Advice re getting 6mo to link sleep cycles

[tootiefruitie6]

My 6mo and is EBF so we've got into bad habits with her always falling asleep on my boob. However she isn't napping for longer than 30 minutes and recently her night sleep has been awful too (waking what feels like every hour) so I've decided we need to get into more routine and I have to stop feeding to sleep to get her to link sleep cycles. Today is day 1 and I've managed to get her to sleep without feeding which is good but so far she isn't falling asleep on her own in her crib and she has needed me to rock her and pat her bottom. I'm just worried that it's probably not going to get her linking cycles and we won't see any improvement at night. It goes against the grain leaving her to cry in her cot to get her to fall asleep in there but is that what I need to do? How have others managed it please? I'd love it if she'd nap longer sometimes too. Thanks!

This is actual 100% normal for that age. My DD was exactly the same. Either fell asleep on the boob or by being rocked, she'd never sleep in her cot either.
There are some great Instagram accounts for advice but it is all very normal, but annoying:
Little nest sleep
Second star to the right
Fox and the moon infant sleep
Hey sleepy baby
Lyndsey Hookway

Thank you @lilroo87. I keep hearing that other babies her age are sleeping through the night, or atleast for good chunks of time, and can nap for a couple of hours so I can't help feel she should also be doing that but it's good to know it can be normal. I will have a look at those accounts as I'm desperate for a bit more uninterrupted sleep.

My DD was really tough at that age. Was waking constantly in the night. She has had a very up and down first year tbh but I've just continued to support what she needs and at 12 months she finally slept through the night (now 13 months old).
Seems a long time and there were definitely harder periods through the year but most of the time she slept 3/4 hour chunks overnight. Just had these tough phases which lasted a few weeks, teething ones were hard but now it's so much better

Sorry I know thie is an old thread but I'm in the same situation and wondering what worked for you in the end @tootiefruitie6 ? Any help would be appreciated!