I will never buy used dipes again.

Smallllmin · January 2015

Well, I just got a NIP BG FT in the mail, and while it's AWESOME. I found a F*#*(%*#ing BEDBUG on it.
I immediately ran to the washing machine and threw it in with bleach in the bleach compartment and Tide on HOT with extra rinses.
I squished the bug with a tissue and flushed it.
I took all the packaging and ran outside to the dumpster with everything.
And I sprayed the chair I was sitting in with Flea pesticide. (Because that's all I had, and I was being irrational)... I really hate chemicals, but holy hell I do not want bedbugs.

Is there anything else I can do?
What the heck. I'm so skeeved out right now.
Can I even use this diaper?
Someone hold me and tell me it's going to be ok.

Smallllmin · January 2015

It was a NIP JULES!
AGHHHHH.
Any other diaper and I would have burned it in a hole in the backyard.
And I opened it and then opened another package from cotton babies and put my new Stellar on top of it.
They are both currently in the wash on hot with bleach.
I don't know what to do.
I need to go take a shower.

Smallllmin · January 2015

On the bright side, if there is a bright side, I am officially never BSTing dipes again. My husband should be happy about that.

Rrrrrachel · January 2015

Bed bugs are easily killed in the dryer. That's what they say to do when you come home from a hotel.

Smallllmin · January 2015

Rrrrrachel said:

Bed bugs are easily killed in the dryer. That's what they say to do when you come home from a hotel.

I thought it wasn't safe to put PUL in the dryer?

Rrrrrachel · January 2015

Meh. I mean it causes some wear and tear but it's not going to kill them one time. I put all mine in the dryer regularly. Technically you're not supposed to bleach it, either.

Smallllmin · January 2015

I guess it's better to risk the dipe than to risk bedbugs lol.

TJ1979 · January 2015

BGs are fine in the dryer. I've been drying mine for 2.5 years.

Nvywife · January 2015

This post makes my skin crawl. So sorry this happened to you.

Smallllmin · January 2015

My skin is crawling too. UGH.

Into+the+Kitty · January 2015

Llol

mrshudson618 · January 2015

I get that you are grossed out, but I would be more worried about the flea pesticide on my chair than the bedbug. You saw it, and took care of it.

I buy everything used, diapers, and clothes. Anything that comes in my house goes immediately into the washer. NBD.

bumpuser5078523 · January 2015

They are hard to get rid of if they make it into furniture. I would have done the same.

I never thought about bedbugs in diapers. Gross!

Smallllmin · January 2015

Chickypoo2468 said:

The fact that this could happen never even occurred to me. Although I have no idea what bedbugs look like.

Never crossed my mind. It was like a flat apple seed. Kind of like a tick, only flatter.

I usually only buy NIP because I'm afraid of HFM and yeast. Clearly, I was naive.

haileyq · January 2015

Oh no, how horrible! Bedbugs are a real PITA to get rid of... even if you squished the bug, the babies are tiny and transluscent. I imagine the bleach + dryer time would do the trick, but I get the skittishness about it. Bedbugs were going around the homeless shelters in my area and they were starting to come into the ED- not fun!

scaggsed · January 2015

Can you put the diap in a ziploc bag for a week or so make sure they're all dead? I think that works with lice?

haileyq · January 2015

scaggsed said:

Can you put the diap in a ziploc bag for a week or so make sure they're all dead? I think that works with lice?

It would take way more than a week!

km_md · January 2015

This is so strange. I've read two posts about a similar thing today. Someone posted in a FB diaper group that I'm in that they ended up with a ton of bugs after getting a new diaper order (from a retailer). The initial thought was bed bugs but I'm not sure what ended up happening. She had so many she called an exterminator to deal with it all properly.

scaggsed · January 2015

haileyq said:

scaggsed said:

Can you put the diap in a ziploc bag for a week or so make sure they're all dead? I think that works with lice?

It would take way more than a week!

Darn, I don't know things like this yet...

Smallllmin · January 2015

km_md said:

This is so strange. I've read two posts about a similar thing today. Someone posted in a FB diaper group that I'm in that they ended up with a ton of bugs after getting a new diaper order (from a retailer). The initial thought was bed bugs but I'm not sure what ended up happening. She had so many she called an exterminator to deal with it all properly.

