“Why take that away from him?” “

Her daughter Chanel will be 6 in November, but when it comes to breastfeeding, Coco Austin says she “isn’t just going to say no”.

The model and TV personality, 42, said Us weekly that she is still breastfeeding her 5 year old daughter with her husband Ice-T. Although the little girl consumes solid foods and “will eat steak and hamburgers”, she also “likes a little snack every now and then” – like being breastfed.

“Chanel still loves my breasts,” Austin explained in comments that arrive just at the start of National Breastfeeding Month in August. “It’s a great moment of bonding for a mother and her child.”

She added that she plans to follow her daughter’s lead rather than cutting her off altogether.

“Why take that away from him?” she says. “If she doesn’t want to, okay, that’s where you stop her. But I’m not just going to say no.

The old one Ice cream likes coconut The star opened up about her extended breastfeeding last year, posting a photo of herself breastfeeding her then 4-year-old daughter. Austin explained that “at this point in breastfeeding, it’s just for comfort” rather than sustenance, noting that she has received messages from other moms congratulating her for continuing.

While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends breastfeeding “for up to two years and beyond,” data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that only 35.3% of infants breastfeed. age of 1 year and 14.6% at 18 months.

The website of the nonprofit breastfeeding advocacy group La Leche League International, meanwhile, states that “if you and your child enjoy breastfeeding, there is no reason you should stop. You will both continue to benefit from breastfeeding for as long as you want. Many mothers choose to wean naturally, allowing the child to gradually overcome the need at their own pace. “

Nursing isn’t the only area where Austin’s family is going against the grain. She also said Us weekly that she and Ice-T also allow Chanel and their four dogs to sleep with them in their “family bed”. The family also does not adhere to a strict schedule.

“We are more nighttime entertainment,” she said. “People have to understand, we have different hours. Sometimes I work until 2 am. When [Ice-T’s] on tour, he does a show at 12 o’clock in the evening … So we transfer it differently. Chanel gets up at 11 in the afternoon.