Question:
I contratced herpes type 2 virus well over a year and a half ago. I had one very bad Break Out when I first contratced the virus. (don't really want to go into detail on how I contracted it) btu anywase I had a couple much less severe but still painful outbreaks directly fallowing in the next two months so my doctor put me on Valtrex daily for it. Since then though I have had very light ones once maybe every 4-9 months. Only my first two of my outbreaks have ever had lesions or sores back before I started taking valtrex. My last outbreak (which was more like syptoms becuase there were no lesions) was over 6 months ago. I did have little periods where i thought I was having symptoms. My symptoms were a bit of tingling or general sorness, which only lasted a couple days to a week tops. So my outbreaks are kind of hard to moniter because they are so subtle since the Valtrex. When I first started dating my current fiance I told him all about the virus I had and the medication I was on for it. I told him the risks and everything about it. He looked past it and didn't care becuase he knew it wasn't my fault. We fell in love and got engaged. ME and him had unprotected sex almost every night of the week. Everytime I felt any kind of a subtle syptom or anything (which was very rarley) I told him and we obstained for a bit) HE still doesn't have the virus and we are now expecting our first child togther due Agust 1st!! I love him so much I am so lucky to have him and so glad I told him right when we met. I don't even think about it ever and doesn't even feel like I have it. The only time it crosses my mind is when I take my one pill a day.

Anywase so my current problem is I am 39 weeks pregnant with my first child. I am having a little bit of soreness on the inside of the (lips) area only on the right. My doctor didn't think the herpes would be an issue at all and hadn't even talked to me about the possibility of a c-section. I only noticed what I think may be a syptom today. I am very worried becuase I could go into labour at any time and am not sure whether it is a symptom of an outbreak or not. I have my weekly appointment on Tuesday. I will ask her what she thinks and see if we should schedual a C -section or not. I don't have an lesions or obvious signs of an outbreak. I would love to have a natual delivery but woudl much rather my baby be 100% safe. I just hope I don't go into labour before I get to talk to my doctor on Tuesday becuase the nurses don't listen at all at the hospital, and I haven't even met the doctor yet who is delivering the baby. She was supposed to meet with me a week ago but didn't contact me. My baby has dropped, it weighs 7.5 poudns already, and I'm having tons of braxton hicks, so it's going to be soon I think. I don't know if they would listen at all to me or if I would have enough time to explain before it would be too late for a c-section by the time I saw the doctor. (Yes the health care here is VERy strange) We are also not allowed to have epidurals for pain here upon request. So I was wondering if I should opt for a c-section, or wait it out and try for vaginal delivery? I would lvoe to have a natural birth. I did here that you shoudl be symptom free two weeks before labour though. I am so scared becuase I am so close. I don't even know if I have a symptom or not becuase it's barley even noticable. This is SOO frusterating. I feel like it's not fair that at 20 I have to worry so much about this. I get so jelous of people without herpes even though I am very thankful my case isn't very painful or reacurring. I just feel kind of isolated and confused. I feel so normal in every other aspect of my life. I'm sure you all feel the same. I donno. I just am so mad that all this time I haven't had any symptoms or outbreaks, and now this at such a time! I know the odds of spreading it to my baby are very slim, but I would never be able to live with myself if anything happened that I could have prevented. I am trying to hard not to stress about this but it's hard. I am hypersensitive and could be overreacting about the "syptom". It could be almost anythign and in my head. It's barley there, but yet it's still bothering me. I've never had so much pressure to make such an important decision based on almost nothing. I broke down and started crying today. Then I felt gulity for crying becuase it's stress! I donno anyone who has herpes and was glad to find this website. It feels weird talking about it to people without it, becuase no matter what I feel like they are judging me, or that they don't understand. So I guess I'm just looking for feedback becuase I feel like I'm driving myself crazy! Some peopel say don't worry relax, other's say to be worried. I donno what to do!

Answer:
congrats on your new baby! personally, i would listen to my body and my gut feeling. you know how you feel when you are on the verge of an ob. you know the risks of natural childbirth with herpes. i would have a serious chat with the ob-gyn, but i think i would have a c-section to be 100% safe, stress free, etc. good luck to you!