Hello Fellow Hosts,
This is the 2nd time we've had bed bugs. The first time it was from a sleigh bed I bought off of the unfamous Craigslist. Since I thought bbs were only in nursery rymes I didnt think anything of it. Well my son started to get bit but not me. I was finally introduced to these unwanted dwellers by am experienced friend. After a bought of depression, the were gone. That was over 8 years ago. Now let me jump to the present day infestation. My son went and stayed at a friends. He came back with bites on his legs and for a second bbs came to mind but I thought that it was from the kids playing outside the entire weekend. A few weeks later, bites start to show up on me. I knew then I needed to check the mattresses. I did but found nothing. A couple of days later my son leaves to go to his grandmothers for the summer. As Im sitting on the edge of my bathtub I see one in the cuff of my pj pants. I inspect the bed more thoroughly (first time I didnt check in the center of the top of mattress, only corners) and find them. There were maybe 3 adults and a little bit of shells. The feeling that came over me was a feeling of hopelessness and defeat. I sat there and sobbed. And sobbed. That was around midnight so of course, not much could be done and unfortunately, I wasnt sleeping. I did grab a large bag and threw away the bedding. Put white sheets on the bed, grabbed a flashlight and started researching "bed bugs." I killed 3 more that crawled on my bed throughout the night. That morning I went and got a can of Rid for bbs and lice and a can of Raid for bbs. I lifted the mattress, boxsprings and only found 3 more. Two days later...i repeated and only saw 1. From what Ive mentioned, does this problem seem to be on the lighter/smaller side of the spectrum? Ive ordered bed/boxsp covers that should arrive around the 10-15th. Ive checked under the dressers and i flipped over the couch thats right next to the bedroom. I live in a small apartment. Does anyone have something they want to add that I need to do?
Thank you in advance
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