MTV alum Kristin Cavallari has sparked debate amongst fans after revealing her kids still sleep in her bed.
The fashion designer said her middle son, Jaxon, now 11, shared her bed for four years when he was little – and the habit is still going strong.
Kristin Cavallari spoke about how she shared her bed with her middle child for four years[/caption]
Kristin, 38, who shares her three children: Camden, 12, Jaxon and Sailor, 9, with her ex-husband Jay Cutler, 51, opened up about her sleep habits on her Let’s Be Honest podcast.
She explained how her children are all so close in age and that she had to rotate their bed setups every time she welcomed a newborn.
“When Jaxon was coming, we transferred Cam into a bed that had the guard rails that were part of the bed design – so he couldn’t roll out of it.
“But there was a little spot at the end of it so he could get in and out in the morning when he needed to.
“And then when Sailor was coming, we did the same thing. We moved Jaxon into this bed, probably a little bit earlier than we normally would have, but we didn’t want to buy a new crib so we kept transferring.”
She went on to explain that Jaxon found a way to hack the system – and it resulted in her sharing her bed for far longer than she anticipated.
“So Jaxon was in this bed when he was about a year and a half when Sailor was born.
“And so once he realised he could get out of this bed, he came into my room every single night for four years,” she added.
She said that they would carry him back to his bed, but he would just come back.
“When your kids are little like that, you haven’t really slept. So I would be so tired that I would just be like ‘ok get in’ – for four years.
She explained that the habit was finally broken when Jaxon started sharing a bedroom with his older brother, Camden.
“But as I told you guys before, I do [still] let him sleep with me. Now it’s one night a week.
“So when school started, I told Jaxon and Sailor: ‘you guys get one night a week with me’.
“We can’t do every other night, and I was finally like ‘I finally have time to myself’ – and yes, I have every other weekend, but I also need a minute to myself!”
Her fans were divided on the concept of her sharing a bed with her sons.
Kristin Cavallari’s kids
The Laguna Beach star shares three kids with her ex Jay Cutler.
- Kristin and Jay tied the knot with the NFL quarterback in 2013 after meeting in 2010
- August 2012 – The couple welcomed their first child, son Camden
- May 7, 2014 – They welcomed their second son, Jaxon
- November 23, 2015 – Kristin and Jay welcomed their third child, daughter Saylor
- April 2020 – The couple revealed they were getting a divorce
- May 2020 – The two reached a joint custody agreement
- June 2022 – Jay and Kristin finalized their divorce
One wrote: “It’s not a good idea to let your kids sleep in bed for that many years!’
But others were more supportive, one wrote: “My kids would 100% sleep in my bed if I let them.
“They’re around the same ages. This isn’t strange. Let them stay little. Childhood goes by so quickly, and adulthood sucks.”
Another agreed: “We do the same, when my kids feel like they need to. They’re only kids for so long, and if they need to sleep in my bed at 30, I’ll let them then, too.”
A third added: “I personally don’t like to co-sleep because my children move around too much and I’d never get any solid sleep, and I barely get any as it is right now lol.”
A fourth chimed: “I think it’s fine to co-sleep! If it works for your family, who cares?”
“My daughter occasionally would climb into bed with me when she was around that age too. There are times that I wish I could get the comfort that I felt in those times,” added another.
Kristin admitted she thinks Jaxon’s issues around sleep stem from a fear of missing out – which is something he’s had since he was tiny.
“I mean, he would only take 30-minute naps,” she said, reflecting on the past.
Her children still sleep in her bed – but she’s limited it to one night[/caption]
She shares her three children with her ex-husband Jay Cutler[/caption]
Kristin said she thinks her son has FOMO[/caption]
The former couple finalised their divorce in 2022[/caption]
