I don't even know what to do with myself right now. My husband and I have been housesitting for my father the past week. We decided to rent our place on Airbnb to make some much needed $. This morning our guest calls to tell us she woke up covered in bed bug bites (husband met with her and agreed that it's undeniable). I have no idea where they came from, but could be from anywhere (we just moved back from NY- drove across the country and stayed in many hotels along the way, our guest is from NY, and there were others before her as well). we've never been bitten or seen any evidence of bugs, and we are both very self-aware people. we clean/bleach things regularly and know what to look for - have never seen any signs.

I'm completely freaking out. I see many anxiety-filled sleepless nights in my near future, A LOT of work to get rid of them, all the $ lost, maybe our whole building is infested, maybe I've infested my dad's place...ugh, this is just the sort of thing that typically pushes me over the edge (i doubt I'm alone here!). Curses!!

[Crazy Hitch]

Damn!!!

This is a very unfortunate situation and I'm sorry that this has happened.

You're right it might take a bit of fumigating to get rid of them.

I hope you're able to get to the bottom of this as quickly and as smoothly as possible.

[SillyKitty]

Ugh. We got them from a bassinet a friend gave us. We ended up having to throw away the mattresses and box springs, sleep on an air mattress for almost a year because the **** things can live for freaking EVER without eating, like 6 mos to a year. I wiped everything, walls, floor boards, electrical outlets, EVERYTHING with white vinegar. Washed ALL our clothes, drying them on high twice. It was a nightmare. Now I'm terrified we'll get them again. Anxiety times a thousand anywhere away from home, even my mom's. This prob doesn't help much, but at least you're not alone. Just don't call an exterminator. They can't get rid of them and won't even guarantee because they know they can't.

[signets]

Wow. OMG I can't imagine how you feel right now. I hope you find a way to get rid of them and possibly try to figure out where they came from. It sounds like someone brought them into your home not that they were already there.

thank you everyone!! it helps to know we're not alone...though i'm sorry for anyone who has had to deal with this before

Not alone at all -- I'd totally be freaking out too!

[sleepingbeautycan]

As soon as I started reading this, I started getting itchy. Talk about bugs and I start itching... Every. Single. Time.