Coco Austin defends breastfeeding daughter Chanel, 5

Ice-T’s wife Coco Austin has defended breastfeeding her five-year-old daughter, saying it’s a “bonding moment” for the pair.

Coco Austin has no qualms about still breastfeeding her five-year-old daughter Chanel.

The model and wife of veteran Law & Order actor Ice-T said that she won’t stop nursing their daughter until Chanel decides she doesn’t want to anymore.

“Chanel still likes my boobs,” Austin told Us Weekly. “It’s a big bonding moment for a mother and your child.”

The former Ice Loves Coco star, 42, acknowledged that Chanel also eats “steak and hamburgers” but “likes a little snack every now and then”.

“Why take that away from her? … If she doesn’t want it, all right, that’s where you stop it,” Austin said.

“But I’m not just going to say no.”

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‘It’s a big bonding moment for a mother and child,’ Austin said.

Ice-T defended Austin’s breastfeeding last year when their daughter was nearly four years old, saying it was a way for Chanel “to get close to her mum”.

The reality TV alum also revealed that she and the Law & Order: SVU star, 63, allow Chanel to dictate where she sleeps, which often means spending the night in her parents’ bed.

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Coco with her daughter, Chanel.

“We call it the family bed,” Austin told the magazine.

“We have Chanel and all four dogs.”

Given the crowded space, Austin admitted it takes a toll on her and the rapper’s sex life, saying they “can’t be really spontaneous anymore”.

“We used to,” she said. “We have certain days where we have a free bed for our alone time.”

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Coco and Ice-T have been married for 16 years. Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for VH1

Ice-T and Austin wed in 2005.

This story originally appeared on NY Post and has been reproduced here with permission