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Amber Portwood: Why I Changed My Mind About Having Another Baby (Exclusive)

A baby wasn’t supposed to be in Amber Portwood’s picture. Nine years after welcoming Leah at age 18, the star of MTV’s Teen Mom OG (season 7 premieres November 27, 9 p.m.) knew she couldn’t get pregnant. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder meant she had to be on medication that could harm a fetus.

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But after calling off her wedding with Matt Baier and embarking on a new romance with Andrew Glennon four months ago, the Indiana native decided to ditch the pills. “I wanted to see if I was just unhappy because of the things that were going on in my life,” she explains in the new issue of Us Weekly. “I needed to see where I was in my head and it’s a beautiful thing because I just feel better. I feel happier and not so depressed.”

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Amber Portwood and Andrew Glennon on November 6th 2017. Michael Hickey

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The star reveals that she decided to wean off the meds when she and Baier ended things. “It was rough, but it was a necessary thing to do,” she says. “I needed to see where I was in my head and it’s a beautiful thing because I just feel better.”

Shortly after, Portwood learned she was expecting. “We’re both very happy,” she gushes of her cinematographer love. “I feel like it’s a new chapter of my life.”

“He’s already thinking about the future,” she adds.

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And though she is experiencing some morning sickness and constant weird cravings, the star says she and her loved ones couldn’t be more thrilled. “When I first found out I was a little scared,” she tells Us Weekly.

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But with the excitement, does come some nerves. “I don’t know what to expect,” she says. “Having a new baby is new likes, new wants, new needs, so it’s very nerve-racking.”

For more from Portwood, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.

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