Sleeping routine help!!

[Mamabearemma]

Hello there,
My little man is nine months and ever since birth he wouldn't settle to sleep unless he was in my bed with me, since then the ONLY way to get him to sleep was in his stroller in his baby carseat, now being to old and big for it, change is defiantly over due.
Please suggest some methods of how to correct this, I've tried lots of things that the Internet suggests or friends but nothings worked.
Tonight's the first night of change an we need somewhere to start!

We had a bit of a struggle with DD at 10 months when I stopped breastfeeding and we were up with her screaming until 11pm for about three weeks - it was exhausting. Couldn't do controlled crying at all. Too soft perhaps, but it wasn't for us.

Slightly less cruel (I think) method: Put him down after bath/story whatever your routine is and stay with him on a chair by the cot. Once you've said goodnight and turned off the light etc, only respond to him (shushing and stroking or whatever, "sleepy time now") when he's horizontal and quietened down. If he acts up, go back to your chair and totally shut off like you're a statue! Don't even make eye contact. As soon as he flops down (which he will eventually), you immediately jump up and comfort him. Repeat like a yoyo until he's definitely asleep. He'll soon learn that he only gets your attention and comfort when he's horizontal and not screaming and just being horizontal and quiet is enough to send him off.

We did this with DD and it seemed like a flippin' miracle! Made us wonder why we didn't do it earlier. Of course the first night took ages, second less so and third night even less time. We'd cracked it in a week and couldn't believe it! Absolute golden rule is not to give in and take him out of course.

Good luck!

I havent got any great solutions being as my LO is only 5 weeks old but at 2 weeks I couldnt get her in her moses basket and I slept down stairs with her in her pram for a week, I got rumbled by the HV one morning and she suggested covering the moses basket mattress with a t shirt or something that smelt of me, it worked really well and ive had her upstairs in her basket at night ever since, might just be a little extra thing to try along with the other advice

DS liked having my pyjama top in bed with him (top tip - if it works, chop whatever it is in half immediately so you always have a spare or one in the wash).