I am challenging myself to running a half marathon , inspired by my baby. This is a big challenge for me and have never even ran further than like 3 miles in my life. This is why;

On the 17th March 2020 I went into labour with my baby boy Gwydion. Due to the COVID restrictions I decided last minute to give birth at home as a lot of the units were closed. Unfortunately he was born not breathing due to inhaling meconium on the way out so was rushed straight to hospital which is where he spent the next 2 weeks in intensive care. He had a couple of seizures over the first few days and therefore was diagnosed with HIE (Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy) which is basically a brain injury due to lack of oxygen at birth. 

Fortunately he’s doing really well , some delay in his development but he is having regular physio which is working wonders. 

I wanted to raise money for the charity PEEPS who help families affected by this with funding for equipment etc. Also to raise awareness as this is something I had never heard of before it happened to us. So any amount to raise for them would be much appreciated:) 

dwi’n gwneud sialens mawr o redeg hanner marathon. 

Fy mabi bach yw fy ysbrydoliaeth.
I fi, mae hyn yn ddipyn go lew achos dwi rioed wedi rhedeg mwy na tua 3 milltir yn fy mywyd!
Dyma pam:

Ar y 17eg o Fawrth 2020 mi ddoth Gwydion fy mabi bach i’r byd.
O achos rheolau a chanllawiau covid nesi benderfynu munud ola i eni adref gan bo rhai o’r unedau geni ar gau.
Cafodd Gwydion ei eni ond doedd o ddim yn anadlu. Ar y ffordd allan anadlodd meconium felly aeth ar frys i’r ysbyty lle treuliodd bythefnos cyntaf ei fywyd ar yr uned gofal ddwys i fabanod. Cafodd cwpwl o drawiadau (seizures) dros y dyddiau cyntaf a wedi ei ddiagnosio hefo HIE ( Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy) sef anaf i’r ymennydd oherwydd diffyg ocsigen ar ôl y geni.

Diolch byth mae Gwydion yn neud yn dda iawn, mae dipyn o oedi yn ei ddatblygiad ond maeo’n cael sesiynnau physiotherapi yn aml sydd yn gwneud gwyrthiau.

Dwi isho codi arian i’r elusen PEEPS sydd yn helpu a chefnogi teuluoedd sydd wedi cael eu effeithio gan HIE. Maent yn helpu efo cyllid i brynu offer angenrheidiol a.y.y.b i deuluoedd.

Dwi hefyd isho codi ymwybyddiaeth i’r cyflwr, achos mae HIE yn rhywbeth doeddwn i erioed wedi glywed am cyn iddo ddigwydd i ni.
Fydd unrhyw swm o arian at yr achos yma yn cael ei werthfawrogi yn fawr. Diolch :)