Over reacting or totally acceptable

Honestly I wouldn’t even let him in the garden!

@Elizabeth oh really??

Wouldn’t let him anywhere your house or your child. Once you have bedbugs they’re so hard to get rid of from what I’ve heard! Xx

Keep him away! Bedbugs are a huge pest and can be an incredibly difficult issue to handle in fact you might need an exterminator to get rid of them

If he stands in the garden at a distance that’ll be fine won’t it?

Seriously don't risk it Hun, they are honestly a nightmare!

That is so gross! He needs to fix his bedbug infestation before coming to visit!

Hell to the no!! Your husband isn’t reacting enough!! I had a friend who caught bed bugs from a train in Paris, unknowingly brought them back to her home in the U.K. and her mum and brother visited separately and they took them to their homes unknowingly too. Last time I spoke to her she was still tackling them 2 years later and about £5k out of pocket on exterminators, new beds, carpets etc. 🥴

Okay so I’m totally right !! Thankyou guys! Now next stage is how do I tell my husband how serious it is? If I tell him about this chat he’s just going to be annoyed at me !

send your husband some links of actual evidence and research that indicate how pesky and dangerous bed bugs can be

Wasn't there like a whole international news story about bedbugs in France last year? That should be discouragement enough without even mentioning this chat. The risk simply does not outweigh the reward. Has BIL already visited your home at any point after knowing he has bedbugs? Because if this is the first time then he really should try sort it first. An infestation is the last thing you(and I'm guessing hubs) want to deal with on top of a newborn.

I stayed in a hotel in new York many years ago that had bedbugs. I brought them back with me to England. It took ages to get rid of them in my flat. I wouldn’t allow him near my house at all never mind in my garden

He can bring it on his shoes ect tell your husband his brother has to re arrange