Hi Ann,
How's your baby now? Hope she's getting better.
Another reason for baby to reject milk is probably due to reflux.
http://www.pollywogbaby.com/refluxandcolic/refluxsymptoms.html
Below is a list of symptoms of acid reflux in infants.
- Poor weight gain or rapid weight gain
- Frequent spitting up or gulping with a painful look on the face, as if heartburn
- Projectile vomit, sometimes out the nose
- Sour breath
- Persistent hiccups or cough
- Excessive fussiness, crying or colic
- Sudden bursts of painful crying
- Poor day and/or nighttime sleep habits
- Constantly wants to nurse or refuses to nurse
- Poor feeding habits - arches back, pulls up legs, stiffens or screams while feeding or refuses to eat while still hungry
- Prefers upright or inclined positions
- Always wants to be held