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I wouldn't worry unless you have evidence of a bite. I thought bats rarely catch rabies (compared to some other animals); but you could confirm that with a vet maybe.

I'm so sorry, I don't want to freak you out, but bat bites don't always leave a mark and I recently read a story about an elderly woman who was sickened and died due to a bat bite she didn't realize she had gotten. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/02/480414566/bats-in-the-bedroom-can-spread-rabies-without-an-obvious-bite. I don't know if I'd jump right to shots, but I would definitely take it seriously and contact as many public health sources as you can think of for more specific advice. And watch your DD VERY closely while you figure out what to do.

ETA: I'm glad Avivoca posted, since her DH is experienced in these things and it doesn't sound as alarming as the NPR article made it sound.

I was a counselor at a summer camp when there were some bats found with rabies at the lake. The bats are always in the cabins and such. Worker's comp ended up paying for vaccinations, so I was vaccinated (and most of the other counselors as well.) It probably wasn't necessary, but I remember doing a lot of googling at the time, and was totally freaked out. I liked the peace of mind.

I got bitten by an aggressive cat in Mexico (where rabies is endemic in the feral cat population) and had to get rabies shots because the cat disappeared. They suck. I wouldn't go getting the shots unless you got bitten (or of course unless recommended by your doctor).

Bats (other than vampire bats--which are not found in the US) are not likely to bite unprovoked just stuck in your house without you grabbing them. Heck, I have actually grabbed a bat (accidentally caught it in my line on a back-cast when fly-fishing one early evening) and that little guy didn't bite me as I untangled him and cut him free (though he opened his tiny little mouth in threat--he was understandably freaked out)!

@Cole: my DH is a ped and saw this thread. He says that unless you can say 100% that the bat never touched you (and it sounds like none of you can say for sure since you were all asleep at one point with the bat in the house), you should all get rabies shots. Unless you live in Hawaii where rabies doesn't exist. I am sure the shots are no fun but better safe than sorry!

If you are looking for more information it would also help to talk to your local health dept about the presence of rabies cases in your area. It would be best to get it done as soon as you can.

As an ER doc who just looked up the protocol on this 2 nights ago for a patient with a very similar story, I can tell you I agree with agree with @MAMACATE 's DH. If the person was sleeping at any time in the presence of the bat, you can't exclude a bite (for the reasons some others mentioned above). And since rabies is 100% fatal, the recommendation is to go to the doctor/ED and get treated with both the rabies immunoglobulin and the 5 part vaccine.

I agree with everyone above! I actually got a rabies shot this week due to somewhat similar circumstances; there was a 99.9% chance that I wasn't exposed but since it's 100% fatal... went ahead and got the shot.

This just happened to my best friend! And sorry to say, she got the shots (had to go to the ER). Since the bat woke her up and she couldn't be 100% sure she wasn't bitten, they recommend getting the shots since rabies is 100% fatal. As if a bat in the house wasn't bad enough!