Watch out, Amber!
If Teen Mom has taught us anything over the years, it’s that everyone has their own style of parenting. Sometimes one style is more popular than another, and sometimes these “styles” are actually very dangerous.
Over the years, the Teen Mom stars have managed to get a hang of this whole motherhood thing, especially since many of them have two or three children. But that doesn’t mean they’ll ever stop coming under fire for their less than popular motherhood techniques. In fact, even the most respected of moms are no stranger to a bit of dissent.
Amber Portwood surprised all of her fans when she revealed that she was having another child. After a long relationship with the nefarious Matt Baier, fans were relieved when she found a much more mellow and caring soul in Andrew Glennon. But fans didn’t have very long to get to know him, since it wasn’t long into their relationship that Amber announced that they were going to be parents! Even though hers was one of the most unexpected pregnancies in the Teen Mom franchise, fans could not be happier for her and her growing family.
But there has been a significant amount of time between Amber’s first child, Leah, and her second child, James. Could Amber have gotten rusty over the years? Many fans seem to think so! Amber has come under fire for this shocking picture of her son in a position that many believe could be life threatening!
Keep reading to watch Amber spill some exciting news!
Baby Boy
When Amber Portwood first revealed the identity of her new boyfriend Andrew Glennon, fans were just relieved that she wasn’t dating Matt anymore. We’ve only had one season to get to know Andrew, but it’s generally believed that he’ll be a much more supportive and loyal partner than Matt was, and be a great source of calm support for Amber. But fans only had a short while to get to know Andrew as Amber’s boyfriend before they had to get to know him as her baby daddy!
Amber surprised us all when she confirmed rumors that she was pregnant. And even though she obviously didn’t plan to have her second child, she was endlessly optimistic about it. Teen Mom OG finished airing just a few weeks before Amber gave birth, but she became a mother of two soonafter.
Amber had been nothing but excitement throughout her pregnancy, but her thrill peaked when she announced she was up all night in the early stages of labor. “Another nocturnal night with my uncomfortable pregy belly,” she wrote on May 7 on Twitter. “But it’s all worth it! I’m 3cm dilated and home waiting for labor. Wonder if I’ll make it to my due date? Wish me luck loves! Goodnight.”
As bae and baby daddy Andrew Glennon had previously announced on Instagram, Amber’s due date wasn’t for a few more days. “Due date: MAY 13th, Mother’s Day! One day before Amber’s actual birthday. She was born on Mother’s day 1990. The stars really aligned on this one,” he wrote. But apparently their little son just couldn’t wait to meet his new family.”
Just Perfect
Amber’s son, James Andrew Glennon was born at 1:39 a.m. on May 8, 2018, and weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces, according to a report by Us Magazine, who shared the exclusive photo. Amber shared on Instagram, “So excited to announce the birth of our son!”
It’s clear that James will be welcomed into a family that loves and cares about him, and he’ll also be carrying a legacy in his name. “It’s Andrew’s father’s name who passed. Andrew was very close to his father. That’s the main reason he got into cinematography — his father and his grandfather,” Amber explained to In Touch Weekly. “He really wanted to honor his father and I thought that was a beautiful thing. I even was thinking of putting my dad’s middle name in there, but my brother is named after my dad so we just went with James Andrew Glennon. It means a lot and I love the name.”
Amber will have to re-learn a lot of her mothering toolkit, but luckily she has some faithful friends in her corner.
On top of support from family and fans, she’s revealed that her co-star Maci Bookout will be there with tips on raising a boy. “I’m gonna have to call Maci [Bookout] to know what to do. God, I love Maci. That’s my girl,” Amber told In Touch.
“She helped me out during pregnancy with this lemon water thing, so that helped my tummy out a little bit. She’s such a sweetheart. I’m nervous about taking care of a boy and raising a boy, but I think it’s gonna be so fun. I love how I’ll have a little boy and a little girl now. That’s just perfect to me, honestly.”
But that doesn’t mean she won’t still mess up now and then, and recently fans have been alarmed by one of her decisions.
Carseat Scandal
“Loving my new Carseat Canopy caboodle set for baby James! My angel looks so snuggly 🤗” Amber captioned a shot of her holding James in his new carseat. Amber’s post was in advertisement for the product, but many fans believe it could be more dangerous than cute.
“GAAAH!! As a public figure please educate your self on car seat safety!” wrote Instagram user @emily_ouellette92. User @emmajeanbudruweit wrote, “nooo amber. This is NOT safe.” User @brittanylynnhayes chimed in, “As a public figure you shouldn’t be spreading unsafe car seat recommendations!”
Even though car seats seem simple enough, it’s important that a child’s seat follows strict guidelines to ensure safety. Fans seem convinced that Amber’s new product don’t meet the criteria.
