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It worked for my LO around that age. He was getting up frequently to nurse, and I was so tired. I let DH handle it, and LO's sleep improved pretty quickly. LO is now 2 years old, and I think we need to try it again.

I hope you find something that works! I know it wouldn't work for either of my kids. With my 13 month old, he starts screaming as soon as he realizes it's bedtime and he keeps crying until I leave the room. But once I shut that door, he stops and goes to sleep. I know staying in the room would just make it harder for both of us, but I can't understand your reluctance to do CIO. Hope you find a solution soon!

My LO's were older when we sleep trained. CIO did not work for either of them at all. It just made things worse. My oldest beca me terrified of his crib and bedtime when we tried CIO.
Anyway, what worked for LO1 and seems to be working for LO2 is to tell them I will stay in the room as long as they are quiet and lying down. Once they stand or start screaming I leave the room for a couple minutes. They quickly figure it out! At first I sit right next to the crib and rub head or back. As they get used to it, don't touch, move further away, leave the room, etc. I can't promise it will work for you but it has been the only thing to work for us. Good luck!

@skipra: how old were they when you did this? And did you do the moving further away the same night/time? Or over multiple nights? If that makes sense... Ie move gradually away the same night, or move further and further away over several nights.