Fashion blogger Nadia Bartel says she now TALKS her baby boy to sleep and 'it's worked a treat'

  • The WAG, who is married to Jimmy Bartel, is mum to 19-month-old Aston 
  • Said he's finally sleeping through night after she began chatting 'lots' before bed
  • Nadia tells Aston 'why he needs to sleep' and how he is a 'big boy in his own bed'
  • She also lays next to him on floor for a little while, but leaves before he's asleep

By Anneta Konstantinides For Daily Mail Australia

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Nadia Bartell has figured out the trick to getting her baby boy to sleep. 

The WAG, who is married to AFL player Jimmy Bartel, took to Instagram to share her simple secret to 380,000 followers.

Nadia, 31, revealed that her 19-month-old son Aston is back to sleeping soundly after she began talking to him before saying goodnight. 

Fashion blogger Nadia Bartel, 31, revealed that her 19-month-old son Aston (pictured together) is back to sleeping soundly after she began talking to him before saying goodnight

Fashion blogger Nadia Bartel, 31, revealed that her 19-month-old son Aston (pictured together) is back to sleeping soundly after she began talking to him before saying goodnight

 Nadia revealed she lays next to Aston on the floor 'for a little while', but makes sure to leave before he is 'fast asleep'

 Nadia revealed she lays next to Aston on the floor 'for a little while', but makes sure to leave before he is 'fast asleep'

'The only thing I have changed is talking to him lots at sleep time,' Nadia wrote in the caption of a sweet picture of her and her son. 

The fashion blogger said she talks to Aston about 'why he needs to go to sleep' and how he is 'a big boy in his own bed'. 

Nadia also revealed she lays next to him on the floor 'for a little while', but makes sure to leave before he is 'fast asleep'. 

'He seemed so anxious and scared at sleep time and that has soothed him,' she wrote. 

'It's worked a treat so far, hopefully it stays this way.' 

Nadia said Aston had slept for 'two nights straight' after she began to talk to him and is now 'sleeping through the night'. 

The fashion blogger said she talks to Aston about 'why he needs to go to sleep' and how he is 'a big boy in his own bed'

The fashion blogger said she talks to Aston about 'why he needs to go to sleep' and how he is 'a big boy in his own bed'

The WAG, who is married to AFL player Jimmy Bartel (pictured with his son), took to Instagram to share her simple secret to 380,000 followers

The WAG, who is married to AFL player Jimmy Bartel (pictured with his son), took to Instagram to share her simple secret to 380,000 followers

With her hashtags the WAG was quick to address that her tip '#mightnotworkforeveryone' but that it '#workedforus'. 

But the trick doesn't seem to be foolproof, as Nadia later revealed in the comments that Aston was 'back to his usual antics last night' and that she 'spoke too soon'. 

Nadia's followers were quick to share their sympathy and own tales of sleep deprivation due to fussy and scared kids. 

'My little boy is the same age as Aston and has been going through the exact same thing,' one fellow mum wrote. 

'Very anxious at sleep time and waking a few hours after going to bed and screaming. It's so tough, but we are hoping we are through the other side too.' 

'Well done babe,' she added. 'You sound like a great mummy, he's a lucky boy.' 

Another mum shared a tip of her own. 

Nadia (pictured with Jimmy in February) later revealed in the comments of her Instagram that her trick wasn't foolproof and that Aston was 'back to his usual antics last night'

Nadia (pictured with Jimmy in February) later revealed in the comments of her Instagram that her trick wasn't foolproof and that Aston was 'back to his usual antics last night'

Nadia has been candid in the past about her struggles with Aston, who suffers from silent reflex - which causes painful irritation in the esophagus 

Nadia has been candid in the past about her struggles with Aston, who suffers from silent reflex - which causes painful irritation in the esophagus 

'We have always played music at sleep time with both our girls and once they were asleep we would turn it off,' she wrote. 'It seems to calm them.' 

'Hope your little man keeps sleeping through for you.' 

 Nadia has been candid in the past about her struggles with Aston, who suffers from silent reflex. 

The condition causes painful irritation in the esophagus due to stomach acid, and can leave babies irritable or refusing to eat. 

Nadia wrote on her blog that from the day he was born, Aston was a 'really fussy baby' who was constantly 'in a lot of pain'. 

The first-time mum at first blamed herself for his constant tears, sure she was doing something wrong and was at fault.   

'I had nothing to compare it to and I felt like if I told people he cried a lot and wouldn't sleep at all then it was a sign of weakness on my behalf,' she wrote.

'But I knew that something wasn't quite right with my boy and his screams weren't your usual baby cries, he was screeching in pain.'

Nadia eventually realised something was very wrong and sought the advice of a doctor. 

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