A 29-year-old mother of twins is advocating for more blood donors to come forward after one of her newborn sons desperately needed blood transfusions to save his life.
Jodie Lewis and her partner Niall Trew from Gilfach Goch, were told during a routine scan at 26 weeks that one of their babies had an issue with blood flow resulting in Jodie spending the Christmas period in hospital.
On 2 January, Jodie was rushed into theatre for an emergency C-Section after one of the baby’s hearts stopped beating.
Following the birth of twins, Frankie and Jax, the complications continued. At just four days old, the twins were separated as Jax was transferred to the University Hospital of Wales for specialist treatment.
Jodie said, “I felt like I was missing a part of myself, and the boys were missing that important opportunity to bond with one another. It was heartbreaking knowing they were apart.
“It was nearly two weeks before they were finally reunited. To have the babies back together at that point was an immense relief.”
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