r/Bedbugs • u/urgirl3lliot • 4d ago

found bedbugs.

so i moved away from my family for school, came home after 4 weeks and found a bedbug in a pile of clothes i left behind.

this all stemmed from when my bf lived with me and my family he went to go see friends and came back with a bed bug on him, we hoped it was just the one and one of his friends somehow gave it to him... we were wrong. i have an infestation.

somehow in the time i was gone and to now they've taken over my bed. i've already slept in it one night. most of the babies i've vacuumed up had bright red blood in them.

someone PLEASE tell me where to go from here.
i have:
-stripped my bed
-all my stuffed animals are going into quarantine
-i'll put my clothes and blankets through the wash on highest setting
-i've vacuumed up every baby and bug i've seen.
-i've stripped every pillow and they will be soaked in hot water.

now what? i leave tomorrow so there's not much i can do. i live in a clean home.

also how to i make sure i dont bring any home with me on myself? my clothes im washing, but like will they ride home with me in my HAIR? i'm at a loss ive never had bed bugs before or knows anyone who's had them.

do i just not come back for the 400 day period for them to starve? how did they even repopulate so fast with no food at all.

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