Sleeping with baby on chest

Have any of you tried sleeping at night with baby on chest? My 6 week old baby has been a really good cot sleeper but tonight she just seems frightened after a few mins of being in the cot (I have no idea why!). She sleeps for ages on the chest in the day but I've been reluctant to do it at night as guidance advises otherwise...

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I was at the start, my baby also 6 weeks now and broke the habit about 2 weeks ago after chat gpt scared me😂 but she was absolutely fine. It was the only way we could get through the night for weeks and she was fine. The guidence is there to protect us but as long as you’re precautious about it personally you’re probably okay. But if you are really worried don’t do it. We got a love to dream swaddle in the end and that’s what she’s in now and it saved us! She loves it and goes back down SO well x

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