A mother of an influencer is getting a lot of backlash after posting a video in which she danced next to her baby who has a serious lung infection.
Whitney Leavitt from Georgia caused a stir after showing off her TikTok moves while her son Liam lay next to her.
Whitney welcomed Liam on December 5th, and Connor delivered Liam two weeks later. The newborn, who they call Lee, was rushed to the hospital with low oxygen.
He then tested positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and was diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia one day later.
However, his mother, who posts video of herself dancing to TikTok on YouTube and has over 475,000 followers, did not let her worry stop her from getting up.
A mother of an influencer is getting a lot of backlash for posting a video in which she dances next to her baby who has a serious lung infection.
Whitney Leavitt of Georgia caused a stir after she demonstrated her skills on TikTok while Liam, her sick son, lay beside her.
Whitney welcomed Liam on December 5th. Connor was their husband. Liam arrived two weeks later. The newborn, who they call Lee, had been born at low oxygen.
She explained her diagnosis in a viral video, which was later taken down. While moving to Nessa Barrett’s song “If You Love Me”, she sang the lyrics.
Low oxygen caused the death of ‘Li’l Lee. RSV testing was positive in his case. She waited for him to be able to breath on his own,” she wrote while dancing to the music and shaking her hips.
TikToker was quickly criticized by many people, who said that the video is in poor taste given the infant’s health.
On Twitter, one user wrote, “When you pray your sick child will survive. Then you realize… this is so cool as TikTok’s great dance routine.”
Another said, “It is a rare person who can resort to TikTok dancing in moments like these.” Poor baby.
“This behavior is common in pediatrics,” a nursing assistant said. “It is very sad,” another person replied.
‘Many times while we are starting IV’s, drawing labs, and such, parents are on their phones recording all the trauma to their little ones for social media instead of comforting their sweet babes. It’s so frustrating.
The next day, he was tested for the respiratory syncytialvirus (RSV), and diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia.
His mom did not let this worrying news stop her moving. She shared her diagnosis in a viral video while dancing to If You Love Me by Nessa Barton.
TikToker quickly became a hot topic. Many said that the TikToker video was too offensive considering the infant’s health.
Whitney responded to the harsh rebuke in another video. She claimed that she did not do the dance because she wanted to remain ‘positive’.
“I am sorry that some people were upset by the video I made. “I just wanted to make it clear that I was trying to be positive,” she stated as she wept.
I believe that it is crucial to understand the feelings of others and not assume they are right. Because I understand how people might have the wrong ideas, I wrote it.
“That was me just trying to find positive solutions in this difficult situation. Thank you so much to all who reached out to my family and me.
Some people weren’t there for her answer, so the TikToker got more hateful comments.
Someone responded, “When my baby was in hospital I had to think about TikTok and dancing,”
“The thing is, not everything needs to be shared through social media. You’re shocked that people would find that that inappropriate?’ One user shared the following.
The third said: “Girl, my daughter spent five weeks in the NICU. I couldn’t imagine smiling and dancing next to my sick child.’
Instagram post by mom-of-2 said that her son’s illness left her feeling’so overwhelmed’, ‘helpless’.
‘It’s honestly so overwhelming. It’s hard to not feel helpless in times like this,’ she wrote. ‘But I’m grateful for you guys, friends and family for supporting Conner and I.’
She added in another post: ‘I’m just so angry. … I dislike all these wires, even while he is eating.
‘I’m mad that I don’t know how much longer we have to be in this 140-square-foot room.
‘With all of these hateful feelings I’m still so grateful. I’m grateful we know now what’s going on and have antibiotics to treat him. You’re a strong little Lee. We love you.’
Instagram post by mom-of-two: She said that she was’so overwhelmed’, ‘helpless’, and’so mad’ at her son’s illness.
Whitney responded to the harsh rebuke in another video. She claimed that she did not do the dance because she wanted to remain ‘positive.
However, some were not there to hear her reply and the TikToker was subject to more harsh comments.
RSV is contagious, and can infect the entire respiratory tract.
MayoClinic says that the virus is so widespread, most infected children are two years old.
Congested, runny or stuffy nose, dry coughs, low-grade fevers, sore throats, sore throats, headaches and short, shallow, rapid breathing are some of the symptoms.
It can make infants more sick, especially in younger children.