14 month old gentle sleep training method

My son started waking up once a night every night since he turned one and makes us hold him to go to bed.

During the day time we can put him down drowsy or awake sometimes but usually we always put him down drowsy and at bed time and the middle of the night he is making us hold him until he is basically asleep.

Does any one have any recommendations on getting him to sleep again all night? My husband and I don’t have the heart to do cry it out method again because he stands in his crib and screams now. We usually fed him before bed and in the middle of the night and trying to wean him off the middle of the night.