Sleep clinics or consultants with 'gentle' methods

[Mummagumma]

Do such a thing exist? Sleep clinics all seem to boil down to using some form of controlled crying, which I am not prepared to do (give me time...).

I guess what I would like is Elizabeth Pantley herself.

I used Jo Tabiner of Children's Sleep Advice and found her very supportive and child friendly in her methods.

I think sleepy-tots tend to use "gentle" methods, according to their website...

It's not a personal endorsement, btw, saw it when another poster said their e-book had helped her...

We used Millpond which didn't involve cc but DD was older.

Urgh - been awake most of the night. Baby driving me bonkers! Right, we have to sort this out. Thank you for these suggestions, I will look into them now. FiveGoMadInDorset, I thought the Millpond usually recommended controlled crying? I have been in touch with them and spoke to one of their people a few months ago, but we share a room and I felt sleep training might not work until we've moved from this flat into somewhere with two bedrooms. However I might need some decent rest before then...

Millpond use gradual withdrawal as one of their methods

Okay, I've done a bit of reading up on gradual withdrawal now, but I'm concerned it doesn't work for room sharers? We currently co-sleep, but DP and I have just decided to separate the side-car at the weekend and put the side on DS's cot. However we can't not room share, as the flat is split level, and I'm not comfortable with being a staircase away from DS if DP and I move to the living room.