Horrifically Injured Baby | The Steve Wilkos Show

Courtney’s baby was in the hospital with broken ribs, skull fractures, and even a brain bleed. Was the babysitter, Sydney, the perpetrator? #TheSteveWilkosShow
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[@flackojamess]

“I’m six months sober” *waits for applause that doesn’t come *

[@AlanaGurl]

😂😂😂 facts!

[@Katierenee_10]

6 months and how old is her second child 💀 that’s the question fr

[@flackojamess]

@@Katierenee_10 fr 💀 that means she was doing drugs during her pregnancy if she’s only six months sober.

[@younghoodstar24]

I wanted to laugh so bad that she didn’t get an applause

[@trinak86]

Usually when they say their sober, they ain't really sober.... Shit makes me laugh, I see a bunch of Methers on Facebook keep proclaiming they've been sober "for months" as their hitting the methpipe.... Disgusting if you ask me.... But let's all make a huge deal about Mary Jane shall we???? Alcohol is the worst killer out there and thats from just detoxing, but hey Steve, drinkin and driving is a okay ain't it???? 🤣🤣😂😂

[@aimeelouvier-sutton]

They took my son away when he was 14 months old cuz I was using meth. When they took him the lady said I could have him back if I stayed clean. I got him back when he was 25 months old and been clean 16 years now. Clean since 2007

[@NinaMaras-yj4fh]

Proud of you,mommy😊!

[@finleegirl2364]

Very proud of you! Congratulations

[@aimeelouvier-sutton]

@@finleegirl2364 he turns 18 tomorrow 😁

[@donnayoung2150]

So proud of you. Stay strong and clean

[@katelaloba8243]

Congratulations. Well done. You're an inspiration

[@JaceHubbard]

Steve is right. Courtney didn't protect her child and was neglectful. But thank god for Sydney stepping up to the plate and doing the right thing for that little one and getting him medical attention. She's the real mother figure.

[@Realfrenchie]

😢😢😢😮hh butt ⁶⁶ÿhhhhhhh

[@mwatkins03]

Nah Steve was too hard on her weed isn't a bad drug in fact science shows it's amazing for you and has a lot of benefit

[@christynicholas6855]

​@@mwatkins03q¹

[@TG-hp8og]

​@@mwatkins03 Thats ignorant . "Weed" is a LOT. It can be used as medicine subscribed by doctors. But then it is about the amount,the strenght , and how often. Its not to get a high . But people use it as a "rekerental drug". Thats NOT what is healthy. Thats substance abuse. And when one use these drugs ,one cannot take a good lie tetector because the drug affects heartrate , blood pressure ,reactions (or lack there of)and worse ,it affect sentral nerve system a lot. So ,you shouldnt use machines,and driving is illegal with very good reasons. Your not allowed to drive. In fact, your a idiot if you do. Get knowledge. So you can be able to see the differences . Because ,what you defend , is a possibilty to use it to get the "right feeling". And you SHOULD NOT use such drug when having responsible for small children . Its like hiring a nurse who think and move in the worst slow moe ever. Sigh. What people do to abuse drugs.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

The little boy has a great life now, prays be to her lovely friend that got him to the hospital and saved his life blessing sent to her a good soul.

[@lexielexie8819]

unpopular opinion, I still appreciate the fact that she didnt try to get him back and put him through more harms way, theres a lot of moms who keep kids knowing they'd be better off with a family who can take care of them

[@KalikaXX]

She did one halfway decent thing in her life for selfish reasons. I get what you're saying, but she's still garbage. If she were in my state she would have had that 'make-up' baby taken away too.

[@TinaMcRoy]

Poor acting

[@helpkelp3595]

I get it but then she has another kid and all that goes out the window for me. If i was her kid I'd feel so unwanted

[@beckyterra3493]

She gets nothing from me. If you have a child and you're a mother, your job is to get better and be a parent.

[@MarinaRhymin]

She _chose to stay_ where her son got hurt instead of leaving with him, then had _another_ baby to put in harm’s way. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think she did it for selfless reasons. 😔

[@kayleesykes2739]

I always find it so pitiful when the parents give up fighting for their children because it’s hard on them. Imagine how hard it is on the children. Imagine how hard it will be for them to realize that their parents abandon them after they were tortured by some of their idiot friends. Sad.

