https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:37:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1149017 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:37:39 +0000 LovelyPlum 1149017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RubyCali: eeeeewwwwwwww. I am so glad you got it taken care of. But GROSS!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1148905 Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:47:22 +0000 RubyCali 1148905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to update in case anyone does a search for bug bites and finds this post! After being treated for scabies, spraying the carpets for fleas, and tearing apart the house looking for bed bugs, we finally figured it out... RODENT MITES. I started finding teeny tiny little bugs the size of a fleck of dirt crawling on my body (cue near panic attack) and in the kitchen. I contacted our landlord about the possibility of rodent mites so he set some traps under the house, and lo and behold he caught 2 rats. He also had an exterminator spray the house and I did dozens of loads of laundry. Our nightmare seems to be over, but that seriously took a toll on my mental health! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1106734 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 01:07:28 +0000 RubyCali 1106734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You guys, I fell asleep on the couch for 20 minutes and woke up with 12 bites in a row on my (covered) bikini line. Tore apart the mattress and couches for bed bugs today and didnt find anything. Heading to the doctor tomorrow to rule out scabies. I think even worse than the bites themselves is the overwhelming anxiety I'm experiencing from the constant new bites. Must step away from Google! Anyone have anything like this before? LO and husband are still in the clear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1103194 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:50:23 +0000 RubyCali 1103194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: That's really interesting! You're so right, those are all higher sweat areas where I'm getting the bumps. Um, gross! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1103187 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:35:30 +0000 mrbee 1103187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RubyCali: sounds like a promising lead!</p> <p>It might also be something you ate? I noticed the areas you mentioned are all fairly high sweat areas. I once ate cashews, which are in the same family as poison ivy, and whenever I sweat afterward... the sweat caused me to break out in hives in my armpits, inside of elbows, back of my knees, and where my clothes touched my body and sweat accumulated. Just something to consider!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1103175 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:28:47 +0000 RubyCali 1103175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: That's what I thought too! But my husband never gets bitten by anything (or doesn't show it at least) and I have extremely sensitive skin. I hope you're right though :happy: </p> <p>@mrbee: We used a different laundry detergent on vacation, so I'm re-washing all my clothes now because some of the "bites" do kind of look like hives. Thanks for the help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102937 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:20:34 +0000 mrbee 1102937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I wasn't showing any bites when Bee was getting bitten... turned out that I'm not really allergic to bed bug bites so I just wasn't aware that I was being bitten!</p> <p>All that said, the bites described sound kinda like a rash or allergic reaction maybe? Hard to say... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102934 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 18:10:36 +0000 Adira 1102934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I obvious don't know, but since your husband doesn't have any bites, it seems like it probably isn't bed bugs... wouldn't that affect BOTH of you? Good luck figuring it out! I hope it's nothing too serious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102833 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:47:02 +0000 RubyCali 1102833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thank you for the link! That's super informative (and utterly terrifying). I hope so badly that it's not bed bugs! </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: Ugh how awful that must have been! I haven't been in a hot tub but I did go in the pool recently... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102665 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:05:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 1102665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Were you in a hot tub? I had something similar after going in a hot tub that hasn't been cleaned properly, mostly clustered around where my bikini was- waist band and bra line. I was terrified it was bed bugs but when I googled hot tub rash it matched the gross pictures. And the people I was with who did not go in the hot tub did not have the bumps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102583 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:32:04 +0000 mrbee 1102583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RubyCali: the shape and size of your bites could be a big clue… you might want to Google "bedbug bites" or "mites bites" to see what other people's bites look like!</p> <p>If you think it might be bedbugs, the climb up interceptors that Bee links to in this post are a great way to check out your bedbug situation:</p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/29/how-to-protect-yourself-from-bed-bugs-when-traveling/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2012/06/29/how-to-protect-yourself-from-bed-bugs-when-traveling/</a></p> <p>Good luck!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-im-being-eaten-alive#post-1102579 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:26:39 +0000 RubyCali 1102579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After coming back home (to Southern California) from a trip to Hawaii I have had lots of little "bites" pop up all over. The bumps are small and red, and I'm getting them on my legs, back of the knees, tummy/underwear line, and around my bra line. Sometimes there are a couple clustered together, but the rest are spread out. The ones on my legs are slightly itchy, but for the most part they don't really bother me. We have had flea problems in the past so I treated my cat with Advantage, but I don't see any fleas on her and I haven't seen any fleas in carpet. My husband and 7 month old daughter don't have ANY bumps, but I probably have 30 at this point. What could be eating me? Could it be fleas even if I can't see any? An allergic reaction? Bed bugs (please, please no!)? Anyone have anything similar? Help! </p>