Ice-T’s wife reveals why she still breastfeeds her 2.5-year-old daughter with a candid photo
On Tuesday Coco Austin, Ice-T’s wife posted a cute picture with her daughter in her arms. In the image, little Chanel Nicole was seen sleeping on her mother’s chest.
The image, posted on Instagram, prompted fans to ask the star if she still breastfed her child. Austin proudly admitted it but explained her reasons for still doing it.
Austin’s image of her daughter, Chanel Nicole, resting on her chest received mixed reactions from fans. The image which shows’s off the star’s ample chest prompted a follower to ask if she still nursed Chanel.
Ice-T’s 39-year-old wife admitted that she does still indeed breastfeeding her 2 ½-year-old daughter. However, her simple reason was that it provided “comfort.”
Her image was captioned ‘I follow some mother impowering pages here on Instagram and I love the inspiring pics they post showing the tenderness and love between a mother and child with or without nursing moments...’
‘Yep…but it’s more for comfort now.’
Coco Austin, Instagram, May 29, 2018
She added that she loved being a part of pages. Austin also confessed that her child had made her a more sensitive person now that she’s older.
Some fans criticized the star for sharing the photo. A user on the post claimed that Austin had shared the image just to show how ridiculously oversized her breasts are.
Many fans went to her defense in that regard and also praised her for her comment about breastfeeding. A mother on her thread thanked her for the post and said she hoped one day it would be a norm.
She further revealed that she too had once comfort fed for an extended period of time. The fan admitted that she had gotten tired of having to constantly defend herself.
Another one wrote, ‘Don’t let anybody tell you when to stop nursing! I’m still nursing my fourth child.’ The mother also confirmed that her child was the same age as Austin’s.
The Instagram user explained that she was holding onto the last precious moments that only she could give her daughter. She listed the precious moments as comfort, security, and love.
The post was concluded by the woman praising Austin for being open about breastfeeding.