[@theuzumakikay8647]

While I agree she should’ve fought, I think what she did was much better for the kid. He went to two loving mothers who will probably give him much better than she ever could

[@Christof_The_Great17]

@@theuzumakikay8647coming from someone who was adopted I agree. Because if my mom would have kept me who knows how things would be now.

[@LilT2o00]

I'm glad my mom gave me up. I'm 35 and not only has she still not got her shit together she had another kid and gave him up too. I'd be as fucked up as she is has she kept me around. There's no point in my life where I ever went "I'd rather be with Mom instead of here"

[@theuzumakikay8647]

@@Christof_The_Great17 glad you went to a good family 🙌🏽

[@deanna8699]

Or she did the best thing she could, the most selfless thing. She gave her child the best chance ever and let him be adopted. She didn't give up on him, she gave him the best thing ever.

[@dturner6611]

That "mother" should be thanking her friend, she saved her child's life.

[@jayeb4494]

The other adult in the house at the time needs to be tested

[@ellekay4758]

Shout out to the wonderful friend & congratulations on 3 years sober!!!

[@ellencoulter9279]

Glad this lady helped the child.

[@tyreepowell8367]

People Need To Protect The Children At All Costs Every Day 24/7.

[@katelaloba8243]

Abusing a 6 week old. I used to just stare at my son and marvel at the wonder he is. Such a precious time. Fresh to the world. Hope the child is protected now

[@Sfgurl415]

This is the reason why not everyone should have children. These types of people just bring babies into the world to suffer. It’s shameful.

[@nyteowl8069]

I agree, we live in a world where everyone is expected to have children or people will look at you crazy thinking something must be wrong.

[@pinkpugginz]

we need standardized vasectomies

[@rachellong9199]

These kinds of people? She smoked weed not heroine. Weed has FAR more medical benefits regardless of if you’re smoking medically or recreationally. It’s disgusting you people will judge those who smoke weed as parents but not those who have a drink everyday.

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

@@pinkpugginz all men should have reversible vasectomies when they enter their teenage years. It does not affect puberty. Vasectomies only keep sperm from exiting the testes, there is no effect on hormones.

[@knxcholx]

@@CantHandleThisCanYa no they shouldn't! Why should men have to go through pain as a teenager, simply because some people have no self control?!? That's sick!

[@EverettNightshade]

She may not have abused her son, but however, she failed to protect him.

[@wtichery]

I think the girl in red made the right decision giving up her first to two eager adoptive parents

[@KalikaXX]

Her decision was herself. She could have straightened up and tried for the fruit of her own loins, but she just gave up. Thankfully 2 deserving people got to become parents, and that boy is safe now, but she did it for her own selfish reasons. She denied it, and said she was a "good mother" now, but ask me if I believe a word she says. Not trying to fight, I just don't believe she should be defended for anything she did.

[@debbies6494]

@@KalikaXXyou are 100% right

[@Burlykim13]

So she already has another baby but she’s super proud of being 6 MONTHS sober!?! Does she not know the math of pregnancy…like we can’t count back and know she was using during pregnancy with her new baby, and unless she had the baby yesterday she was using when she knew she was pregnant. Something is very wrong with this chick.

[@pickles5132]

totally agree. She is not responsible enough to look after herself, let alone a precious wee baby.

[@kylieminchinton528]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@CantHandleThisCanYa]

@@pickles5132which is why she should be forced to undergo tubal ligation or hysterectomy. She requires a permanent ban from childbearing.

[@biancajade728]

Well they keep record of your urine test so likely they are documenting it to build a case to take it away when its born.

[@janetbrunson998]

Me TOO, IMMEDIATELY. ​@@kylieminchinton528

[@yamoms8286]

“I still don’t like it tho” Steve so real 😂😂

[@The_Real_Mier]

She is horrible, still making excuses for her bad behavior. The friend Sydney is fantastic!

[@espn_vine]

People are really disgusting and it’s terrible 🤦‍♂️ we gotta save these kids from sick people

[@leannewilliams9400]

The sad thing is we can't save them. It's heartbreaking to the fullest, but it's done within th3 home by parents or boyfriends/girlfriends of the parent. It's really, really sad it goes on daily, but remember, say something, just do something anything, tell someone and keep telling until and talking until something is done. That's the most we can do. These poor poor children this baby was saved but so many die their broken bodies just give up they can only take so much and dying is the only way they can be at peace and stop feeling the pain. Rip to all the children who have lost their life's.

