Teen Mom stars Cory Wharton & Taylor Selfridge break down in tears over newborn Maya’s health crisis in emotional video
TEEN Mom stars Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge has opened up about their newborn daughter’s scary health diagnosis in a new video.
The couple shared the details of their baby girl’s terrifying battle three weeks after her birth.
Taylor, 28, shared the on social media, showing the moment she and Cory‘s daughter came into the world.
In the clip, the Teen Mom OG alum lay in a hospital bed, preparing to deliver their daughter while her baby daddy supported her from her bedside.
A team of doctors and nurses surrounded the mother, who had the sweet baby in her arms seconds later.
However, their daughter spent the next several weeks in the NICU due to a terrifying health crisis, which Taylor and Cory explained in the video.
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Recorded weeks before their baby girl’s arrival, the pair recounted the difficult moment they learned of their daughter’s health concerns.
“Back in February, I had my anatomy scan, which you get around, like, 20 weeks – I was 22 weeks…and after the anatomy scan, they basically called us and told us that the lower right side of the baby’s heart – she began to explain before breaking down in tears.
Cory, 31, then passed his girlfriend a tissue, and she continued while wiping away tears.
“The right side of the baby’s heart was concerning. After that, they didn’t tell us what it was like; we didn’t know what it was yet. And so, I had, like, a week before they were going to give me another anatomy [scan] and an echo [echocardiogram].
“And they had, like, put on the chart, like, all sorts of different things that it might be, so I was a mess trying to Google everything,” the mom of two admitted.
“And then I had another anatomy scan, then basically they found a name for it. It’s called ‘tricuspid atresia.’ So, basically, the lower right side of her heart didn’t form properly. It’s smaller.
“And so what that means is that, like, when she’s born, she’s gonna need probably three surgeries, possibly only two. Which we hope for only two, obviously.”
Cory chimed in: “We’re praying for only two.”
SCARY DIAGNOSIS
Taylor continued to explain what was in store for the little one once she was born.
“The first one [surgery] would be the first week of her life. The second would be around six months, and third would be around two years old.
“And these are all open-heart surgeries, like, these are all very significant,” she worriedly concluded.
Corey again added with a solemn expression: “It’s scary.
The video had a happy ending as the frame then flashed to their precious baby girl, Maya Grace, crying in her hospital crib.
Taylor expressed her gratitude in the caption, days after the new parents of two brought the newborn home from the hospital.
She wrote: “Mayas birth is now on YouTube. I’m so grateful to look back at the place we were in just a few weeks ago compared to being home with our baby now.
“please keep sharing your stories with me! I read as many of them as I can and they make me so happy to see.”
PRECIOUS BABY GIRL
Earlier this month, Cory took to his TikTok and to share a compilation of videos from the tiny tot’s time in the hospital.
Fans could see the infant covered in wires in an incubator and crying while several nurses handled her.
Cory and his baby mama, Taylor, nursed their daughter with tiny baby milk bottles, brushed her hair, and watched her sleep.
The proud parents held hands and cradled their little girl, filming her as she cuddled with a tiny bunny stuffed animal.
The TV personality captioned his post: “Our Nicu Experience.
Real quick I want to say thank you to all the nurses who looked after Maya & everybody made us feel as comfortable as we could in this situation.
“A big thank you to the CHD community and everyone for your positive messages I read all the stories and it just makes me feel a lot better so thank you.”
The Challenge star ended his post with a series of hashtags, reading: “ .”
COMING HOME
Cory took to his Instagram Stories to share an exciting update about his newborn daughter with fans.
The TV star posed alongside Taylor and their older daughter Mila and announced that Maya, only a few days old, was finally released from the hospital.
The trio appeared excited, smiling, and celebrated in the video.
Cory announced in the clip: “She’s home. We made it home safely.”
He then drew attention to Mila, saying: “Look at her shirt,” noting a top that read “Big Sis.”
The proud dad asked: “How do you feel being a big sis?” and then laughed at the sweet noise Mila made in response.
In a second video, he put a hand on the car seat as he said: “Maya is here. We made it home. Now the fun begins, babe.”
Cory closed out the clip by asking: “You ready?”
Taylor responded quietly: “I’m ready.”
After her birth, the father of three revealed that Maya was diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia, which is a form of congenital heart disease.
He said: “It happens when the heart’s tricuspid valve does not develop.
“This valve plays a part in the heart’s essential function, which is to pump blood between the lungs and body.”
The infant had her first successful surgery recently and is now in the recovery process.
Cory kept his hopes up and added: “I always tell her that she is strong, and she got this, and she doesn’t need to be scared.
“Her sisters love her. We love her. And she will be home soon.”
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Cory and Taylor are also parents to their 2-year-old daughter, Mila.
Cory is also a dad to a 4-year-old daughter, Ryder, with his ex, Cheyenne Floyd, 29,
