Coco Austin has revealed the unique reason she breastfed her daughter Chanel until she was age six
Chanel – who is now nine years old – has often been seen being breastfed by her mother in images shared to Instagram.
The 46-year-old model shared on Sunday’s episode of Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast that she did not do it simply for the nutrition but moreso for the ‘bonding experience’ with her mini-me child.
‘It wasn’t like I was feeding her because she needed a meal,’ the social media pinup said on the show. ‘She was able to eat by a year, full solids… It was more that she wanted to be around me.’
The cover girl also said that women in Europe breastfeed their children until they are age seven and it’s no big deal to them because ‘it’s just a boob.’
Still, the red carpet regular admitted that it was ‘an extremely long time’ to nurse Chanel, whose father is rapper turned Law & Order: SVU actor Ice T.
Austin and Ice have been wed since 2002.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends breastfeeding for up to two years of age or beyond, alongside complementary foods starting at six months.
The influencer also explained that breastfeeding helped put Chanel to sleep: ‘It was mostly when she went to sleep, [and] she wanted me to be there. So it was more of a comfort thing,’ noted the reality TV star.
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