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we started nap training around 3 months because LO was a catnapper but would wake up still grumpy and tired. when we started training, he usually cried/fussed for about 20 minutes before falling back asleep--maybe your LO will do something similar?

the third nap of the day was roughest, and a few times he fussed on and off for an hour. at that point i would take him out of the crib and just try to soothe or distract him, like with a bath or a walk.

if there had been some other surefire way to get him to sleep, like a swing, i would have taken him from the crib and used that to continue the nap but most things didn't work for him.

i tried not to nurse him because by that point we had gotten on a 4-hour eating schedule which i did not want to mess up.

it's really hard if they're fussy to find ways to distract them, when you know (and they know) that you could feed them to calm them down, but it depends on what you want to do--if you do want to break the association, then you can push through and find other ways to soothe her, but if it's easier for you to just feed her, that's good too.

oh, would you consider using a pacifier instead of feeding her? the sucking might be enough to soothe her.