“None of that is safe to be in a car seat,” wrote @mrs.williams1775. “If [it] didn’t come with the seat it shouldn’t be in the seat.” User @kashasmithxo wrote “Idk why you’d promote such an unsafe sh*tty product,” and @p_jojo88 agreed, “Yepp.. was gonna say same thing. Its super cute but its unsafe. Not supposed [to] use an item in car seat that didn’t come with it. A certified car seat technician will tell you same thing if you ask one near you.”
Apparently, Amber caught wind of all of the comments, because she has disabled comments on the specific image. But it seems her days of fighting with fans over social media are behind her, as she has yet to speak out otherwise. But she may not be able to handle even more negative comments.
Bubble Bath
She also shared this adorable picture of her son James taking a bubble bath. (Isn’t he adorable?!) Some fans just couldn’t take their eyes off of the cuteness. “He's got some beautiful eyes!” wrote reddit user Coleatemycereal. User -yasssss- wrote “That little baby comb-over is giving my ovaries a lot of feelings right now.” But others thought that this could be a dangerous shot.
“The water level is scary high ,” wrote user SarahJeanQueen. “Both her hands are on her phone I'm assuming, just takes one dip under and perhaps you can't find him right away.. Ugh, too scary. When mine was a newborn the water was never this high. User Halem27 wrote, “That water is so high and it looks like soapy water that could easily go into his mouth.”
Others were concerned about this shot for different reasons.
“This will be so hard for Leah to see when she gets older,” theorized curlyq222. “Her mom is fawning over this new baby but barely gives her the time of day. She has all of these perfect pictures of James, and the photographic evidence of Leah’s babyhood is....bleak. Screaming in an empty apartment, her mom beating up her dad. Being in the same filthy diaper all the time.” But user ArtHistoryBarista wrote, “I hope this helps Amber develop a better relationship with Leah eventually too - it may help her grow as a mom and that would be great. Leah may feel jealous but she may also just be happy for her sibling that he had a better childhood than she did and grateful for her dad and stepmom for providing her with stability and love throughout.”
It looks like Amber may still have some learning to do when it comes to becoming a mother, but her fans are confident that she’ll do right by James in the long run. In the meantime, many viewers just want to know what the future holds for her relationship with Andrew! In fact, Amber has recently spoken out about the idea of marrying Andrew!
Wedding Bells?
It goes without saying that Amber and Andrew will be in one another’s lives for a long time. Since Amber had their baby, they’ll have to be partners in raising him whether they want to or not! But their relationship seems to be going stronger than ever, and now Amber is opening up about their thoughts on getting married.
“[Andrew has] been asked that many times,” Amber spilled to Ok! Magazine. “I don’t think what he’s thinking and he wouldn’t tell me anyways because I’m sure he would want it to be a surprise,” she explains.
But is marriage on the cards? Apparently the couple is too busy focusing on their baby coming to think about it! “We haven’t really been talking about [it],” Amber revealed.
“We are just living together, loving each other and waiting for this beautiful baby to come!” Amber said. “It’s up in the air, I don’t know!”
When Ok! asked Amber what she thought about having more kids with Andrew, she seemed open to the idea!
"That's life...You never know what is going to happen,” Amber said. “I'm so happy to have my boo boo, little girl and my little boy, it's perfect. I am open to anything in the future, if it happens if we decide to have another baby, we will see, but we are going to focus on little James and boo boo right now and really just be happy as a family together and build a life together."
Unfortunately, someone with a lot of insight about Amber recently theorized that her relationship with Andrew was doomed!
Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino watched Amber’s relationship with Matt dissolve firsthand as they hosted Marriage Boot Camp. Now Dr. Ish is speaking out about Amber’s new relationship.
“The issues with [her new relationship] is the impulsivity of it,” Dr. Ish told In Touch Weekly. “You are in a program designed to get you some closure and move forward in your life, in wherever direction that takes you — but while you’re in the program, the guy you came with doesn’t work out, so you end up with another guy, and you ended up getting pregnant — it’s a mess.” He added that Amber’s “personality issue” may have contributed to her inability to be alone.
“I certainly don’t like the fact that it happened while she was there, and it speaks to me that there might be more of the same in store for her with [Andrew],” Dr. Ish went on. “The thing that’s the same in every dysfunctional relationship she’s had is her. She’s the common link. That makes me worry for her in this relationship also.”
Dr. Venus chimed in to agree, “While that’s not necessarily a bad thing, we shouldn’t find stability in our children or in our relationships. Stability needs to come from within us.”
Now someone very close to Amber is defending her choice to stay with Andrew: her brother, Shawn.
