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| How Welsh TV farming show 'helped mum conceive' | How Welsh TV farming show 'helped mum conceive' |
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| A woman who had suffered a series of miscarriages says a farming show item about the problems cows face during pregnancy helped her conceive a son. | A woman who had suffered a series of miscarriages says a farming show item about the problems cows face during pregnancy helped her conceive a son. |
| Lowri Jones had thyroid problems, but watching a TV feature about chemical iodine imbalances in cattle made her think her diet needed extra iodine. | Lowri Jones had thyroid problems, but watching a TV feature about chemical iodine imbalances in cattle made her think her diet needed extra iodine. |
| She has thanked Welsh language farming show vet Cen Williams for inspiring her to seek fresh medical help. | She has thanked Welsh language farming show vet Cen Williams for inspiring her to seek fresh medical help. |
| "If I hadn't of seen the item, Gwil wouldn't be here today", she said. | "If I hadn't of seen the item, Gwil wouldn't be here today", she said. |
| "I'll be forever thankful to Cen for the inspiration to demand more medical tests. I knew that there was something wrong with me." | |
| Doctors told Ms Jones, from Llangwm in Conwy county, she "needed God on her side" to avoid another miscarriage after the birth of her first son in 2011. | Doctors told Ms Jones, from Llangwm in Conwy county, she "needed God on her side" to avoid another miscarriage after the birth of her first son in 2011. |
| But her breakthrough came after watching Mr Williams describing iodine issues cattle face during pregnancy on S4C show, Ffermio. | But her breakthrough came after watching Mr Williams describing iodine issues cattle face during pregnancy on S4C show, Ffermio. |
| The vet runs a practice on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd. | The vet runs a practice on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd. |
| "The weather had been quite wet, so the iodine had been washed out of the ground, and the lack of iodine in the diet of cattle effects their thyroid levels," he said. | "The weather had been quite wet, so the iodine had been washed out of the ground, and the lack of iodine in the diet of cattle effects their thyroid levels," he said. |
| "After adding iodine into their diet, we saw improvement in the rates of pregnancy." | "After adding iodine into their diet, we saw improvement in the rates of pregnancy." |
| Ms Jones had developed thyroid issues in the past and realised it might be linked to her own pregnancy problems. | Ms Jones had developed thyroid issues in the past and realised it might be linked to her own pregnancy problems. |
| "We always watch the farming programme but when I heard Cen talking about the problems in dead calves, I sat up and started to listen more carefully," she said. | |
| "The words he was using and how he described the problems, I just knew that was me." | |
| Ms Jones began adding an iodine supplement to her diet and took a recording of the programme to her doctor. | |
| She was referred to a thyroid specialist at Wrexham Maelor hospital and soon, her son Gwil was born. | She was referred to a thyroid specialist at Wrexham Maelor hospital and soon, her son Gwil was born. |
| Ms Jones has now met the vet to thank him personally. | Ms Jones has now met the vet to thank him personally. |
| "Cen will always have a big part in Gwil's life," she said. |