Trolls call me a ‘paedophile' for breastfeeding my ‘grown woman' daughter – she has tantrums if she doesn't get my milk
AN INFLUENCER has been branded a "paedophile" for breastfeeding her three-year-old daughter.
Madison Simpson, 22, shares daughter Amaya with boyfriend Jermaine, and has faced backlash for her extended breastfeeding journey.
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While some cruel trolls have called her a "bad mum", others have likened her daughter to a "grown woman", and even called her "obese", because of her size.
Now Madison - who acknowledged that her daughter is "bigger than average" - has said she decided to stop breastfeeding Amaya, because her milk habit was "turning into an addiction".
She went cold turkey, but cutting Amaya off didn't go down well with the toddler.
"Amaya gets very mad if she doesn't get my boob,' Madison sighed to What's The Jam.
'She'll throw a tantrum, refuse to sleep; it's exhausting.
"I feel like she has done it now for too long and I want my body back.
"Right now, she's not very happy about it... But it had to happen at some point."
Madison, who is also mum to four-year-old Amirion, admitted she used to cry about the horrible comments she got from trolls online.
And it's now made her afraid to even leave her home.
"People bash me as their mum and constantly put us down," she said.
'I have severe anxiety now, which has made it harder for me to be in public.
'So I just stay home.
'People don't seem to understand that breastfeeding can continue until the age of four, or even seven, in some countries.
'They just used to stare at me, though and give such a horrid look.
'And online, it's even worse.
'It's my child's choice when they stop – or my own – not anybody else's.'
Madison first fell pregnant aged 17, and when Amaya was born, she was told that breastfeeding would be the most beneficial for baby as there were complications relating to her growth during the pregnancy.
And despite being criticised for her decision to breastfeed Amaya to her current age, Madison won't be put off doing the same with her next baby.
She also shared some of her other controversial parenting styles, such as giving her children as much screen time as they want and allowing them to eat what and when they want.
'They don't really cuss, but they have picked up on a few words and phrases and repeat them around the house," she admitted.
'I don't tell them off, though, it's quite funny.
'And they don't have a bedtime.
"Often, it'll be around 11 before they go to sleep."
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