Mother sparks debate after posting TikTok of dance routine next to sick baby in hospital

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Utah mother has sparked a debate on social media after she shared a video of a dance routine next to her ill newborn son on TikTok. “Waiting for him to breathe better on his own,” she added, while Kendrick Lamar’s2017 hit single Love played in the background. “I understand that people are upset with the video that I made,” she said in an emotional video shared to social media on Sunday. But that honestly was just me just trying to be positive in this situation.” She was accused of trivialising her son’s illness on Twitter, with one person writing: “Because if this isn’t a sign that this child is going to be neglected in favour of TikTok fame I don’t know what is.” “What bothers me even more”, another wrote, “is the fact that she has no tears when announcing publicly that her baby’s life is in danger but then there is plenty when she makes a video feeling sorry for herself that people misunderstood her.” Others meanwhile took to her defence and argued: “Obviously her smiling and dancing is a front and not how she actually feels.” “It’s a lot harder to share when you’re talking to a camera about your kid nearly died, easy to do a silly dance and add captions later,” the Twitter user added.