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TEEN Mom star Taylor Selfridge’s five-month-old daughter Maya is recovering well from her major hospital scare.
The Teen Mom star’s tiny tot suffered complications with her breathing after a procedure at the hospital shortly after her birth.
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Taylor, 28, showed her fans Maya is happy and healthy in an adorable new video showing off her morning routine.
The star nuzzled the adorable newborn, helped the baby change her diaper and fed her breakfast from a bottle in front of a Christmas tree.
Maya wore an adorable floral patterned onesie and had an ear-to-ear grin on her cute red cheeks.
Taylor captioned the video: “Mornings with Maya.”
The celebrity mom gushed over a baby eye-care wipe brand, however fans were happy to see Maya is doing well.
One fan commented: “Aww! She’s so cute! Glad she’s doing well.”
Another said: “Maya is so gorgeous.”
A third added: “So wholesome.”
Yet a fourth complimented: “You’re an amazing mom, Taylor!”
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Taylor and Cory Wharton welcomed their second child together only four months ago, and Taylor has bounced back quickly.
However, Cory and and Taylor have been having a journey with their newborn daughter Maya’s health condition.
Maya has had a tough first few months of her life after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
The baby was diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia, a heart birth defect where the valve controls the blood flow, according to the CDC.
Cory explained that the “heart’s tricuspid valve” played a part “in the heart’s essential function, which is to pump blood between the lungs and body.”
Last month, Cory revealed the difficult road she will face living with coronary heart disease.
He explained that Maya will have to undergo numerous surgeries in the coming years.
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The dad-of-three wrote: “Maya is so strong every day she amazes me. This girl‘s already gonna have two heart surgeries completed and beat Covid, she’s a warrior.”
In a short video, the MTV couple also revealed what was in store for the little girl after her “scary” health diagnosis.
Taylor mentioned: “The first one [surgery] would be the first week of her life. The second would be around six months, and the third would be around two years old.
“And these are all open-heart surgeries, like, these are all very significant.”
Cory confessed: “It’s scary.”
The TV personality also shares this two-year-old daughter, Mila, with his girlfriend, Taylor.
He is also a father to Ryder, five, from his ex Cheyenne Floyd, 30.
‘STRUGGLING TO BREATHE’
Cory has opened up about his feelings as his newborn daughter struggles with her health.
The Challenge star revealed: “She wasn’t getting enough oxygen and was struggling to breathe.
“Watching your child struggle for air is such a helpless feeling. Never again, I pray.”
Cory shared a photo of Maya wearing an oxygen mask during her ambulance and at the hospital.
He wrote: “Got the little oxygen mask going to the hospital we had surgery at.
“This little girl has been through so much already, but you can see she’s calm and stable.”
Cory closed: “Just praying it doesn’t get worse. I feel bad you can see it in her eyes. She’s scared.”
Taylor also shared a video of Maya with an oxygen tube in her nose and other machines hooked up to her.
She said: “Doing better. Still have to be on a little oxygen because she’s dropping a little below her point when she’s sleeping. Maya’s normal oxygen is between 75-85% for her heart condition.
“It mainly affects her lungs because that is the part of her heart that is missing. “
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