Anyone ever had BED BUGS??????

[Bushnels]

Changed my name for this one. Can't believe it. We have been getting bitten but thought it was Mosquitos but then found a bug on DS's bed and lo and behold it is a fucking bed bug. Got a specialist pest controler coming in but I just can't fucking believe it.

DP did spend a night in a hotel in Feb and apparently it is the likely cause.

Apparently they are increasing at a rate of knots and are difficult to eliminate.

Why did I feel the need to change my name?????

Bushnels weve had then twice and yes they are like nits because they like clean. My son was bitten to pieces by them. They bite at night because of the carbon manoxide in your breath is stronger because your breathing slower. The council got rid of ours but they didnt charge us. Not sure why we dont get benefits or anything. The man told us theyre very easily transferred on clothing etc. They also lay dorment for months in new furniture. The reason we got them the second time is from ds3's cot bed. Which was new at the time.They were sleeping in the nothches of the wooden bars. They are bronze in colour and now if we see a bit of fluff or crumb on the bed we inspect it very very closely.

So you got them in a new piece of furniture?

I've been racking my brain and other than DP'd 1 night stay in a hotel in Feb we cannot think of any other means of transport. I suspect kids can transfer them in school?

Clothes,soft furnishing,bed clothes anything like that. The eggs look like grains of rice.Not sure about the poop though. Remember taking a dead one to the council offices so they knew what they were dealing with. They sprayed EVERYWHERE. Every nook and cranny even the curtains and carpets,inside all our drawers and wardrobes. We had to wash EVERYTHING too which was a real pain as we has a baby at the time. You dont have to wash any hotter though. I washed all of it on normal cycle and it was all gone. Hope this helps. Horrible that I know so much about it

OMG I never want to stay in a hotel again
you poor thing

I thought furniture was usually the culprit. they can live in it for years without anyone noticing.

SO we had the experts in and apparently the school is the likely source as they were far more in DS's room than ours. Apparently they are rapidly increasing in London. In Newham there has been a 900% increase and there is a 3 mth waiting list to be seen by the council. The expert told us that they sem to be following Bus routes and advised us never to sit down especially the Central line.

You can also get them from neighbouring houses if they are badly infested.

It will take 21days to treat our home.

Would you tell the school? If so how?

I keep getting bit whilst I am in bed, ohmigod that means we have them too. Although DP never gets bitten. I have hoovered the bed today and sprayed it with insect repellent. Can't afford nothing else.

oh sweet holy bayjeezus, a new thing to give me nightmares...

I thought the giant cockraoch I felled in Goa was repellent enough!

Crazydays check with your council as they may do a free service. where did yo get the insectiside and is it for BBs. Our guy told us that those sold in shops are not strong enough to get rid of them.

we are having to go through a whole palava to deal with it. First off he removed any he saw manually then he sprayed the surrounding area. That night we had to sleep in our beds to encourage the blighters to come out and feed so that they crossed the poison.

We have to leave everything untouched for 14 days and any laundry has to come out in binliners and straight into the washing machine. 60 degree washes are best. Then on day 14 we have to do a deep clean hovering every nook and cranny and we got a steam cleaner which also helps dislodge any that are not poisoned. All this and only a 60% chance of eradication. If we still have them after this then we do the whole thing again and then there is a 98% chance of eradication.