Help me get out of this hole I've created!!

[makinganavalon]

Ok so I have a lovely 2year3 month old who started off a great sleeper and became terrible. Night time sleep has sorted itself now, she goes to sleep in cot/bed and if wakes gets in with us.
However please help with daytime. She still needs a nap and sometimes has a two hour one BUT that was with me breastfeeding her to sleep and rolling away. She can sleep in car also. However last week I was so ill I could not summon the strength to breastfeed so we have stopped.
But what do I do to get her to sleep now? I can't always go on a car journey? She fights sleep in the daytime like a goodun but I know she needs it.
Any advice?!?

I did a car journey every day for over a year with my little one. Going over speed bumps, no music, car seat reclined. Needs must 😂😩

Ahh!! How old when you stopped? I was fine with feeding and rolling but now I've stopped I don't want to go back, plus I need to get better so want all my vitamins to myself!

You're likely yo need to sleep train and that's going to be distressing all round. At 2y3m, I'd be asking myself if the distress was worth it? I'd be inclined to lengthen night time sleep by an hour or two. Instead of lunchtime nap, have lunchtime "rest", whereby you enforce lying down and doing nothing much, but don't force sleep.

Would she lie beside you and drink some milk from a cup? You could read quietly beside her until she nods off.

Thankyou FATE your advice has helped me in the past.
Sadly she's just nodded off by herself ten minutes ago, so I think you are right earlier bedtime could be the way to go.
I actually tried that today Ellie and she nearly did it! So plan tommorrow is have a very busy and active morning and then try milk, cosy corner and reading after lunch- if it works fab if not, early dinner and early bed.

And yes- I 'gently' sleep trained for night time at 1.5 years out of desperation and it was horrendous and we have vowed never to repeat on her or any other children we have so I think you're right it's not worth it at this age. Gonna miss those two hours though

Pushchair?