Mum, 52, still breastfeeds her six-year-old daughter

A mother who proudly breastfeeds her six-year-old child says she will feed her in the school playground if her daughter asks for it.

Maha Al Musa, 52, regularly breastfeeds her daughter Aminah and hasn't immunised her because she believes strongly in the power of her breastmilk. 

The Byron Bay mother was pictured in Woman's Day on Monday cradling Aminah as she was being breastfed in a park in her school uniform.

'Sometimes it tastes like candy canes. It tastes like a lot of different things,' Aminah told the magazine. 

'It's my favourite thing to do when I'm not at school. More kids should because it's good for you.'

While Aminah is normally breastfed before she goes to bed, Ms Al Musa said she will feed her wherever and whenever her daughter wants as she is just responding to her natural desire.

The mother of three, who lives by a strict Paleo diet, features on The Disovery Channel’s Extreme Breastfeeding series.

Ms Al Musa, who openly posts photos of her breastfeeding her six-year-old on Facebook, enjoys the bonding time with her daughter and says it keeps her vital.

Aminah told Woman's Day she enjoyed 'sleeping and sucking' her mum's breasts so much that she would probably keep going until she's eight.

Her mother told Facebook followers in February that breastfeeding her school-aged daughter was normal.

'Let child and mother choose what's best for them, their circumstance and family. If we are all choosing then we are all equal,' she wrote alongside a photo of her feeding.

'4-8 (years) is NORMAL age for self weaning.'

Ms Al Musa runs creative arts spiritual birth preparation classes and prenatal belly dance classes.

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