[@gretatagliavia4228]

Pretty sad that we have to have a license to catch a fish but, anyone can have a baby!!!!!

[@elizabethcompton738]

How about sterilizing these sick people so they can't have kids in the first place?

[@ygpwnxd_xd752]

@@gretatagliavia4228👍👍 She’s having 2 kids in which one has been adopted, but where’s the father of these 2 kids, unless the mother herself does not know who’s the father due to her drugs

[@gretatagliavia4228]

@@ygpwnxd_xd752 great question!!!!!!!

[@raisedonAMradio]

She chose drugs and abusive men over protecting her child.

[@robertsimmons7556]

I think giving her baby up for adoption was a good decision to make and I'm glad her child has a good life with another family for any parent who chooses drugs over their own children and fails them as parents don't deserve to be parents at all period.

[@werequackedup306]

As the mom of my incredible adopted daughter, I'm so thankful for her birth father who signed over his rights. He was not in a position to take custody of her, and wanted what was best for her. I will always appreciate his selfless act. It took over 2 years for the birth mother's parental rights to be terminated. My daughter was placed in state custody when she was 6 weeks old, and the rehab facility the birth mother was in called 911, because the birth mother had "spanked" her. I became her pre-adoptive foster mom when she was 6 months old, and adopted her at 2 1/2 years old just after the birth mother's parental rights were terminated. My daughter was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy. She is an adult now who is high functioning, incredibly resilient, beautiful inside and out, and the best part of my life.

[@realone2423]

3:05 😂😂😂"what the hell" my reaction for everything

[@gregoryhoyle3739]

I can definitely say that broken ribs are very uncomfortable.

[@elizabethcompton738]

I don't understand this BS about having to "celebrate" someone because they stopped doing what they shouldn't have been doing in the first place. "I'm six months clean now." Big deal! She shouldn't have been getting high in the first place.

[@hollydrucker6360]

I was very blessed to have the parents that I had. What a horrible world 🌍 we live in.

[@thisishannah_]

Thank God this young lady took the baby to the hospital!!

[@jrcarter9175]

7:35 Sydney's lie detector test results 8:36 Courtney's lie detector test results

[@ambagodinet8384]

Fake ass tears she neglected that poor baby and just gave him up on him and threw him away like trash she should NOT have custody that new baby or any other children!!!

[@JustChristianBlack]

I've never seen less meaningful lie detector results. Those results did not redeem anyone nor improve the outcome of anyone involved. That child is in a better place for sure.

[@DracRummins]

It kinda does actually, you heard what she passed for, she didn't even know the injuries existed that morning. There's a big difference between not even knowing the injuries existed compared to actually inflicting the injuries. What if a psycho roommate did something to the kid the night prior or in the morning without the Mother's knowledge? Ultimately, the woman passed the test which is the entire premise of Steve's show.

[@nicolejohnson9244]

@@DracRumminsultimately that means she’s just as shitty of a parent. What kind of excuse is “I was addicted to pot”? Garbage! You should know what is going on w/ur kids every second of every day especially a 6 week old. How did the friend notice these injuries and not the mother? Cause she’s garbage. Plus she still could’ve done it or know. If these people lie to themselves to the point where even they believe it, they will pass or if they were so high that the memory didn’t properly form, they’ll pass. He’s right, the results mean nothing!

[@nickyhoward]

She came on the show because she was accused of either harming her kid or knew who hurt him, which she passed. Yes, the results gave meaningful results because even though she's a crappy mom, falsely being accused of something as horrible as hurting an innocent child or covering for someone who actually did it is a stain that can't be washed off. The actual person who hurt the kid needs to be in jail.

[@jenniferwebb4628]

Her bestie protected the little boy better than the mom

[@noelhine3794]

Where is the Dad in all of this??? Crazy that question never came up

[@younghoodstar24]

Thank GOD that little boy is in a much better situation. I also thank the friend that took him immediately to get him medical attention. For her to even be accused of this is a damn shame. As for the so called “mom,” she miserably failed him. I just hate when people like this have children & they put them in a dangerous situation while there’s families out there that can’t have children. Lastly, I thank the adoptive family that took him in & is taking care of him. You can hear the joy in their voices, & that’s amazing to hear

[@happycatlady2012]

Don't thank Steve, thank that mom that adopted your baby.

