Hi everyone! I already asked a question about is it safe to spray your home for bugs during pregnancy, and everyone agreed that it is not. I understand that it isn't safe to be around when it is being sprayed, but is it OK to leave your home and have someone else do it? Maybe leave for a few hours while it dries? Then is it OK to come back? We have a giant spider problem, but I will definitely just live in fear if it means keeping my baby and my 1 year old son safe!
I asked my OB and the exterminator. Both said it is safe for pregnancy and our 2 furry friends. We had our home sprayed last week. However, I made an appointment for the dogs' to be at the groomer and I ran errands for a couple hours. Just to be on the safe side.
As I said in your other post that is pretty much what we have to do and have regularly since I was pregnant with DD (who is now 2). However, if we didn't have a major brown recluse issue when we moved in (and still see them on sticky traps every now and then), I wouldn't do it. I would just use sticky traps and deal with the icky non-poisonous ones despite being terrified of spiders. Talk to your OB, but the risks from pesticide/insecticide exposure are long-term not short-term related to your pregnancy and your other child. It is also dependent on what exactly they use, how much, etc...
Re: spraying house for bugs
Me? I'd probably do it.