2yo fighting nap (+ new baby)

[Ilmb]

Hi all
Am after some advice for my 2 year old (just turned 2).

This is her current routine:

7 breakfast
11.30 - 2 nap
7 bed

She has been doing this routine amazingly for months & months.

Last 3 days she has been fighting the nap massively. She would go up easily but now is wanting to play/tidy/anything except go up. Once up, we do normal wind down (books) & help her into bed. Then as soon as out of room she screams & gets out of bed. Stands by door till we go back in! This repeats lots of times!

We have a 2wk old baby which is obviously having big affect. 2yo is very loving to baby, but has been a lot more needy & tantrummy. we have had a couple of incidents where she's tried to take frustration out on baby, but we're trying to avoid this situations. Baby is bf on demand (pretty much every 3hrs day & night).

So basically after help on
1. Toddler nap
2. Tips for having 2yo & 2wo!

Thank you in advance I find this forum such a support.

[lily_layne]

If she's been doing that routine for a while, do you think it might be time for a bit of a tweak? Does she seem tired at 11:30 or is it possible that she just needs 15/30 more minutes before going for a nap? With the new baby, it could also be a way to get extra attention. Could you manage 5 minutes of "special time" during the day where you just focus on her to fill up her mommy cup? If you make a big deal of "special time" she might feel less need to have your attention at nap time.

I have no tips on handling a 2 yo and 2 wo, but I will be in the same boat soon:)