“When I said that Andrew ‘contains her’ in a sense, I mean it,” Shawn spilled to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup . “Her mood and her behavior has chilled out a lot since they’ve been together. I have never shied away from the fact that I believe she moves really quickly, but I think this is one move that she made that has benefited her health and her family situation.”
He revealed that now that Amber’s with Andrew, she’s doing very well. “I have seen her ups and her downs and I have seen her at her worst,” he said. “Because of that I can honestly say, without a doubt, that she is doing better now than she has in 15 years.”
And Amber is far from the only one who has been facing heat for her parenting decisions. Recently, Leah Messer came under fire for what she let her daughters do!
Therapy Woes
“Leah let the girlses get acrylic nailses,” shared user bippityboppityb*tch on reddit. In Leah’s short Snapchat update, she shares that Aleeah and Ali both got full acrylic nails with the caption, “I’m doomed.” For anyone who’s had acrylic nails before, it’s easy to see why this was such a controversial choice among Leah’s fans.
“I personally think this is way too young for those. They f*ck your real nails up for a long time and they're expensive to maintain,” wrote user MommyOfOnee. “Why didn’t she just let them get press on nails? That’s easy enough. Jesus acrylics are going to shred their baby nails,” wrote ghsted. User HeidiFloss agreed, “Breaking a nail hurts! Kids play too much for all that.” User tiais0107 even thinks Leah may be spoiling her daughters, writing, “I personally don’t think this is right. Acrylic nails are for adults and they are expensive. Leah is making a rod for her own back because what’s cute at 9 becomes entitled/ demanding at 15!” They added, “I had them over a decade ago and my nail bed is still damaged.”
Recently, Leah’s parenting is coming under fire even more. She’s recently been blasted by fans for her daughter Aleeah’s behavior in the most recent episode of Teen Mom 2.
“Today, I’m taking Aleeah to the therapist for the first time,” Leah spilled in a voiceover in the episode. “Are you excited?” Leah asked her daughter. “How do you feel? Tell me your feels!”
“I feel weird,” Aleeah explained to her mother.
“I felt weird the first time I went to therapy,” Leah revealed. “Did you know that I went to therapy?”
Aleeah made a funny face and said, “Duh!!” which didn’t sit right with Leah.
“That’s just rude!” the mother of three said. “So d*mn rude.”
But Aleeah seemed uncomfortable and explained, “I don’t know how to start a conversation [with the therapist].”
“The way I look at a therapist is as if I want to connect with them as a friend or someone that I can be open and honest with and trust.” But while Leah spoke, Aleeah continued to make funny faces and play on her phone. “What’s the face? If you can’t have a serious conversation…”
“I am gonna talk!” Aleeah screamed to her mother. Then she started kicking the back of the car seat with her feet.
“You’re not gonna talk!” Leah screamed back. “I’ve been trying to talk to you! I talk and you look like a brat back there with your eyes rolled behind your head making faces! And then I get upset because you look like that but you won’t stop?! You want to be a smart alek, so I really, really hope the appointment goes well.”
Leah has apparently been feeling the heat from fans’ backlash, because she took to Twitter to clear things up.
“You don’t know that it’s a struggle for her to accept that her sister has [muscular dystrophy] and she just wants her to be able to play with her and chase her back outside!” she wrote. She went on:
“You dont know that she wakes up every day feeling like she has to protect her from BULLIES at school! You don’t know. YOU DONT KNOW… that she holds so many feelings inside because she wants her best friend to be healthy and everything be okay!! YOU DONT KNOW that she has hid so much guilt, pain, and resentment in all this time because she’s a CHILD and just didn’t understand WHY. THERES SO MUCH MORE but I’m going to leave it here … YOU DONT KNOW HER STORY, but I KNOW …”
But some fans didn’t even think Leah needed to defend herself, and that Aleeah’s behavior was to be expected from her situation.
“Gracie’s actions and thoughts are perfectly appropriate for a school-aged child in her situation, and I think it’s great that Leah encourages her to talk about her feelings and is there to support her,” wrote reddit user Guaco-Taco. “However, what could have been even better is if Leah didn’t broadcast the highlights from Gracie’s therapy session on national tv.” User Chachibald pointed out, “Am I crazy, because I really don't think Gracie's behavior is that bad! Seems like normal sibling rivalry to me. Not saying that she shouldn't have therapy to deal with these issues, but...is ALI getting any counseling? I mean, she's a little kid, watching her own body deteriorate, and seeing her siblings leave her behind developmentally. That's got to mess a kid up inside. :(“
Unfortunately for Leah, this isn’t the only heat she’s taken about the way she’s raising her daughters. After sharing an upsetting picture, some fans believe Leah could have put her daughter’s life at risk.
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