Mine slept on my chest through the night for the first few months. It was the only thing that helped keep her calm. She eventually starting sleeping in her bed.

I used to fall asleep with my daughter on my chest a lot. I wouldn't say it's the safest. But have you tried swaddling? I swaddled my daughter and played womb sounds on an app I downloaded and it helped a lot.

My son didn't like his bassinet, so we got a Rock N Play with the auto rocker and he loves that. It's a life saver for sure. If he's REALLY fussing and won't go to sleep, last resort we'll plop him on the Boppy Lounger and put him in bed between us. Your baby might not like the bassinet because there's so much space, just doesn't feel snuggled or safe.

for like a few hours...I'm a light sleeper so I wake up to everything. I sleep in between my body pillow too