A mother-of-two has received death threats and been accused of abusing her children after choosing to breastfeed her daughters on demand for five years.

Lactation consultant, Melissa Ostroth, 34, from Toledo, Ohio, always knew she would practice natural-term breastfeeding with her children after watching her own mother breastfeed her brothers when she was a child.

However after receiving abuse from online trolls, Melissa, who has been practicing natural-term weaning - which allows her children decide when they wish to stop breastfeeding - has said no mother feel ashamed of the act.

Melissa, who shares daughters, Emilia, four, and Wrenly, two, with her husband Steve, 34, has been breastfeeding for five years with just a three-month break between her two daughters.Her eldest self-weaned when Melissa was 20-weeks pregnant with Wrenly because she did not like the taste of colostrum.

Melissa continues to breastfeed on demand, which can be anywhere between six to 10 times per day, and shares her journey on Instagram under the handle @milkitivity.

She now hopes to be an inspiration to other mothers to show them that they should not feel ashamed of breastfeeding their children past the age of one.

The mother-of-two has lots of like-minded followers on social media who support her message but she has also been subjected to abuse from cruel trolls online who have sent her death threats, accused her of child abuse and told her she's only breastfeeding for her own benefit and that she needs to cut the cord.

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Perhaps she's trying to keep with the custom of the ancient Hebrews. It was common for children to be suckled till about age 3 in that culture, though I feel the 5years she's working with is a stretch.

child abuse indeed.....