Oh no the baby is broken... The saga of fusspot

I know allot of new moms (and even some veterans) have problems with the new baby that they can't cope with or don't know what's going on. I had this problem and had trouble finding answers that didn't scare the crap out of me and it made me feel very alone. So as a way of helping here is what I went through. Please pass this on to anyone you know who might be struggling a bit!
My Fusspot was born August 28 2012 full term and tiny (when I say tiny I mean new born clothing was big on him). He got the nickname fusspot because for the first 2 months of his life he was always fussy and hated to be put down. Lucky for me this didn't last long and he is now a very easy going baby who only cries if he is tired or hungry. But those first 2 months were hell!
So here is a list of the problems we had with him:

• He hated to be wet and you could watch the line on the diaper turn blue as he began to cry and he always had bad diaper rash. (We were going though so many diapers a day!)

• He would also cry out a lot it seemed like for no reason and with the crying came yellow eye gunk that would crust up so he couldn't open his eye.

• I Spent the first 2 months of his life taking turns with my mother with him sleeping on our chests on the couch  because he refused to be put down. (The only thing he would sleep in was his bouncy seat.)

So all in my baby was "Broken". But with some help from the Doctors and my Aunt (I like to call her Aunt webMD lol) we were able to "fix" fuss pot and make him into the amazing baby he is today!
Now Iam not saying all these things will work for you but they worked for us.
So in order as described above:

• Diaper problems:
I being the cheapskate that I am do not believe in name brand products so we chose Costco brand diapers and wipes. No no that would not work for our fuss pot! After trials with many diapers we were given at the shower nothing worked so I contemplated cloth but living in an apartment this was like impossible. After more trials the only ones that worked were pampers sensitive and for a while there even the sensitive wipes were to strong so we would just use water on a towel. To keep the moisture down on his tiny tush we used some powder with a brush. By doing this the rash went away and we didn't go through as many diapers. As time went by gradually stated to reintroduce other diapers and wipes and now he is a now frills costco brand baby!!!

• Crying and gunk:
So the crying came from gas but not colic. I had trouble burping him the "normal" ways so I tried a technique called  "Stirring the baby"
It works almost every time! I also like toAirplane the baby by lifting him up holding him by his tummy and it's basically squeezing out the burps. When that didn't work baby gas drops are a gift from God!!!  But it also turns out after taking dairy out of my diet that the gas went away. Fusspot had a Milk protean allergy so I the cheese loving mama became lactose intolerant till further notice. (That was a sad revelation)
Oh and did I mention he was alergic to perfume. You could literly watch him break out into a rash as someone with perfume held him. Between the milk, perfume and diaper allergy he got the nick name of the hypoallergenic baby.
But like the diapers I tried reintroducing milk little by little and now I'm a happy cheese eating mama with a baby who no longer needs soy formula when I am not around!!
 The gunk came from a clogged tear duct and with a little rubbing (that he hated!!) and cream (that he also hated) it fixed it's self!!

• So part of the problem with his sleeping was he was spitting up when ever we put him down. Turns out he had acid reflux and his esophagus flap valve thing wasn't strong enough yet. So sleeping in the bouncy helped him because he wasn't flat, and when we put him in the basinet we raised it a bit to help too to k. he still spits up a good amount but not as much as he use to when he had the dairy problem. We also call him the super puker!
In regards to the sleep after my mom left I said enough is enough and decided I was sleeping in my bed and he was sleeping in his basinet if he liked it or not! I had these swaddle me sacks  that look like baby straight jackets.

Amazingly enough this did the trick and for the first time since the hospital he slept through the night!

I recommend these thing to everyone thy are amazing!!!! It's swaddling for dummies!!! It helps him not whack himself in the head when he is asleep and makes him feel secure. 

So in conclusion the hell of the first few months are over for us! Things get better I promise!!! Other than his flat head ( that is a whole other post) fusspot is "fixed". Most baby stuff goes away on it's own or with a little help but the light at the end of the tunnel will come! Oh yes I still say "Oh no the baby is broken" when he cries but that is more like making light of the situation and not getting myself worked up. So good luck and hang on!you are not alone or the only one