Teen Mom’s Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra Think Carly’s Parents Have ‘Parental Insecurity’

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are sharing their theories as to why Carly’s adoptive parents may have stopped communication.

“I truly believe — in my heart of heart — I do not believe that it’s Carly who wants this,” Lowell, 33, shared on the Wednesday, April 2, episode of PodcastOne’s “Cate & Ty Break It Down” podcast. “I think it is fear-based.”

When Baltierra, 33, shared his hypothesis that Brandon and Teresa Davis may be suffering from “parental insecurity,” Lowell agreed.

“Yes, I think there’s some infertility trauma because that’s hard not being able to have your own child. That’s hard, and it’s sad,” she continued. “Things have gotten more rocky as she’s gotten older.”

Lowell and Baltierra said they have had no communication with their biological daughter Carly, whom they placed for adoption in 2009, for two years.

While the Teen Mom stars initially agreed to an “open” adoption with the Davis family — meaning they could receive photos and see their daughter in person once a year — things began to change when Carly, now 17, got older.

“She’s asked questions,” Lowell claimed in her latest podcast to guest Jordy Cray. “I’ve been informed of these questions that [Carly’s] asking, and I think it scares them, which I get. When she’s older, she might want everything to do with us and nothing with them.”

Baltierra added, “And that’s pretty much the main fear that we believe that’s driving everything.”

In July 2009, Lowell and Baltierra first documented their decision to place Carly for adoption on 16 and Pregnant. While the open adoption was successful for many years with MTV documenting various reunions on the Teen Mom franchise, things have gradually taken a turn.

In a recent episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, adoption counselor Dawn met with Lowell and Baltierra and suggested they may have had a role in the distant relationship.

“When you put it out on the public platform on social media … people make up their own narrative,” she said. “A lot of hurt happens when we live our lives out on social media.”

Lowell and Baltierra — who are also parents to Nova, 10, Vaeda, 5, and Rya, 3 — said they continue to share their story publicly in hopes that Carly will one day know how much her birth parents tried to stay in contact.

“We always try to put ourselves in [Brandon and Teresa’s] shoes and that’s why we stayed silent for so long,” Baltierra said. “I’m trying to understand your perception as her parents, and I get why you have all these fears and stuff but I feel like for you as a parent to allow your insecurity and this fear to trump the best interest of [Carly] doesn’t make sense to me.”

“We were always supposed to be a team,” he added. “It’s hard to do anything or mend anything when you just cut off communication. It’s weird.”

Us Weekly has reached out to the Davis family for comment.

According to Lowell, she has told Carly’s adoptive parents that she will “always” have their back and knows just what to say if Carly has some complaints about minor things like rules.

“I will always say, ‘Those are your parents, and they love you, and they are doing those things because they want the best for you,’” Lowell said. “I don’t have to agree with everything they do, but I will always advocate for them and have their backs because guess what? Those are the people who cuddled her when she scraped her knee riding her bike. Those are the ones cleaning up puke at 2 in the morning off the floor. They love her.”

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter airs on MTV Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.