My son is 6 weeks old and I've read that he should be napping independently but literally the second I put him down he loses it. My wife is exhausted and we're both running on fumes. Is this normal or are we doing something wrong? Every parenting site says something different. Should we just accept the contact naps for now or are we creating bad habits?
You're not doing anything wrong. At that age they literally just want to be close to you because that's their entire world. It gets better, I promise.
This is so real. Five months in and I'm constantly reading whether I'm doing things right. The holding thing is legit though - newborns just need contact. I was terrified to 'mess him up' but turns out you can't really spoil a 6 week old by holding him. Try to give yourself a break here.
Have you tried a white noise machine in the room? That helped my kids transition from needing to be held to sleeping on their own. Doesn't work for every baby but worth a shot when you're desperate for a few minutes of hands-free time.
Six weeks and being held for naps is completely normal dude. Don't stress about the independent sleeping thing yet. I know it's exhausting but he's not even two months old. My son did the exact same thing and around 4 months something just clicked and he started napping in his bassinet. Every baby is different though.
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Man, 6 weeks is still so early. My son did the same thing and honestly we just held him a lot those first couple months because that's what he needed. The independent sleeping stuff comes later, not at 6 weeks.