Dad getting EBF baby to sleep

I EBF and from day 1, my lo would always fall asleep on the breast so I continued feeding to sleep. The only time she doesnt fall asleep like this is in the carrier and pram.

When she feeds to sleep, it's calm and quick. When we have previously tried rocking her, it always took a very long time and she cried so I haven't wanted to change it.

Now she is almost 6 months, it means that dad can't get her to nap unless it's on a walk (not ideal with the British weather!). We know dad needs to find his own way but we find it hard hearing her cry so hard when we know if I just fed her, she'd sleep, especially when we don't feel comfortable with any cry it out sleep training.

Do I need to try and cut out feeding to sleep or if its working so well, do we just stick with it while she's little?

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Does she take a dummy? Thats how my partner puts our son to sleep x

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