Judge Mike Murphy said Brenna Winter meets criteria for youthful offender, which means she might get a lighter sentence.
He will let the Department of Corrections decide how long Winter, 19, will serve. He recommended she not be released before three years, but the amount of time could be anywhere between six months to 10 years.
She will get credit for the six months (176 days) already served.
It is possible she could be released as soon as she is booked if the DOC decides to give her the minimum of six months.
The state wanted her to be sentenced as an adult with at least 20 years behind bars. The judge disagreed.
It was revealed Brenna Winter has a history of mental illness and domestic violence. She was charged as a juvenile three times for battery against her mother.
She was also taken into custody under the Florida Baker Act during her pregnancy when she began punching her belly and shouting she wasn't ready to be a mother.
Brenna Winter was crying and wiping away tears in court. Her mother is also here.
Conditions of her probation following her sentence: get a GED or high school diploma. No contact with daughter Olivia (she relinquished all rights in October), no unsupervised contact with any child under 16 (even her own), obtain mental health evaluation and follow treatment.