Jade Cline is one of the only girls from Teen Mom who hasn’t had another child since getting pregnant as a teenager, but on Wednesday, Jade said she hopes that won’t be the case for long.
During a TikTok Live session, Jade revealed that she and her husband Sean Austin are beginning the process of adopting a child. The couple— who share seven-year-old Khoie— is apparently in the early stages of filling out paperwork, according to Jade.
This is certainly not the first time Jade has expressed her desire to adopt a child. Back in 2021, Jade stated on Instagram that she wanted a second child, but desired it to be through adoption, due to her childhood history.
“I think in a few years I would like to adopt,” Jade wrote. “Since I was in foster care I definitely think it would be best for me to do the foster-to-adopt program. So many children in my state are in foster care and are in need of adoption.”
At the time of that post, Khoie was only three, and Jade stated that she wanted to wait until her daughter was at least five or six years old before she began the process to foster-to-adopt. (She also explained that Christy Smith is her biological mom, but she landed in foster care when she was in high school– most likely due to Christy’s substance abuse issues— and eventually “aged out” of the system.)
In a post to X in 2020, Jade also wrote about her desire to adopt.
“Really want to adopt my next child. I have so much love to offer and really want to give a child an amazing family and an amazing life. @ or dm me your adoption stories,” she wrote.
While Jade’s desire to adopt remains strong, she stated on TikTok Live on Wednesday that she and Sean also hope to have another biological child.
Last March, Jade publicly announced that she and Sean were ready to expand their family and were no longer preventing pregnancy.
“I got off birth control,” Jade told E! News. “I’ve been off birth control for, like, three weeks. I ran out. I’m just letting God, God.”
She explained that she wanted to have her next baby soon.
“[We want to try] to have another baby before Kloie is too much older,” Jade said last year. “I want them to be apart in age, but not super far apart.”
Jade isn’t the only ‘Teen Mom’ cast member who is trying to get pregnant. Cheyenne Floyd and her husband Zach Davis have been open about the trouble they’ve had trying to conceive their second child together.
It is unknown if fans will get to see Jade and Sean begin the adoption process, due to the fact that Teen Mom: The Next Chapter is currently on pause and not filming. The show has not yet received an order for a third season.
