https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:32:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1897209 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:11:50 +0000 regberadaisy 1897209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: thanks for the lysine reminder! I always forget about it. Just got a cold sore this morning. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1897192 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:44:44 +0000 BSB 1897192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get them pretty frequently. They are stress, trauma and diet related. Eating a big bowl of blueberries did it for me one time. (Turns out blueberries are high in Arginine.) If I start feeling the fever blisters, I can usually take lysine pills and lysine topical balm, I can usually prevent a cold sore from forming. But once I get one, the lysine pills and abreva work for me. </p> <p>Never been pregnant though so I have no idea if it's safe. I would ask your Dr. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1897191 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:40:46 +0000 SeptMomma12 1897191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Valtrex is a prescription pill for herpes. It works really well, especially when you take it at the first sign, but when I asked the doctor the other day, he said they don't like to give it to people in the first trimester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1897187 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:36:55 +0000 regberadaisy 1897187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get cold sores often but don't know what Valtrex is? I've taken Zovirax in the past that's a prescription topical med. I discovered this topical patch that's barely noticeable and that's what I've been using lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1897177 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:26:12 +0000 SeptMomma12 1897177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: Ugh, they are the worst :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1896925 Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:11:21 +0000 MamaG 1896925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had another one pop up this morning. Seriously, I need to stop with the stress! I resorted to the Valtrex this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1894464 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 23:30:52 +0000 Mrs Spoon 1894464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also skipped the valtrex while pregnant. I used ice, rubbing alcohol to dry it out and then vitamin e oil to heal the skin. Hate cold sores! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1894390 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:58:26 +0000 Jess1483 1894390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a bad outbreak at the beginning of my first two pregnancies (although not this one). I'm pretty sure abreva is fine. I also find icing it to help quite a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1894385 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:55:04 +0000 MamaG 1894385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had one two weeks ago :( I have a Valtrex prescription, but didn't bother with it. I just used lots of carmex. It seemed milder than some others I've had, but was certainly more painful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1894357 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:29:43 +0000 LindsayInNY 1894357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It comes about when your immune system is weakened or "focusing" elsewhere like when you're pregnant! Valtrex is 100% safe when pregnant (at least it definitely is in 3rd trimester). If you have a doctor that will prescribe it, call him/her. Your OB might as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-sore-during-pregnancy#post-1893266 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:41:01 +0000 SeptMomma12 1893266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone else get one while pregnant? I am 8.5 weeks and woke up with one this morning. Strangely I got one at this exact point (to the day) when I was pregnant with my son, so I guess maybe it's hormonal. Any suggestions what I can do for it? I know I can't take Valtrex, but are the topical meds like Abreva safe? I can't remember what I did when I got it with him, only that it took forever to go away:( </p>