The story I posted was an example of Parents who didn't follow any professional advice & just gave it a whirl, how they thought it was meant to work. The point of my story was the not once was the child checked on.
From the brief details Jodie has given about her expereince with CC, it sounds more to me like a controlled comforting. I think many babies can be settled with a controlled level of comfort if they are cought early by watching the tired signs.
I feed my kids to sleep. But by no means am I standing here at 2 am with my eye balls hangnig out. It just works for me. My babies fall to sleep reasonably fast this way. Yeah I have a few off nights here & there but still nothing that is going to put me into a state of PND.
I think the best technique is that described by RoryRory. And that was what ever works at the time!

Just on the remark made about those with the abilty to post links etc. You can always copy & paste the information you would like others to see. Mind you I woudln't imagine there would be a hell of alot out there that gives you the horror stories of NOT using CC.