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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!). So this time around we decided it was important for ourfamily to invest in hiring someoneto come to our house.”
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Ali Fedotowsky-Manno and family
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Ali Fedotowsky-Manno and husband Kevin Manno with son Riley
Fedotowsky-Manno explains that she “read stories from hundreds of parents” whose children suddenly surpassed developmental milestones once they began sleep training, but advises her readers to consult their own pediatricians before assuming the validity of the practice’s benefits.
“I want to give him the tools that he can use to give himself good sleep now instead of waiting until he’s older!” Fedotowsky-Manno continues of Riley after explaining how sleep training helped Molly go “from being fussy and barely napping all day” to“sleeping 12 hours through the nightand taking long naps during the day.”
“I also want to sleep myself,” she admits. “I know I’m a better mother when I’m well rested. And I am a much better mother when I’m not rocking him to sleep in my arms for all of his naps throughout the day.”
While Fedotowsky-Manno is firm in her praises of sleep training, the lifestyle blogger confesses she was “pretty nervous” handing Kimberly the reins for the night.
“I wanted to be there for Riley and see how he did but at the same time I knew that Kimberly was theexpert and would handle everything beautifully,” she writes. “And I’m happy to report that she said he had a great first night! I knew he would pick up on sleep training really quickly since for the past week, he’s actually done pretty well with his sleeping.”
“But even Kimberly said he picked it up quickly,” adds the star. “It just goes to show how ready he was to learn to put himself back to sleep.”
source: people.com
