valmom,
hang on there.. when aaron got hfmd, it was a nitemare for everyone in the house.. he didn't want to take his milk too.. ended up at nite, he cried for food. He had no choice, he managed to eat some bread and drink plain water while lying down on his bed with his eyes closed. The sight of it, is heart-breaking.
It took about 3- 4days to subside.. I gave him paracetomol every 4 hourly at first.. later, i switch to "ling yang", dunno is it due to that, he got better after taking it.
my pd advise us to give him whatever he wants to eat or drink.. ice-cream, juice. You may want to prepare "cold" milk, or room-temperature ones. spoon feeding or syringe works for some kids, but not for aaron. It is painful for them to suck. I had hfmd myself too, whenever i swallowed my own saliva each time, it is painful. At the time being, u may want to put teething gel in her mouth to relieve the ulcers pain.