Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Reveals She Has Hired Help to Sleep Train Her 4-Month-Old Son

Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Ali Fedotowsky-Mannois getting in her Zs thanks to sleep training. The formerBacheloretteopened up in a Thursdayblog post on her websiteabout how she and husbandKevin Mannohave decided to leverage the practice for their 4-month-old son Riley Doran. “With [2-year-old daughter Molly Sullivan], we did the sleep training ourselves with the help of a sleep coach via online and the phone,” she adds. “It worked wonderfully, but I will admit it was emotionally difficult and very exhausting for the first two days (but worth it!

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Says Readers' Comments on Her Blog Post About Having a Nanny Made Her Cry

It takes a village to raise kids, andAli Fedotowsky-Mannoisn’t afraid to admit it. In a blog post published on Wednesday, theBachelorettealum, 34, outlined the different people in her life that help her raise her kids and shared that she and husband Kevin Manno recently hired a nanny to help out as well with their two kids, Molly, 2, and Riley, whoturned 1 in May. “Even though it looks like I was doing it all on social media, like my hair done nice, and makeup done, and you know, running my site and working on a show, and having my kids look all put together, like it wasn’t just me,” she said.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Shows Her Bare Stomach After Two Children: 'Self-Love Is a Difficult Thing'

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannowants to give fellow moms a real look at the effects pregnancy can have on a woman’s body. “Self-love is a difficult thing to fully embrace. When I look at myself in the mirror I can’t help but notice that my hips are wider than they used to be, my wrinkles are deeper than when I was in my 20’s, and my stomach has lumps and bumps that didn’t used to be there,” saidThe Bachelorettealum, who shares 5-month-old son Riley Doran and 2-year-old daughter Molly Sullivan with husbandKevin Manno.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Shows Off Her 'Large Flap of Loose Skin' in Postpartum Snap: I 'Earned' It

Ali Fedotowsky-Mannois proudly showing off her postpartum body. “It’s crazy to think this was my body 10 months ago,” Fedotowsky-Mannowrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of her midsection during and after pregnancy. “So why [on] earth would I think my body should bounce back to a flat tummy 10 months after THIS? Not only is my tummy not flat, but I have a large flap of loose skin that I don’t think [is] ever going to go away.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Thought She Was Having a Bad Reaction to Botox Before Learning She Had Shingles

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno.Photo: Inside Edition/YouTube Ali Fedotowsky-Mannowas in disbelief when she was diagnosed with a case of shingles at just 37 years old. The formerBachelorettestar opened up about her experience with the virus in an interview withInside Editionon Wednesday, explaining that she did not suspect shingles at first, and instead assumed she was reacting to Botox when she felt a tingling in her forehead. “Honestly, I couldn’t believe it … I’m only 37 years old.