Actress Coco Austin defends choice to breastfeed daughter till she was six years outdated

Actuality star Coco Austin has defended her choice to breastfeed her daughter till she was six years outdated.

The TV persona, 46, recognized for showing in Ice Loves Coco, has been married to rapper Ice-T, 67, for over 20 years.

In 2015, they welcomed their first baby collectively, daughter Chanel Nicole, who’s now 9 years outdated.

Over time, their parenting fashion has made headlines, because the Regulation & Order: SVU actor beforehand famous that ‘everybody mother and father otherwise’.

It comes after the mannequin’s admission that she solely stopped breastfeeding Chanel three years in the past, and that she continues to be ‘obsessive about boobs’ to today.

Throughout an episode of Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast, Coco shared that she used it as a ‘bonding expertise’ as her daughter bought older.

“It wasn’t like I used to be feeding her as a result of she wanted a meal. She was in a position to eat by a yr, you realize, full, like, solids,” she stated.

“It was extra of a bonding expertise and extra of like, ‘Okay, I will provide the milk’.

“However, it was extra like she needed to be round me. So I used to be like, ‘I am gonna let her cease when she needs to cease.'”

Coco acknowledged that their ‘bonding’ over her breasts wasn’t going to be a factor when she’s ’16’, however stated she needed it to be Chanel’s choice.

“She’s gonna finally work out, ‘OK, that is kinda unusual or bizarre and stuff.’ And that occurred round six, which was nonetheless [an] extraordinarily lengthy period of time apparently,” she continued.

“However in Europe, they’re doing until seven. Like, it is nothing to them. I imply, People assume that is bizarre.”

It grew to become extra of ‘a consolation factor’ than anything, the mum claimed, including that it ‘was principally used when she went to sleep’.

“So it was extra of like a consolation factor along with her, however I bought so many individuals that cherished it. Like, they have been on my facet,” Coco stated.

“I had everyone come out of the woodwork relating to breastfeeding girls.

“I used to be like, ‘Oh, that is so good’ as a result of I used to be the one one talking about it. And I am like, why is that this so exhausting? Like, individuals have been doing this for 1000’s of years.

“She loves boobs. I believe she’s like she’s at all times very comforted. She’s like sitting at all times sitting there laying on me after which it is only a very nice second as a result of it is not gonna be like this after they get into the teenage years.”

The World Well being Organisation (WHO) recommends mums to breastfeed their infants for the primary six months of their life, and after that, infants ought to begin consuming strong meals in addition to being breastfed for as much as two years or longer.

“There isn’t a proper or improper solution to cease breastfeeding. For plenty of moms and infants, stopping breastfeeding occurs regularly because the baby grows and eats extra strong meals,” the NHS added.