I was worried that I passed HSV onto my kids when I delivered them. I have been diagnosed with HSV--1 by blood work, but I'm pretty sure its genital. I had a couple breakouts when i was 17, never went to the doctor and then never really had symptoms after that. When I got pregnant at 25 with my son i told my ob I suspected I had herpes but he said my symptoms didn't sound like herpes ( which were breaking out in pimple like spots all over my pelvis and buttocks.) I had my son vaginally and he was healthy. He then started breaking out in rashes at 1 year old little red bumps over his scrotum and buttocks. The doctors always said diaper rash or fungal rash -with fungal cream it would go away. I told the ped i thought i might have hsv-1 and he said that wasn't it on my son. I then got pregnant with my daughter, told my ob i tested positive for hsv 1 and thought it might be genital and he said not to worry. I had her vaginally and she was born healthy. She then also started getting rashes little red bumps on her labia and buttocks at 6 month old. The ped said "folliculits" or diaper rash. The first couple rashes were the worst for both my kids, now they are not that bad. My son is potty trained and he doesn't really break out anymore, sometimes he says my butt hurts and a little redness in his butt. All the peds say no its diaper rash but i cant help think it may have been something I passed on to them when I delivered them!