I guess I need to hear other moms or dads with hsv and healthy children. If you can relate, being a parent, I worry about my child’s health all the time. The fact that I’m getting outbreaks now every 2 weeks or so is a constant reminder that I have a virus without a cure. I take Valtrex when I get a symptom but I hate doing that too as I read it can pass through breast milk. I’m hoping / praying the outbreaks will ease up again. I took Lysine daily before breastfeeding but was told by a lactation consultant it was not on the safe list. Does anyone know of any suppressive remedies to help while breastfeeding? Thank you from this tired new Mom.

I found out I have HSV2 almost 5 years to the day. I wasn’t exactly promiscuous but I wasn’t exactly careful either. I met a very healthy and attractive man. We began casually dating and about a month later we had sex. A few months passed and I went to my OB for an annual pap. while there I showed him a small rash I thought I had from shaving. He said it looked like herpes. What? You can get it there??? So naive. I was tested and the blood sample came back negative whew! A few months later I got another rash this time painful. Did a swab and bingo! You have HSV2. I went to my boyfriends (oh yeah we’re a thing now) and told him what happened. He whipped out his cock and showed me he had a rash too! He cried and Called me a filthy whore and look what I did to him! Tears were streaming! He was an athlete and this was a big shock to his immune system. He was with the same person prior to me for 7 years and she was the second person he’s slept with. How could I have done this to him? I felt terrible couldn’t believe I had hurt someone I cared for. I was so ashamed. For 2 years I was berated and reminded what I had done to him whenever we would argue, he held Herpes over my head. I don’t live in a huge city but it’s not a small town. I had lunch with a friend and mentioned I had a suspicion my boyfriend was cheating on me. she confessed she knew he cheated on his ex as well. With a little FB research I emailed his ex and we talked. I told her how he became abussive over the past year mentally and now physically. I needed to know I was not the only one he could treat this way. At first I blamed myself because of the guilt of giving him Herpes. But then, After two years I felt I had enough belittling and did my time. We talked for a good 30 minutes and at the end of the conversation she mentioned his Herpes. What!!!! How could she know??? You guessed it. He had it all along. I was so blind by my guilt I couldn’t see the deceit and lies he told me. He took the opportunity instead of telling me the truth to turn it on me and made me believe I gave it to him! 2 years later I began dating someone else. I told him before being intimate my story. I get outbreaks here and there but when I do we are safe as we can be. He knows there’s risk. But at least I was honest.