[@_h3llok.tty_]

I agree with Steve somewhat, but besides her addiction she was not in the right place to be a mother and gave her child to two loving parents who will give him everything. It’s something she lives with and that’s her punishment. Steve needs to be a lot more understanding…

[@floridagirl386]

The most neglectful mother hes ever met? Oh steve youre so dramatic smh. He knows damn well thats not true

[@ftclud.-13yearsago53]

She 6 months sober, did she really think we wouldn't notice her using drugs while she was pregnant ☠️

[@Raraking4796]

If it wasn’t for Sydney that sweet baby would be dead. I’m glad he’s doing good now m. I hope he has a happy, full and blessed life. I’m glad that Courtney atleast passed her test but I think she has a big idea on who hurt that baby. I hope everyone stays clean and that the monster that brustally beat a brand new baby goes to jail and they throw away the key. Unfortunately the system is broke so if they do catch them they likely won’t serve half of what they should serve for something so Heynis to a child.

[@Umeshukitsune]

Yeah it asked if you know for sure. I feel she's still complicit for not investigating.

[@v33kirikino84]

She says her sons lucky to be alive, more like shes lucky she's not in prison!!

[@Janetx92]

I will say something, because I am NOT 100% on Steve’s side on this one. She failed as a parent; she chose drugs over her own son. She was truthful about her claims. She did at that point what she believed was best for her child because she knew her situation was bad and with all coming down she probably also didn’t think she would be able to recover at the time from all the things that happened. For this case, this child. She actually did what was best for the child. There is nothing more to say about it. For her second child - don’t bash her out or make her a bad mother now. She might actually be a good mother this time around. We can learn form out mistakes. She never said she wasn’t a bad mother back then. So she knows and probably struggles with it.

[@shaniquajenay3621]

Totally agree with everything you said .

[@Frosty0762]

Thank you! This comment is exactly what I was hoping for. At least 1 person who isn't a blamer, shamer and only looking at what she "could have" done.

[@melindapresley7688]

That mother gave up her son! She chose to stay where she was! Now she has another child?

[@jessicabutterlieslol2187]

Marijuana was her drug choice over her own baby! Good thing that baby has a better life

[@Katierenee_10]

Probably more than that

[@gonzalezgonzalez8101]

Lmfao thts not a drug

[@trinak86]

Jesus f yall act like she was a fin methhead.... "oh she did Marijuana" big whoop I smoked and still smoke ya know why, because the psychological drugs like Xanax and Kolonopin don't help, Marijuana does and it also keeps me functioning unlike those other drugs.... Yall need to lay off on the whole "Marijuana is evil and makes you stupid" aspect.... Alcohol is worse then Marijuana period.... Not to mention how many of yall sitting here judging her for smokin is a undercover drinker or smoker or both themselves???? Or maybe harder drugs???? Like I said yall need to stop with the whole Reefer Madness B.S

[@adwallace021938]

She probably was just high all the time and didn't know or care WHO was around her poor baby! She said the baby was colicky, which means he probably cried a lot!! Somebody got tired of hearing him and probably picked him up, squeezed him, and shook him to make him quiet! That's what his injuries seem like! Also, the question to Sydney "did you ever hit the baby with excessive force?" Sorry what?? Why would she hit a 6 week old baby at all?

[@Stephaniemariek.]

I really hope she has grown and changed..I 🙏 for her and all involved ❤

[@KalikaXX]

Well she's still lying and making excuses, so not yet apparently. And she said she was only sober for 6 months, so she was still using while pregnant with her 'make-up' baby. Unfortunately I haven't seen a lot of people like that change. I hope the second baby is taken somewhere safe too.

[@toosense]

Sometimes the absolute best thing you can do for your child is give him or her to a loving family, and that’s what she did. It was the right thing to do. I wish more people would do that instead of selfishly keeping children in God awful situations where they are physically and emotionally abused. I wish her son the absolute best in life, God bless the ladies that took him in and God bless the friend that looked out for her son.

[@MeriV]

Most neglectful mother you’ve ever met, Steve? Yes she is but she’s nowhere near the worst I’ve seen come through your stage. 😢

[@KiomiCeline]

Even though she’s not the one who abused her son… HOW do you not notice injuries as bad as the ones listed off???? Do you not dress or change your own child????

