{"id":204632,"date":"2025-11-11T20:58:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/coco-austin-defends-breastfeeding-daughter-until-she-was-6\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T20:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:58:26","slug":"coco-austin-defends-breastfeeding-daughter-until-she-was-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/coco-austin-defends-breastfeeding-daughter-until-she-was-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Austin Defends Breastfeeding Daughter Until She Was 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Coco Austin breastfed her daughter until little Chanel was ready to stop.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, she was no longer so little when that time came. She was six years old.<\/p>\n<p>Coco knows that critics have a lot to say about that.<\/p>\n<p>Well, she has a lot to say right back at them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coco Austin on a podcast\" class=\"wp-image-540071 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chatting on the \u2018Dumb Blonde\u2019 podcast, Coco Austin weighs in on a number of topics.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coco-austin-knows-that-her-breastfeeding-choices-are-controversial\">Coco Austin knows that her breastfeeding choices are controversial<\/h2>\n<p>On the Sunday, November 9 episode of Bunnie XO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-trophy-wife-that-built-an-empire-coco-austin\/id1465273008?i=1000735927863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dumb Blonde<\/em> podcast<\/a>, Coco Austin \u2014 wife of <em>Law &amp; Order: SVU<\/em> actor Ice-T \u2014 sat down to discuss an array of experiences.<\/p>\n<p>One of those was motherhood, which included breastfeeding her daughter \u2026 until she was 6 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t like I was feeding her because she needed a meal,\u201d Coco clarified.<\/p>\n<p>(We suspect that this is not the issue for critics)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was able to eat by a year, full solids,\u201d Coco detailed of Chanel\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Trophy Wife That Built An Empire: Coco Austin | Dumb Blonde Podcast\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_FrTn0XY9iM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was more that she wanted to be around me,\u201d Coco recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was mostly when she went to sleep,\u201d she explained, adding that \u201cshe wanted me to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coco summarized: \u201cSo it was more of a comfort thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thinking back to that time, she explained that she decided: \u201cI\u2019m going to let her stop when she wants to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many parents do this with their children \u2014 with some babies weaning themselves before their parents had imagined. But, in this case, that\u2019s not what happened for Coco and Chanel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coco Austin discusses her feet\" class=\"wp-image-540072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coco Austin discusses her feet\" class=\"wp-image-540072 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chatting on the \u2018Dumb Blonde\u2019 podcast, Coco Austin discusses her feet.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-happened-around-6\">\u2018That happened around 6\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Coco Austin discussed the \u201cbonding experience\u201d with her now-9-year-old daughter, Chanel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not going to be 16 on my boob,\u201d she reasoned.<\/p>\n<p>Coco recalled thinking: \u201c:She\u2019s eventually going to figure out that this is kinda strange or weird and stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cAnd that happened around 6.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coco did acknowledge that she knows that this was \u201can extremely long time\u201d to nurse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPE93QZiWBy\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Over the years, Coco has heard from \u201cso many people who loved\u201d that she unabashedly breastfed her daughter until she was 6 years old.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are numerous critics. Some worry about Chanel\u2019s social development, where others just seem <em>squicked <\/em>by the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Europe, they\u2019re doing it until 7,\u201d Coco claimed, sounding defensive. \u201cThere, it\u2019s nothing to them. We Americans think that\u2019s weird. But I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with it as long as it\u2019s just in your home, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While there may be individuals in Europe breastfeeding to such extremes, that is no more \u201cnormal\u201d there than in America. In Europe, one year is standard for breastfeeding, with two years considered the extreme end of normal. <\/p>\n<p>Coco may be thinking of higher exclusive breastfeeding rates in some European countries (lower in the UK but higher in places like Norway) \u2014 which stems from maternity leave policies that give parents many months to bond with babies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coco Austin discusses being sexy while being a mom\" class=\"wp-image-540074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Coco Austin discusses being sexy while being a mom\" class=\"wp-image-540074 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1111_cocoaustin_03.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the \u2018Dumb Blonde\u2019 podcast, Coco Austin shares her desire to balance being sexy with being a great mother.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-m-loving-every-moment-i-can\">\u2018I\u2019m loving every moment I can\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Now, Coco Austin was right to condemn those who \u201csexualize\u201d breastfeeding. \u201cIt\u2019s not a big thing,\u201d she reasoned. \u201cIt\u2019s a boob.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared that 9-year-old Chanel remains \u201cobsessed with boobs \u2026 to this day.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, they still have a good rapport, cuddling even years after breastfeeding has ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a really nice moment because it\u2019s not going to be like this when they get into the teenage years,\u201d Coco reasoned. \u201cI\u2019m loving every moment I can with Chanel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics are not unreasonable for recoiling at the thought of a child growing up with conscious memories of having breastfed. It is well outside of the experiences of most people on the planet. Yes, even in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>But, hopefully, in this instance, it\u2019s harmless. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/coco-austin-defends-breastfeeding-daughter-until-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Coco Austin breastfed her daughter until little Chanel was ready to stop. As it turns out, she was no longer so little when that time came. She was six years old. Coco knows that critics have a lot to say about that. Well, she has a lot to say right back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":204634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-204632","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}