Bed Bugs
Yes, bed bugs. I think we have them. Gross. Gross. Gross.
I have no idea how we got them other than my husband brings home crap he gets from friends or "finds" unless I head him off at the door and make him throw it away. We also had an outbreak at a rental property we own but that was last January! What the f***?????? And of course my husband is away until Wednesday visiting his brother in Mexico so I'm dealing with it all alone. I have welts all over my upper body from bites and I've spent the weekend trying to get an exterminator to come out on Memorial Day weekend. I've finally got someone coming tomorrow afternoon. So between now and then I have to bag all of the clothes and linens in my bedroom and wash them in hot water or get them dry cleaned. Do you have any idea what that dry cleaning is going to cost for my work clothes? I have spent my whole weekend trying to keep Raquel happen and uninfected and doing endless laundry. I'm going to have to entertain her at the laundromat tomorrow for 2 hours while I wash the down comforters. I just started crying a few times today. God, what if we can't get rid of them? I'm exhausted. I really wish my husband was home. I'm freaking out that their going to make their way to Raquel. Oh, and how much does the exterminator cost? $800 and that's just for one bedroom. I'm going to be up cleaning all night. I just wish I could stop crying. This sucks.
Re: Bed Bugs
DD -- 5YO
DS -- 3YO
Are you sure it's not fleas? I didn't know that bedbugs will cause welts, but fleas sure do. Plus, they come out more during the warmer weather months. You can actually see fleas, but not bedbugs.
Not that it makes a huge difference, really. But I'd think with fleas, you'd need to bomb the whole place.
Had them in my apt in Fla. The previous occupants had a mangy dog. Apartment complex didn't replace the carpeting, so a few months later, I was overrun with fleas. Nasty stuff.
Thanks. It's been really awful. I just my normal life back.