OMG this is my worst nightmare. I'm about 95% confident that we won't have any issues. I read that 113 degree water for 30 minutes will kill them. I also read that bleach kills them. I bleached in hot hot water (1:45 min cycle), and then in the dryer for 50 minutes. There's definitely none of them on the diaper. I'm just worried if any of them jumped off or anything before I got to washing. It was exposed in my living room (without the polymailer) for probably 2 minutes. Hopefully the vacuuming/ flea spray took care of that.
So gross.

MapleMomma · January 2015

If you sprinkle some diatomaceous earth onto your carpet and furniture that should work too. (it acts like tiny glass shards to any bugs or rodents, but is safe for humans and pets)

Smallllmin · January 2015

MapleMomma said:

If you sprinkle some diatomaceous earth onto your carpet and furniture that should work too. (it acts like tiny glass shards to any bugs or rodents, but is safe for humans and pets)

I read about this too. I'm going to look tomorrow! I feel like a nutcase trying to kill these hypothetical bugs that probably don't exist lol.

velvethelicopters · January 2015

Diatomaceous earth. Get it all over. It massacres bugs. I love it.

Only place I've found it consistently is Ace Hardware. Mine comes in a 4 pound yellow bag. https://m.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1394296 is what I get.

It also kills fleas and ticks. And ants. I really love it.

Kelly11235 · January 2015

We found DE at Home Depot.

Usually the sales folk don't know what it is, but if you look you can find it and point it out to them.

MapleMomma · January 2015

It really is awesome stuff for all sorts of things. We use it to filter our maple syrup even.

knitfastdiewarm · January 2015

So gross!! DE will be at your local pool and spa stores as well if you can't find it at a hardware store. GL

Smallllmin · January 2015

And what do I do with it? Just sprinkle it all over the house?
(Because I'm overreacting, lol).

MapleMomma · January 2015

Yes just sprinkle it all over and vacuum it up later.

countrycotton · January 2015

I saw a show about bed bugs a while back, it was an externator type show. They used some sort of dry ice type thing to spay in corners, crevasses and furniture to freeze them and rupture the cells in the bodies and kill them. After washing I would put it in a ziplock and put it in the freezer for a few hours. Not sure if freezing would hurt the plu, though.

violajack · January 2015

Yes, only food grade DE. Pool grade contains extra crap that can cause respiratory issues.

Smallllmin · January 2015

I bought this from home depot: https://m.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1394296

(Same as @velvethelicopters‌ recommended)... is this right? I don't think it's food grade, it has warnings all over it lol... did I get the wrong kind?

Granted, the flea stuff I sprayed on the chair also had these warnings on them.

I'm beginning to think I don't need to do anything else... I feel like I did a really thorough job. Even had that Jules OTB this morning! But I guess sprinkling it on the carpet and chair couldn't hurt, right?

violajack · January 2015

Since its marketed for pest control rather than pool filters, you should be good.

Smallllmin · January 2015

So how long do y'all leave this stuff on the floors before you vacuum it up again?

MapleMomma · January 2015

My mom did overnight when she had a flea problem

velvethelicopters · January 2015

I usually leave it down overnight, any bug prone areas, I leave it down constantly. The dogs never have flea problems and I don't use any topical junk.

There's nothing icky added, I swear the warnings are for the people who ought to not follow the warnings and win Darwin awards. It's like the warning on my hair dryer "Do not use while sleeping".

Kelly11235 · January 2015

Well...to be fair....

You don't want to inhale it, or get it in your eyes.

Smallllmin · January 2015

So here's the update.

Yesterday evening, I sprinkled DE all over the living room area rug, and around the baseboards of the entire house. I did this last night, while Tiny was sleeping, with the door to his bedroom shut. I wouldn't say we were inhaling it exactly, certainly not directly, but it smelled like chalk in here until this morning.
When we got up this morning, I was pretty convinced that any (imaginary) bug had been killed, and I was totally annoyed that there was dust EVERYWHERE.

So, I opened all the windows, rolled up the area rug and threw it in the dumpster, swept up all the dust, and washed the floors twice. I'm telling you, this one bug (that I promptly killed), has given me the worst, and most unfounded anxiety! lol.
It's not a total wash though. I have piece of mind that I've killed every bug within a 2 mile radius of our house, and my hardwood floors haven't been this clean in a good long while. And my wallet will be happy that I will be abstaining from the BG and Sbish B/S/T groups indefinitely.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. If I didn't have you guys to help me regain my sanity, I might have just picked up my kid, my cat, and my husband, and moved.

And here's the offender... Sideways, like my life.

blondolphn · January 2015

Glad you have it under control. Bed bugs can be such a pain!

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