Please Help! Grace???

[concern210]

I am a new mom with a 5 month old baby girl. When she was just 7 weeks old I was diagnosed with hsv-1. My husband had transfered to me during oral sex just a week prior. During the primary outbreak i had NO IDEA I was dealing with hsv-1. I scratched myself SO many times and although I know I washed my hands before handeling my child, I know there were times when I didn't! Running to her from the bathroom if she was begining to cry, I changed her diaper in the middle of the night after scratching, tickled her face to put her back to sleep... I am totally consumed with the possiblity that I may have transfered this to her unknowingly. She has shown no signs of infection and she is healthy and amazing and I just need some guidence. I can't sleep and I just need some knowlege when it comes to this matter so I can focus on my child and not comsume my life wiith this any longer!!
Is it possible to spread hsv-1 thru hand contact, changing a bum or tickling a nose. Does it just take a touch or does there need to be rubbing or friction to spread? Please Help!!

[gracefromHHP]

genital herpes is called a sexually transmitted infection for good reason - we have to have intimate contact with someone in order to transmit it to them. We don't have that sort of contact with our children.

your baby would be at risk for oral herpes from others around her, not your genital hsv1.  http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm  is a terrific link for down to earth, common sense type advice on how to deal with oral herpes.  

get your rest!  you are chasing around a 5 month old baby!!!!  you need it!!!

grace