Cheyenne Floyd and Cory Wharton appear to be co-parenting goals, but things are not always sunshine and rainbows for the couple. Thankfully, they've figured out a way to make it work since Cory is expecting another baby soon!
Cheyenne got real about the ups and downs and how she and Cory make it work. We loved what she had to say and applaud her honesty!
Cheyenne Floyd and Cory Wharton share a daughter together, so they’ve had to find a way to peacefully co-parent as best they can. The pair might just be experts on the topic by now, and Cheyenne has opened up about how they’ve managed to make it work.
Cheyenne spoke with In Touch to share her secrets.
“I think with co-parenting, you have to have strong communication with the person that you’re dealing with, and you have to have forgiveness,” she told the outlet.
“Putting your pride aside is definitely a big thing, and to just remember that the goal is … for Ryder to grow up in an environment where no, her parents aren’t together, but in a sense they work together for her,” Cheyenne continued.
The Teen Mom OG star said co-parenting definitely “takes a lot of work,” but explained that just because it isn’t perfect doesn’t mean it’s not working.
But, adding a third person into the mix can complicate things. Cory’s girlfriend, Taylor Selfridge, plays a pretty big role in Ryder’s life as well, which means the three have to work together to make sure things are running smoothly.
“We do things as a family all the time,” Cheyenne explained. “Taylor comes over for family events, and [Ryder] understands that Taylor and Daddy are together and that, you know, Mommy and Ryder have a house and Daddy and Ryder have a house. … She definitely gets what’s going on.”
She continued to explain that co-parenting is a different kind of relationship than being a couple, but it must be treated with the same patience and respect regardless.
“Co-parenting takes work, and you have to work it like you’re in a relationship, almost,” she said. “It took out a lot of that emotion that I think some people have trouble with.”
“Corey and I always try to tell people, like, what you guys see … It looks a certain way, but, you know, this actually takes a lot of work, and it does take a lot of talking,” the reality star concluded. “We talk a lot. But at the same time, we talked a lot because we had to get to know each other and learn how to parent with each other.”
And at the end of the day, there’s only one person that matters: their daughter.
“If you put in the work and you remember what the goal is, I feel like you can get to a good place.”
'My Plate is Full!': Cheyenne Finds Out Taylor is Pregnant
In a trailer for Teen Mom, Cheyenne is seen on the edge of a breakdown. Could this have anything to do with her plans to have another child?
Back in September, Cheyenne opened up about her crazy baby fever.
“You’ve talked about baby fever,” said Dr. Drew. “How severe a case?”
“Ohh,” said Cheyenne, who then looked to her boyfriend nervously before bursting out laughing. “Honestly, it’s pretty bad.”
“I welcome it though, it’s nice,” said Cheyenne’s then-boyfriend, Matt.
“So you’re ready for that?” asked Dr. Drew.
“I’m not saying that!” he said. “I’m saying I think that it’s a beautiful thing that she wants to have another kid, and you know, it’s necessary for you to establish these things when you’re taking your relationship seriously.”
“Let’s talk about where the rubber hits the road,” said Dr. Drew, who isn’t very subtle with his euphemisms. “Are you using protection?”
“Y’all just climbed right in bed with us!” said Cheyenne. “I’m on birth control…it’s different birth control from when I got pregnant by Cory.”
So it might be a moment before we see Cheyenne give Ryder a younger sibling — but of course, Cory is already on the ball with it!
In the trailer, Cheyenne was visibly stressed, at one point telling he baby daddy, “I handle it all!”
She’s holding Ryder in the shot, while a shocked Corey sits across from her.
“So if you want to tell me my plate is full,” she continues, “You’re right.”
And you won’t believe how she reacted to Cory’s big news!
That stress can’t be helped by her major breakup earlier this year, as she and Matt called it splits.
“Can you tell the fans that were following your and Matt’s relationship what happened?” one fan wrote in to her on Instagram.
Chey replied, “We are not together. Everything will come out on the next season of Teen Mom OG.”
As for why, fans have endless theories!
“He probably woke the f*ck up and realized that she was only using him to try for a baby. And she didn’t really care about him,” wrote user ABCmommy0813.
YIKES. Does that explain why she reacted to Taylor and Cory’s pregnancy the way she did?
In the clip, Cory can be seen talking to his baby mama, saying, “There’s no easy way to say this…”
“Taylor’s pregnant.”
Cheyenne looks VISIBLY shocked, as you can see below.
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