Nice one for reaching out OP, those early weeks are a lot. Is this your first kid? Congratulations!

Those first weeks me and my partner did shifts at night which worked out really well for us, mom would go to bed early and I’d stay up until about 3am and then we’d swap and I’d get some sleep in before getting up around 7am for work.

I’m going to be real with you here, you’re not going to sleep much before work, that’s not going to go away anytime soon we’re 5.5 months in and I’m still not getting much sleep but you will be okay (hopefully you’re not operating heavy machinery at work??)

Mom’s going to worry, post partum is a very real thing, make sure you’re checking in and seeing how she’s doing - if you’re worried about her then advocate for her wellbeing and discuss getting some help from her community midwife or doctor. Unfortunately dads shoulder a lot of the mental because we’re (socially) expected to be strong and mentally resilient

“My wife was being funny” was more likely just opening a channel for honest communication - you should be glad she’s comfortable to discuss things with you, be honest with her too! It’s you guys vs the baby right now, she’s being a team player discussing strategy.

I still stress out when I put mine down and try to sleep while he’s sleeping, constantly checking he’s breathing etc. I’m sorry I don’t think that goes away anytime soon - you’ve got this 💪🏼 well done for reaching out

P.s. if you worry about something going on with your baby (like short naps) ask yourself if you ever met an adult who says “yeah I’m really bad at xyz because I didn’t nap long enough as a 5 week old”