My boyfriend and I have been doing a lot of traveling, and we think we brought home bedbugs from one of our trips. Where we live, we know it is common to have bedbugs, but we need some help to stop them!

We have done A LOT of research, and have been living with the bedbug problem for nearly 2 weeks! I have been getting eaten alive, and my boyfriend suffers minorly (we know that males tend to not show a reaction quite as bad as females do).
This is a serious problem!
We have invested in a "dust mite" mattress cover, and have purchased covers for the pillows. We will be getting one for the futon soon.
We had the exterminator in the house the other day, and he lazily sprayed around and checked the bed area(s) and said that it was unlikely for them to travel through the carpets.
We know they are laying eggs, at least one batch has probably already hatched.
We have sprayed the rooms with "Pronto: bedbug and dust mite" spray several times… no luck.
What should we do! If we move, we will take the bugs to the new place!
should we bag up all the clothing, and wash them?
Vacuum the house?

I am desperate! We have been losing sleep to this infestation!

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