I found my first bed bug on a Monday morning.
By Monday afternoon, I'd confirmed there were more.
By Monday evening, I was in full panic mode.
I called every exterminator in my area.
Exterminator #1: "Next available is February 18th."
That was five weeks away.
Exterminator #2: "We can fit you in... two weeks from Thursday."
Exterminator #3: "We're booking into March now, sorry."
March?! It was January 12th!
I felt my chest tightening.
How was I supposed to survive that long?
I tried the big-box stores.
Bought every spray, every powder, every trap they had.
Got home, read the instructions:
"Allow 2-3 weeks for full effectiveness."
2-3 WEEKS?!
I didn't have 2-3 weeks!
I had tonight. Tomorrow night. Maybe the night after that before I completely lost my mind.
My husband was traveling for work.
I was alone with our two-year-old daughter.
And I was supposed to just... wait?
Put my baby to bed knowing those things would crawl on her while she slept?
Absolutely not.
I needed a solution that worked TODAY.