Bekah Martinez is backing up Coco Austin’s choice to continuebreastfeeding her 5½-year-old daughter, commending her for opening up about it despite a “disgustingly” judgmental society.
Austin, 42, recently discussed breastfeeding her childChanel Nicole, who turns 6 in November,tweetinglate last month, “Getting lots of love from the mama’s [sic] on my social media platforms that understand the ‘boob thing’. Thanks. The feeling of this bond is indescribable. It makes me feel wanted.”
Martinez, 26, who has been open about her breastfeeding and tandem nursing experiences, showed support for Austin after a fan asked on her Instagram Story how she feels about the topic.
“It’s not weird and I think it’s awesome she’s comfortable enough to share [her] journey in our disgustingly judgemental society that has totally backwards views of when it’s appropriate to wean,” wroteThe Bacheloralum, who is mom to daughterRuth Ray De La Luz, 2½, and sonFranklin James, 13 months.
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Answering more nursing questions from her followers, Martinez explained that breastfeeding “is a SKILL” and new moms “should not just expect to know how to do it intuitively.”
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Back in March 2020, Austin opened up about her decision to continuebreastfeeding her then-4-year-old child, explaining that it was for “comfort.”
The former reality star added that she got “tons and tons of requests that want me to speak on” her experience, explaining, “At this point innursing its just for comfortand believe me the girl loves meat so its not like she isnt eating real food … 😁.”
“Thank you to all that understand my view … i see most of you are so eager to side with me and I too root for you in your journey as well … Us moms are connected 💗,” Austin concluded.
In June, Martinez officiallyweaned her firstborn off breastfeeding, saying that the milestone was “bittersweet” for her as a mom.
“It’s hard to believe I’m writing this, but my tandem nursing and breastfeeding journey with Ruth is officially over. 💔 It’s bittersweet,” she wrote in the caption at the time. “We spent 26 wonderful months of doing ‘boobie’ together, but it was definitely time. I had gotten to the point where my toes were curling every time she’d latch; I felt extremely annoyed at her whenever she asked to nurse and it just wasn’t fair to either of us anymore.”
“I’m SO grateful for the DMs that gave me the courage to assert my boundaries and wean with confidence!” she added. “Now, after a week of weaning, we’re way past the toughest moments and it’s been AMAZING to just cuddle with her without the need to latch!!”
Martinez added that she would have continued breastfeeding her daughter under different circumstances: “P.S. I would’ve gone twice as long if both of us were still happy with it! F— people who think nursing a 4 year-old is weird or gross 🙃 It’s been normal around the world since the beginning of time. 👋🏼”
source: people.com