[@lexielexie8819]

agreed because she at least did the right thing releasing her rights

[@sheenakw89]

My thoughts exactly

[@monyerivers397]

Literally there’s actual mothers who cause the injuries mother who allow their children to be sexually abused on this show

[@jadexo_6491]

Like the mom who couldn’t even take care of her teeth

[@NoseyNuNu]

I totally get where Steve is coming from but im actually happy she gave the baby up. If she didn't who knows what else would've happened 😕 glad hes with good loving people ❤

[@KalikaXX]

She didn't give him up to protect him, she just chose herself over him, so they took the baby. Thank God he's safe now, but I'm so scared for the child she still has her clutches on.

[@yenyen5518]

She choose her boyfriend over her child

[@jackluffy7914]

Ngl I’m on Steve side on this one. Yeah she didn’t do it but the comments she made to her friend about “I’ll just have another one “ is just very disgusting and wrong. Like kids aren’t nothing but disposable things. I don’t care how young or how long ago this was I still think she’s a very nasty and weird person. I’m happy her son is with better parents and he is gonna have to go through hell in the future wondering why his parent neglected him like that

[@victorianacastro7757]

Agree.

[@Kamrose24]

I feel sorry for the little boy . She’s very neglectful

[@unicorns1959]

I've had broken ribs and a broken clavicle, I know exactly what kind of pain that baby was in😢. Thank all the gods for Sydney ❤

[@Ann-sj4pt]

Sydney is a saint

[@Toybonnie635]

5:00 dude in the audience sleep though 😂

[@Cargeorge996]

I came here for Steve's infamous chair throw lmao 😂👏

[@alfonsopina3976]

5:22 Is It me Or This Ginger/ Redhead Babe Looks Like The Adult Danielle “Bhad Bhabie” Bregoili???

[@cudlebunny21]

She didn’t know it was happening or that the baby even had bruises how do you help a child if your clueless. A lot of parents don’t know their kid is being sexually molested and Steve goes easy on them it’s no different. Yes its aweful but no one is perfect, she gave that child a better life and that’s all she could do. Some people can’t fight the battle to be clean until they are willing sometimes it wins over our children when we have bad support systems. I have never had this happen nor will I ever start drugs to put my kids in this position. It’s horrible and unfortunately things happen she did the right thing. She was prob high when she said what she did in the hospital it happens. It’s sad what happened it truly is

[@floridagirl386]

Steve picks & chooses.

[@neshiaharmon302]

Wow smh

[@ivoryivory5424]

Sexual abuse isnt always visable. But bruising and broken bones and all the injuries are very visible but she was probably just too high to care or notice. Plus she has a second child and only sober for 6 months so she’s already messing up that child.

[@Frosty0762]

I absolutely agree! I don't think she's horrible. She was neglectful in not seeing the bruising if they were there when she last changed him. It seems like she was going to work that morning, so it's possible it could have happened the night before and she got up while baby still slept and left for work when her friend got there. It's entirely possible, especially it not saying they were healing. She did the right thing letting her son go to a better situation and thriving, knowing that she couldn't do it at the time.

[@Frosty0762]

​@@ivoryivory5424not downplaying weed but, it wasn't heroin or anything else. It was weed. It makes you a little slower and stupid sometimes but not negligent usually.

[@Oncearanger88]

I love when Steve gets mad at the parent for giving the child away after telling the horrific stories of abuse and stuff and he doesn’t think that maybe the best thing for the child is to stay away from that parent?

[@Samantha-eo2xp]

Neglectful yes “THE MOST neglectful” ….. Steve dragged it that’s was definitely a reach with that one

[@membeebizzley]

I bet the friend was fuming when the "mother" came out twinning in their outfits. Let alone the rest of it...

[@rhondamccardle16]

That mother is pathetic. She chose everything over her little boy and let him get injured. She had a job to protect him but she chose not to and then cried like she thinks she's the victim. Sickening

[@OMERTA7337]

Whoopty do she passed. She is a complete failure as a mother. DISGUSTING 😔😔😔

[@rickjustus6416]

That little boy is probably a girl now. Great job!!

[@Fatima-zs3mo]

One of the reasons why I don’t babysit because that’s my responsibly while the child is in my care, and I never want to be accused of such thing

[@emily--m]

This woman is not your best friend... Evil. God please stay away from her. Evil in the making 😮

[@lilliangardner687]

She is a horrible mother. I'm glad her child is not living with her anymore. I love how Sidney took Kourtney's son to the hospital instead waiting for her.

