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Coco Austin Reveals When She Plans to Stop Breastfeeding Daughter Chanel

By Samantha Bergeson Aug 10, 2021 6:22 PMTags

Three's company!

Coco Austin gave an exclusive glimpse into her love life with husband Ice-T during E! News' Daily Pop on Aug. 10. Coco recently made headlines for being open about breastfeeding five-year-old daughter Chanel, and it's clear Chanel is Ice-T's mini me in more ways than one. 

"Well, he loves the boobs too," Coco joked of the Law & Order: SVU actor and rapper. "He's got one side, she's got the other. She's going to be a boob freak."

In fact, Ice-T supports Coco in breastfeeding Chanel—the family of three even share a bed! "Ice, he believes in everything I believe," Coco gushed. "We call it the family bed. We have all the dogs, Chanel, that's our bonding time together. We incorporate our family bed every single night. We co-sleep and that's another one people want to get on. It's weird situation because I don't know why I have to explain myself."

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Coco is "not really an arguer" but she does stand by her parenting decisions against critics.

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"I just don't believe society says they should stop at two," Coco explained about Chanel's age. "You as a mother should stop because they said so. I'm [not] going to stop because I feel like it's a great bonding experience between her and I. She's my only child, it's not like I have a big family of kids, and so I'm savoring every moment with this child."

And it's clear Chanel is also savoring it too: Coco asked Chanel, "Do you want the boob?" to which Chanel replied with a smile, "Yeah." 

Coco did not plan on supplying milk to Coco past her baby years, but that's just how the cookie crumples. "I always thought I wasn't going to go on and on with this breastfeeding thing," Coco admitted. "I thought I would stop more like around one. Then I loved it too much, and I'm like, 'I feel like I'm wanted, like she wants me.' I think a lot of mothers would understand." 

Watch the full interview above to hear who Coco think Chanel really looks like, plus her take on bathing!