Aidyn fed himself to sleep a lot of the time up until he was 1... he still takes a bottle to bed at nighttime now (and he is now two!) Sometimes I WISH he would still feed himself to sleep, but unfortunately for us it just doesnt work anymore - by his choice!

So if I were you I wouldnt stress too much, as I think its something Lucie is likely to grow out of. And if its working... well then why change it. It sounds like its the best way to get her to drink her bottle, as well as to get her to sleep, and it would probably be fairly traumatic on all of you to start controlled crying... but anyway, that is just my opinion, but to me it doesnt sound like you are doing everything wrong... different things work for different babies, and it sounds like Lucie is really happy with the routine she's in atm.