Heidi Montag Explains Why Co-Sleeping with Her Son Gunner Turned into an 'Awful Experience'

Heidi Montag shared her struggles with co-sleeping, calling it "awful" after years of disrupted sleep with her son

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• She used a sleep program for her second child to establish a routine and prioritize "sleep hygiene"

• Montag and husband Spencer Pratt share two sons, Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3

Heidi Montagis sharing why co-sleeping wasn't for her.

While appearing on a Wednesday, April 29 episode ofThe Squeezepodcast,The Hillsalum, 39, spoke about her experience with co-sleeping. Montag, who shares sons Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3, with husbandSpencer Pratt, ultimately called the experience "awful."

"I did co-sleeping with my older son, and he's just started being a good sleeper. And he's 8," Montag said. "A lot of people like co-sleeping. Great. I did too until it ended up being an awful experience."

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"And he wouldn't sleep alone at 3, 4. And I can't sleep with him," she continued. "He wakes me up, he kicks me. It was impossible. So I didTaking Cara Babies[a sleep program for babies] with my second kid, and I'm not judging anyone. All good, whatever you do. But it was sleep hygiene, because I didn't have the heart to do sleep training. Because I was like, 'I can't just let him cry!' I just can't do that."

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Montag said that the program was perfect because it helped her set a routine.

"You don't realize that when you have to work, you have to sleep. If you don't have to work, great," she said. "You can just nap when the baby naps and do all that, which I did the first time. But I couldn't the second time. I was like, 'I got to be up. I gotta be working. I need to do this.' You've got to take care of the first one, too."

The couple, who met while filming MTV’sThe Hillsand have been married since 2009,welcomed their first child, Gunner Stone, in October 2017. Their family grew once more in November 2022 with the birth ofson Ryker.

During an interview withToday's Parentin November 2017, Pratt said that fatherhood "has absolutely changed" him.

“It’s the best thing that ever happened to me," he said. "I think I finally found my calling ... everything now is about looking toward the future and making it good for him. It’s not about me anymore."

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Zooey Deschanel Celebrates Fiancé Jonathan Scott's 48th Birthday with Sweet Selfies: ‘I’m Truly So Lucky’

Zooey Deschanel celebrated fiancé Jonathan Scott's 48th birthday with a heartfelt Instagram post on Tuesday, April 28

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• "Can't wait to celebrate you. I'm truly so lucky," the actress captioned her post

• The couple, who have been engaged since August 2023, met in 2019 on the set of Carpool Karaoke

Zooey Deschanelis celebrating fiancéJonathan Scott.

TheProperty Brothersstar celebrated his 48th birthday on Tuesday, April 28, and Deschanel shared a sweet message in honor of the occasion.

TheNew Girlalum, 46, posted anInstagramcarousel, including adorable photos of her and Scott together.

“Happy Birthday@jonathanscott, can't wait to celebrate you. I'm truly so lucky ❤️,” she captioned the post. She also shared the post to her Instagram Stories, soundtracked by Minnie Riperton's “Lovin' You.”

“Thanks for showing me the BEST time for my birthday 🥰," Scott replied in the comments.

The actress' post included several selfies of the couple, with the pair embracing one another. Two of the selfies were snapped during a boat ride on vacation, one of which showed the couple kissing.

She also added a photo of the couple all dressed up for a red carpet event. The carousel concluded with a final selfie of the engaged couple smiling and enjoying the outdoors.

The couplefirst met in 2019on the set of James Corden'sCarpool Karaoke.Four years later, in August 2023, the HGTV starpopped the question.

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In November, Scott told PEOPLE they haven't made "any plans yet" for their wedding.

"We literally haven't made any plans yet. We're busy with all of the kids' stuff, and so we're really just chauffeurs to the kids' social lives," he added. Deschanel shares daughterElsie, 10, and son Charlie, 8,with her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik.

He noted that "there's a lot of stuff we want to do" for their big day.

The next month, in December, Deschanel told PEOPLE that she and Scott are"not in a rush" to walk down the aisle.

"It's more exploratory," she said. "We're not in a rush because we've been together so long, so it's not like we're like, 'We gotta get married.' I'd rather find the right place, the right place and situation, so that it's really special and fun."

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During the December conversation with PEOPLE, she also shared how her fiancé “came to the rescue” by helping her parents after they lost their L.A.-area home in the January 2025Los Angeles wildfires.

In the aftermath of the fires, Scott and Deschanel began rebuilding her parents' home with "non-combustible materials" following the devastating loss.

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Met Gala 2026 theme and dress code, explained

Wondering what the stars will wear to the 2026Met Gala? Look no further than the ritzy event'sthemeanddress code.

Perhaps unbeknownst to the casual observer of the annual parade ofhead-turning red carpet looks, the Met Gala typically has two separate principles guiding the evening's festivities: a theme, which draws from the exhibition's title, and a dress code that provides further direction for attendees and their stylists.

