Heidi Montag Explains Why Co-Sleeping with Her Son Gunner Turned into an 'Awful Experience'
Heidi Montag Explains Why Co-Sleeping with Her Son Gunner Turned into an 'Awful Experience'
Hannah SacksThu, April 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC
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Heidi Montag at the 2026 Billboard Women in Music held at Hollywood Palladium on April 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Credit: Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty -
Heidi Montag shared her struggles with co-sleeping, calling it "awful" after years of disrupted sleep with her son
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 Montag is sharing why co-sleeping wasn't for her.
While appearing on a Wednesday, April 29 episode of The Squeeze podcast, The Hills alum, 39, spoke about her experience with co-sleeping. Montag, who shares sons Gunner, 8, and Ryker, 3, with husband Spencer 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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Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt and their kids attend Monster Jam on May 17, 2025 in Inglewood, California.Credit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty
"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 did Taking 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."
Spencer Pratt, Gunner, Heidi Pratt and Ryker attend Monster Jam at SoFi Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Inglewood, CaliforniaCredit: Charley Gallay/Getty
The couple, who met while filming MTV’s The Hills and 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 of son Ryker.
During an interview with Today's Parent in 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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