[@originalchildclown]

She was a good friend. Better than most

[@DeaconBlessed]

This mother is top 10 worst mother.Screw her tears and her sob story.The baby suffered and she failed as a mother

[@jordancopeland7438]

And not a single teardrop was shed this day

[@SvenskSork]

when this girl Sidney said Hell No Im bringing him to the hospital I knew I would love her! Anyone would be proud to call her mother or wife 💪

[@tonyahenry8166]

I don’t have a best friends , they will point fingers at you so fast without even thinking of how it will hurt you ..

[@jayy6238]

one thing i will say about the mom, im glad she recognized the fact that she couldn’t take care of him and decided to give him his best shot by letting another family adopt him. both of my parents are drug addicts and i wished my dad would have recognized how miserable i was and let my grandparents take me. alot of the times, drug addicts wont give up their kids bc if they give them up, they are “proving” that they are on drugs. idk, she definitely failed to protect that sweet baby, but i am glad she saw he could have a better life w someone else

[@georgerodriguez8553]

Notice the hand tattoo...

[@j0ellyfish]

I like how everyone boos when she comes out. Claps when she passes. Goes to show you that peoples opinions of you don't matter.

[@Urfav_Y0utub3r]

I hate when they come out and fake cry ! Where’s her tears?

[@piratelady6467]

Bless you for taking the child to hospital -- 😢 poor baby! -

[@trashpanda2312]

crying yet zero tears.................

[@Littlegingerrocker]

Broken ribs are absolutely excruciating, i broke mine being kicked by a horse as a kid and i couldn’t breath, i couldnt stand up it was utterly horrendous, i was about 10, so a baby, i can only imagine ……..

[@zoeexrenee]

thank god the mother gave her rights away. that boy is getting the life he deserves. she was a horrible person and chose addiction over her child, but thank GOD she knew to give him away, even if it was for her own selfish reasons, i believe it was the right choice overall. i hope she’s learned from her past and she becomes a better person for her child and feels the regret of what she did to him (more what she didn’t do). i’m just glad the little boy is safe and i pray that her new child is safe, too.

[@lilybug246]

At least she gave him up; she did the best thing for him there. She knew her boyfriend beat that infant and she chose to stay with him. That’s unconscionable. I hope CPS is watching her with this child.

[@cayleemc]

also "her hair was wet" does she have hair??? that 1000% looks like a wig.. and either shes bald or she layed her real hair down REALLY good

[@Angelofloveandhappiness]

Really? She says "thank you" after her test results?? Lmao 😂 wtf? U let someone beat your son into the hospital, then give ur rights up to 2 women to raise him as mom and momma whatever tf that is. Damn this world

[@duveman420]

Thank you Steve. You have changed my outlook on life for the best.

[@sarahelizabethwatters]

Love you Steve keep up the great work!!

[@Em-is-gone]

How can someone not notice something like that?!

[@amandahipp9269]

She is an awful human being. Adopted out her child because she wanted to do drugs, then stands there and says she has another child but has only been clean for 6 months. That means she was doing drugs while pregnant with her 2nd child. How can someone be such a piece of trash and then go on tv to admit it to everyone?

[@nicolejohnson9244]

I was a heroin addict and I feel like my fight was even harder cause I e had 4 spine surgeries, hip surgery, and major heart surgery so I have horrific pain daily that I have to contend with. I was clean almost 3 years when I had my son and I relapsed temporarily and got clean again within 6 months and my kids have never seen me high. My kids mean more to me than anything in this world. I went to doctor after doctor after doctor when most people would’ve given up to make sure I was well and now I have 3 beautiful babies. You have a choice. I had a choice and I feel like my issue was more difficult because my use was a direct result of my pain and my doctors ripping me off my pain meds cold turkey cause they stopped accepting my insurance. In my po dunk town you have to travel to find a doc so that’s what I did. There can be circumstances that being you there, but everytime you pick up is a choice.

