Catelynn Lowell Defends Her & Tyler Baltierra’s Attempts to Reach Out to Bio Daughter Carly After Carly’s Parents Close Her Adoption: “I Don’t Feel It’s Her Wanting This!”

Catelynn Lowell and her husband Tyler Baltierra have been very outspoken since being cut off from their biological daughter, Carly, and, over the weekend the Teen Mom stars took to social media to shed new light on their ongoing battle with Carly’s parents, Brandon and Teresa Davis, with Cate stating that she believes Carly wants to maintain a relationship with her and Tyler, but Brandon and Teresa are against it.

As The Ashley previously reported, Catelynn announced last year that Carly’s parents had blocked her, cutting off communication between them and the 15-year-old. Cate and Tyler took to social media to discuss the situation at length, and to blast the concept of adoption in general. Earlier this month, Catelynn stated in an interview that Brandon and Teresa have since asked her to stop sending gifts and items to their home, calling Cate’s gift-giving “inappropriate” and “uncalled for.”

Over the weekend, Catelynn told her 4 million Instagram followers that she thinks it’s Brandon and Teresa— and not Carly— who wanted to kick her and Tyler out of their lives.

“Before communication was cut, I was told Carly was asking her parents, ‘Why can’t we get together more?’ ‘Why can’t we get together with them for the holidays?’ ‘They would fly here to come see me.’ So in my heart, I don’t feel it’s her wanting this,” Catelynn wrote. “If B&T would tell me it’s in fact Carly not wanting contact, then I would respect that with all of me!” 

Catelynn and Tyler have both stated that Carly’s parents have refused to give them a reason for the relationship being severed. Catelynn insisted over the weekend that she would respect Carly’s wishes, if she was told that the 15-year-old didn’t want to associate them anymore.

“And if her mom and dad called and said it’s what Carly wants, I would be silent. Y’all wouldn’t hear a thing from me again about the situation!” Cate wrote. “Because at the end of the day she is what is most important.”

On the most-recent episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Ty and Cate discussed cutting Carly’s parents cutting off communication with them. The couple turned to Dawn, the adoption counselor who helped them navigate Carly’s adoption in 2009, for help. When Dawn suggested that Catelynn and Tyler give it a rest in regard to their quest to contact and/or get messages to Carly, Catelynn stated that she refused to back down.

On Friday, though, Tyler posted to Instagram that he and Catelynn have agreed to “pause” a bit on trying to get in contact with Carly.

“Adoption Update: We have taken Dawns advice & have since stopped sending gifts & updates,” he wrote. “All we can do now is continue to share our perspective, experience & truth as birthparents. All we can do now is continue to advocate for the minority group of adoptees.