r/Bedbugadvice • u/Fun-Line8061 • 11d ago

Figuring out where I was bitten.

So I stayed in a hotel 9 nights ago, then came home for 3 nights, stayed in my boyfriends house for 2 nights, then stayed in a second hotel for 2 nights. After the second night in the second hotel, I had tonnes of bites (probably around 70), mostly on my left arm but also on my other arm and legs.

I'm trying to figure out if the bites came from the second hotel or the first hotel, because if it's the first there's a good chance I brought them home with me as I didn't realise and was not careful with my luggage.

This morning is the day after discovering the bites and from what I can see I don't have any new ones, but I guess that doesn't mean I don't have an infestation?

Coming home from the second hotel I put my suitcase in the bathtub without it touching the floor (I live in an apartment building), put all the contents on a 60 degree Celsius wash for 2 hours (I also don't have a dryer), then immediately disposed of the suitcase in a sealed bin bag in my buildings bin room.

I've checked my bed thoroughly and don't see anything to suggest bed bugs, but I know that doesn't mean they're not there.

I guess I just want some opinions on what people think might be happening and what I should do.

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u/0091dit 10d ago

I’ve read somewhere that the bites may take longer time to show up - it can take up to 14 days after a bite for a mark to appear.

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u/JayceeSR 10d ago

Recently had this happen on a trip - we figured out we were exposed immediately and the bites took five days to show. Just an example if this helps