[@LilT2o00]

She wasn't gonna keep the kid and stop doing the drugs she woulda kept the kid and the drugs. The child is lucky she gave him up. My mom is similar and I'm so glad I wasn't raised by her I'd be as fucked up as she is. There's no point in my life where I was ever like "I'd rather be with my mom than here" If you ain't gonna do right by your kid, the. Giving them up to someone who cares is always the way to go

[@amandahipp9269]

@@nicolejohnson9244 I’m sorry but if you had your child, relapsed, and it took you 6 months to get clean then you child was definitely around you when you were high. No doubt that you love your children, but don’t make excuses, own it. Your plight isn’t any harder than others. Many start doing drugs because of multiple types of trauma or mental illness. How would you know you had it “harder” than other people? I’m sorry you had to go through all of those surgeries but you shouldn’t make excuses for anyone who is doing drugs around their kids.

[@Frosty0762]

​@@amandahipp9269she said "seen her high". Which would be true if that was her first child and only 6 months old. They won't remember that. However, I absolutely agree with you. I'm anl recovered addict for 7 years now and everyone's situation is different yet the same and for all kinds of different reasons. Can't blame doctors for your addiction, that's like blaming the dealer. Blame yourself, no one else.

[@beckyboyk4227]

No tears yet she sure acted like she was crying.

[@silence6813]

I don't have any sympathy for Courtney.

[@Taylor112996]

I don't think anyone in the audience did either 😂

[@savvsi_]

Only she knows what the baby would've had to deal with if she fought for him .

[@torriemilne1937]

OK speaking from actual first hand experience here. Almost lost my daughter to illness at a year old. While she was on life support the doctors told me to go home and rest. So I get why she'd have done that. Secondly, no way she wouldn't have known something was severely wrong with a 6 week old with all those injuries! So no, she's no business being a parent ...that said, she did what's right for her kiddo. The whole situation clearly showed she's not a fit parent and maybe she doesn't have it in her to be one. I do wish she'd have had the child adopted out from birth, save everyone a lit of heartache. But I can admire that she's willing to own up to the fact her child is better off with another family.

[@shellysbrewing]

I can't really judge this girl when she didn't even know who did and Steve ya need to be a little more sensitive obviously she had to give her son up because she thought it was the best decision for him. That is not an easy situation, perhaps you can ease up on your guests and the judgement you pass on them. I feel like you have this holier than thou ego and if people make mistakes, you treat them like they are the scum of the earth.

[@silence6813]

They chose to go on the show knowing what will happen.

[@spacesharkwithlazerbeams]

the mother stated she will just have another one. Kids are not disposable and having that mindset is gross and she deserves to feel shame.

[@floridagirl386]

​@silence6813 that's hardly the point.

[@kristy1653]

She apparently had so many unsavory people going through her home at the time that she can’t even pinpoint who she thinks MIGHT have done it. I don’t know about you, but I’d know everyone that’s around my 6-week-old baby and who he has contact with. He was brand new! She failed to protect him and then afterwards still chose drugs and degenerate men over him and his safety. That’s why she couldn’t get him back.

[@Nat524Ricci]

Jesus Christ!!! The most common child abuse story we see on the Wilkos show. A Mother who allows a dangerous, abusive man into her home and life. Rather than putting their child/children as priority. These Mothers DESERVE to lose their children. It’s unacceptable. They’re allowing the abuse. It’s not okay!

[@deniseainsworth3295]

Crying with no tears.

[@clyderay9961]

this is sad and hard to watch!!

[@Mm4l999]

I don't get it. Who leaves their 6 week old son with someone they obviously don't even know for this to happen.. I mean.. she gave birth 1 and a half months ago (at the time this baby was injured)

[@YesRidley]

Why is no one arrested?? This is insane

[@shaymichelle6585]

Marijuana ? The way they yelling sober I thought it was REAL DRUGS

[@blessedbygodirby4014]

She said she miss him but you willing gave your child up like tf

[@jacquelinesaladin769]

Poor baby... How can people do this to innocent babies.... Babies are so precious 💕 I have 8 kids and I cherish every moment that they are babies and now that they are older.... Every time someone either sexually abused or even abuse any child they need to get the death penalty.... How can people do this to newborn really they sicken me to my stomach... People like this GET THE FUCKEN DEATH PENALTY for real......

[@Skinnypeoplelietoo]

Got chills from the babys new mom's voicemail, im so glad hes alive and happy DESPITE that pos birth "mom"

[@kristinkinzel9438]

Thank god for the girl who intervened and brought him to the hospital holy shit

[@twinncity74]

Like to block the spoiler