The birth of a child is a happy event in the life of every family. All relatives want to share the emotions of happy parents and shower the newborn with kisses.
However, such a manifestation of feelings is not always good. Moreover, kissing can harm the baby! A young mother Savina French-Bell from the English city of Gloucester shared her heartbreaking story to warn all mothers.
A week after the birth, a red rash appeared on the face of the girl, who was named Sienna. Every day the blisters were getting bigger. The girl couldn’t even eat normally because the sores caused her great pain!
In addition, the baby’s skin was unbearably itchy. The girl was constantly scratching her face, tearing it to pieces. Even if she was swaddled tightly, she still managed to scratch her face to the sheet or clothes…
For a long time, doctors could not understand what was wrong with the baby. At first, the doctors suspected that the child had an allergic reaction, but the medications had no effect …
It was only after the mother went to a private clinic a few months later that doctors were able to determine the cause of the rash. It turned out that Sienna was not allergic at all. In fact, the girl was infected with the herpes virus!
Most likely, one of her relatives infected her with the disease when he kissed her. After all, in the first days of life, children do not yet have immunity, so their bodies cannot resist viruses.
Even for adults, herpes causes a lot of inconvenience, and for babies, it can be fatal! Fortunately, Siena received qualified help and slowly but surely went on the mend.
Although the recovery process will take many years, the girl’s life is not in danger. And her mother wants to warn all parents not to let their relatives kiss newborns, because it can end in tragedy!
