As far as I know L-Lysine will only make the person with herpes more
comfortable and may prevent further outbreaks if taken regularily.  I'm
sorry if I was misunderstood.  In no way did I mean it could protect the
baby from contacting herpes from an open lesion on the breast/nipple.  It
would be prudent to not expose the baby in such an obvivous way.

However our family experience has been that we all eventually contracted
herpes,  the path is unknown to    me but probably involves intimate
contact that goes on in  families, kissing etc.  Some of us seem  to be
more prone to outbreaks (actually female/male differences).  Maybe that
means women have more stress :-)  Sincerely, Pat in SNJ