The New York City event's 2026 theme is "Costume Art," and the dress code is "fashion is art." While it remains to be seen how these will be interpreted on the grand steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art this year – or if invitees will even heed the suggestions – what wedoknow is how museum leaders have described the arguably vague concepts.

Here's what the 2026 Met Gala's theme and dress code mean.

Fashion's biggest night:Everything to know about Met Gala 2026

Met Gala 2026 theme tied to new exhibition exploring 'the dressed body'

This year's Met Gala, which raises money to fund the Met's Costume Institute and other museum activities, celebrates the 2026 exhibition "Costume Art." The show also ushers in a new era for the Upper East Side museum, which is opening a new area next to the Great Hall, where the annual spring exhibition will be displayed: the Condé M. Nast Galleries.

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"Costume Art" will "examine the centrality of the dressed body" by interspersing garments and artwork "to create pairings that not only illuminate the indivisible connection between clothing and the body but also the complex interplay between artistic representations of the body and fashion as an embodied artform."

The exhibition will "highlight The Met's unique ability to position fashion within the context of more than 5,000 years of art represented in its collection," Max Hollein, the Met's director and CEO, explained in apress release.

The exhibition will be on view from May 10, 2026, through Jan. 10, 2027.

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Met Gala 2026 dress code encourages attendees to draw from art history

The Met Gala's dress code, "fashion is art," provides hardly more information than the theme. According to the museum, the code invites guests "to express their own relationship to fashion as an embodied art form and celebrate the countless depictions of the dressed body throughout art history."

When is the 2026 Met Gala?

The benefit takes place the first Monday in May each year. In 2026, the Met Gala falls on Monday, May 4.

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Miranda Kerr Reveals Son Flynn, 15, Finds the 'Incredible Tool' of Meditation 'Really Grounding and Helpful' (Exclusive)

Miranda Kerr shares how her meditation practice has influenced her 15-year-old son Flynn’s daily routine

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• She explains that her children’s interest in meditation grew from watching her prioritize it in her own life

• The boy mom of four says she hopes meditation becomes a lifelong tool for her kids to use when needed

Miranda Kerr's healthy lifestyle habits are rubbing off on her kids.

While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE at the Living Beauty Cancer Foundation's 2026 Annual Spring Luncheon on Wednesday, April 29, the model and entrepreneur, 43, revealed that meditation practices play a big role in her overall healthy lifestyle. Kerr, who's amom of four boys, shares that her love for the "incredible tool" has rubbed off on her 15-year-old son, Flynn.

"Meditation for me has been such an incredible tool, and I learned when I was 17 how to meditate, and I've been more religious about it probably in the last year than ever," she tells PEOPLE. "I don't have the luxury of having 20 minutes twice a day, but I do have the luxury right now of fitting it in the morning before the kids wake up."

"I've taught the kids, [and] they have their own mantra that they were given by my Vedic meditation teacher, and she sat with them. We did a little meditation. She did her little ceremony when we did a meditation together for my 6, 7, and 15-year-old," she explains. "And my 15-year-old is pretty consistent with it. He finds it really grounding and helpful."

Kerr welcomed her son Flynn with ex-husbandOrlando Bloomin January 2011. The former couple was together from 2010 to 2013 before Kerrtied the knotwith husbandEvan Spiegelin 2017. Kerr and Spiegel have since welcomed three kids together — son Hart, who was born in May 2018, and son Myles, who was born in October 2019, followed by Pierre in February 2024.

The proud mom shared that meditation is something she wants all of her kids to have in their toolkit, explaining that their connection to it comes from watching her prioritize it in her life.

"The thing about kids is that they watch what you do. They don't really necessarily listen to what you say, but they see your actions. When [Flynn] sees me daily doing my meditation and the benefits that that gives me, he's like, 'Oh, that's interesting. I'd like to try that,' " she says. "And he actually had a little friend group who, after he learned, another six of his friends learned as well, and he went together with them when they got their mantra, and they learned, and then they all did a meditation session together."

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"I'm sure it'll be something that he will lean on more in certain times of his life, but it's just a good thing to have in their toolkit," she adds.

Later in the conversation, the doting mom shared the one thing she plans to do to celebrate herself on Mother's Day.

"Honestly, I just want to be having a cup of tea in bed. That's a real luxury to me," she says. "I do have this thing about having a cup of tea in bed and watching the sunrise. I love it with my kids in the bed. So that's a real treat."

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Speaking more about her oldest, Kerr shares that she's sure he'll want to begin learning how to drive next year.

"I'm sure he will," she says, sharing that she learned how to drive on a farm when she was younger. "He's had a little bit of experience, but not as much as I'd like him to."

She adds, "I grew up learning stick, and I wanted him to learn stick as well."

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