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"
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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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