Hi
I haven't rtft so sorry if I'm repeating, but I have two dc, both of which I would consider good sleepers. So, if you genuinely want to know what I did...
My motto for the first three months was - whatever works. Anything - sleep in a sling, dummies, music, pushchair, car (for naps, not nighttime!), whatever meant I could get some rest. Oh, and I would agree with the moses basket theory I read near the start of the thread - both mine hated it too. They threw their arms around, hit the sides and woke up screaming.
Then, between three and six months I did very gentle sleep training - always going to sleep at same time, in same place, with same music playing. Never left them to cry, but never held them to sleep - picked up, calmed, put down, sometimes a lot, lot of times. The routine did mean I was restricted in my movements as they both liked the cot at home and wouldn't sleep anywhere else (could get away with the travel cot luckily), but it worked, and continued to work even when they are toddlers - they go half way up the stairs because they know that's what's next. And both sleep beautifully now as older children too, still listening to the same music.
I put a lot down to using the same music actually - I think it ends up like a reflex - hear the music, automatically they start to feel sleepy.
This was my method, but obviously many people don't like the restrictiveness of it. Personally sleep was my top priority, so I put up with the difficulties...!
However, neither eats any veg, so you can't have it all ways!!