Help! 7 week baby wont sleep in bassinet

My little lady has always been pretty clingy. I had a c section and it was very difficult to lift her in and out of the bassinet from my bed so she ended up sleeping on my chest for the first 4 weeks of life. I had a longer recovery because I got pretty infected and was on bed rest longer than intended.
I started to try to get her in the bassinet and was successful with 1 or 2 naps a day, never at night
She got her first Cold over Christmas and it's still lingering. She was extremely sucky and was hollering whenever I put her down
So now she's been stuck to me like glue
I tried all day yesterday to get her in the bassinet and it ended up in an overtired fussy baby because her wake windows got so messed up.
I just don't know what to do. I need to get her out of my arms and sleeping independently and quickly. I do not want to have this bad habit of napping and sleeping in my arms continue. I also do not trust myself co sleeping. It makes me anxious

I guess I'm just looking for others in a similar position that have been successful
Just looking for some hope

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My baby did the same! We were co sleeping for 3 months. If she is sick it’s normal that she wants to sleep in your arms or chest. I would recommend keeping the bassinet close to you. Start with day time naps, once you successfully got her to sleep on her own for 2-3 days you can try nighttime. Nightime routine, swaddle, make sure its dark, right temperature & white noise machine.

I'm so sorry you had to go through all that, I had a really rough c section and recovery as well. I ended up with a staph infection and having to be reopened and cleaned out.
There's nothing worse than recovering, and having your newborn need you and feeling helpless.
For us, we chose to put our son right into the crib , I had help with my mom and husband bringing him to me when needed.
It took us about 2 weeks of consistent napping and sleeping in the crib for him to adjust. It was extremely had and long to hear his little crys but in the long run it helped alot he learned to self sooth and now we are able to put him down and allow him to nap anywhere he is very versatile which is great because we have family that lives far.
I, too, was very uneasy about cosleeping it just made me so nervous my thoughts always got the best of me.
If you have any questions, feel free to message me 🙂.

That's a lot to go through! I'm sorry co sleeping makes you feel anxious, as I have known others who struggled with that too. LO sooo love to be close to Mama. Would it be an option for you to try 1 of those bassinets that unzip on the side so it can be right next to your bed but still in your LO's 'own space'? Have you been swaddling? During the day maybe use a carrier so you're hands free while your wee one naps? May just need a little more time to recover from illness to start feeling more secure. Also, co sleeping doesn't need to be on your body

Have you tried warming up the bassinet first? When my LO struggled with the bassinet we would preheat it with a heating pad and then take it out. Helped with the transition so it wasn't going from warm body to cold hard bassinet

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