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Kristin Cavallari opened up about her three kids on the Aug. 26 episode of her Let’s Be Honest podcast
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In addition to sharing her birth stories for all of her kids, whom she shares with ex Jay Cutler, she also detailed her most difficult baby, who co-slept with her every night for four years
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The reality star added that two of her kids occasionally still spend the night in her bed
Kristin Cavallari is opening up about the realities of motherhood.
The 38-year-old reality star got candid about her three children — Camden, 13, Jaxon, 11, and Saylor, 9 — on the Aug. 26 episode of her Let’s Be Honest podcast.
She shared that when she and then-husband Jay Cutler had Camden, he was “such a good baby.” However, their second child, son Jaxon, proved to be much more of a challenge.
“He was the easiest labor and delivery on the planet, and he was a really hard baby,” Cavallari said of her second son. “So maybe, maybe that was the universe just being like, ‘We’re going to make [labor] a breeze because the next eight years with him are going to be really tough.’ And I love my little Jaxy, but man, he was a really hard baby, and he was kind of hard until he was about eight.”
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Kristin Cavallari and her son Jaxon in 2025.
Cavallari noted that Jaxon had “really bad eczema” as an infant and was in constant discomfort, adding that he has since “completely outgrown” the skin condition.
However, Jaxon has another challenge that has lingered to this day.
“This kid has also always had FOMO [fear of missing out]. Even when he was little, I mean, he would only take 30 minute naps,” Cavallari said. “Thirty minutes on the dot. This kid is up no matter what, no matter where we are, nothing mattered. No outside circumstances mattered. This kid only took 30 minute naps, and I’d be like, ‘Oh my god, Jaxon, please, please.’ “
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Kristin Cavallari and her son Jaxon.
The Hills alum said that her son’s FOMO even overpowered their attempts at sleep training.
“Once Jaxon could walk so well, let’s say right after a year, when he realized, ‘Oh, wait, I can get out of my bed,’ “ she said. “Once he realized he could get out of this bed, he came in my room — I’m not kidding, guys — every single night for four years, I’m not joking. Every single night for four years.”
Cavallari added that she “did and tried everything” to get Jaxon to stop coming into the room, especially while she was dealing with a newborn Saylor.
“I’m still waking up, and I’m nursing Saylor, and now here comes Jaxon every single night,” she recalled.
What finally got her son to stop coming in her room was when Cavallari moved him into his brother’s room. However, the habit has been a tough one to break for Jaxon, even to this day.
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Kristin Cavallari and ex Jay Cutler’s kids Jaxon, Saylor and Camden.
“I do let him sleep with me. Now it’s one night a week,” Cavallari shared. “So when school started, I told Jaxon and Saylor, you guys get one night a week with me.”
Cavallari said that she actually does “enjoy” sleeping in the same bed as her kids, but in the morning, it’s a different story.
“The problem is in the morning, because I get up before them, and then I have to be so quiet in my bathroom, like brushing my teeth, and washing my face, and getting dressed,” she explained. “I want to be able to have the freedom to move about my room and get dressed in the morning without worrying about waking someone up.”
In recent months, Cavallari has started sharing more photos of her three kids after previously keeping them private. Her children have consented to being photographed and were even featured on her E! series, Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour.
Back in May, Cavallari celebrated Jaxon’s 11th birthday with a special tribute post.
“Happy 11th birthday to my baby bull, Jaxy,” she captioned the social media photos. “You’re the funniest guy I know, you’re always up for a good time, and you’re a true gentleman with the biggest heart. Never change, buddy, just keep growing into the incredible young man that you are. I love you so much.”
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