My DD is 12 months old and we have had some real ups and downs with sleeping but i wanted to share our story to give others a bit of hope.

I BF DD to sleep(until she was 10 months) i rocked her to sleep, i patted her and i sang to her. Not all at once mind you, but at different times!
We took the general approach of the 'no-cry sleep solutions' book which was to take any changes slowly, and if they are not working it is ok to fall back on the old faithful methods. So when i was trying to get her to fall asleep in her cot it took a while but i would finish her feed, put her down and stay with her until she settled. Sometimes she cried and i would pick her up and BF her to sleep and give it a go the next night.

Yes it took a while, but now i can say my DD has 1 to 2 day sleeps, and sleeps 12 hours a night. She happily puts herself to sleep if i put her down awake most of the time. sometimes she need an extra cuddle but thats ok with me!

I am glad i didn't listen to the chorus of 'just let her cry' 'it's good fer her lungs' yadda yadda yadd, what a load of bollocks. I'm also glad i have a wonderful supportive DH. So hang in there if you are having a tough time, there is hope ahead.