Drowsy but awake

So I successfully weaned by baby off night bottles. He no longer wants them to fall back asleep when he wakes up at night.

He does however developed this new thing where he wants to either be on me or wants be to hold him for him to fall back asleep. How do I change that habit?

His crib is attached to my bed so he will just crawl over and lie down on me and start crying until I pick him up.

I read somewhere that it's because I snuggle and hold him till he falls asleep and then lay him down, and that I should lay him down awake but drowsy?

How does that even work?? Any mamas out here with success stories??