Ali Fedotowsky-Manno 'Upset' at Herself for Not Hiring a Nanny Sooner: I'm a 'Better Mommy Now'

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannohas a message for her fellow moms: It’s okay to ask for help. In a Friday Instagram post,The Bachelorettealum revealed that her recent decision to hire a nanny to help out with her 2-year-old daughter Molly Sullivan “has seriously changed [her] life.” “Yesterday I was actually able to put on make up, get dressed in a cute outfit, and run errands that I had put on hold for months,” wrote the mother of two, whowelcomed her second child, sonRiley Doran, on May 24.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno and Husband Are 'Back in Bed Together' After Baby But It's 'Not the Same'

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannoisn’t shying away from the admission that having a newborn changes everything in a marriage. And while the couple slept apart “out of necessity” for work-schedule purposes during the first months, they’re back in the same bed now — however, their dynamic is not quite the way it was before children, she tellsPEOPLE Now. “Our relationship’s still not the same,” says Fedotowsky-Manno, 34. “We have two kids 2 and under and we don’tdo date nights nearly asmuch as we should.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Breaks Down in Tears After Revealing She 'Lost' Her 'Mind' on Daughter

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannois the first mom to admit that it’s hard to stay even-keeled every moment of the day. The formerBacheloretteopened up in a teary series of videos on her Instagram Story Thursday, where she revealed she had “lost [her] mind” on her 2½-year-old daughterMolly Sullivanshortly beforehand. “I’ve been crying all morning not only fromwhat I posted earlier, but I lost my mind on Molly this morning — like, screamed at her.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Celebrates Breastfeeding: My 'Body Nourishes and Comforts My Child'

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannois reveling in the beauty of breastfeeding. “I plan on breastfeeding Riley for quite some time,” theBachelorettealum, 33, wrote on herwebsitein her latest blog titled “Celebrating Our Bodies.” “It’s important for me to say that I absolutely feel that ‘fed is best!’ Some mamas are able to breastfeed their children and others aren’t,” she continued. “There are a variety of reasons why a mother either chooses not to breastfeed or in unable to breastfeed and that’s OK.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Cheers on Daughter Molly on First Day of First Grade as She Repeats the Year: 'Big Deal'

Photo:Paul Archuleta/Getty, Ali Manno/Instagram Paul Archuleta/Getty, Ali Manno/Instagram Ali Fedotowsky-Mannoisn’t ready for her kids to grow up. Last week, theBachelorettealum, 38, posted a few cute photos of daughterMolly Sullivan, 6, on her first day of first grade, with the mom of two reflecting on her daughter repeating the year. “First day of FIRST grade PART TWO!!! HERE WE GO!!! You guys know what a big deal today is to us. Wish her luck!