Yu leg dɛn kin swel we yu gɛt bɛlɛ? (Edema) Mek wi tok abaut dis!

Bɔku tɛm, as mama we go bi mama, we yu leg dɛn swel, mɔ yu anklɛ dɛn, dat kin mek yu mɔna yu smɔl. Na tru tru wan kɔmɔn, pan ɔl we i kin anɔynt smɔl, we bɔku mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ kin gɛt. Bɔt pan ɔl we na kɔmɔn tin, i impɔtant fɔ no wetin mek i kin apin, wetin wi kin du bɔt am, ɛn ustɛm wi fɔ bisin mɔ bɔt am. So lɛ wi tɔk mɔ bɔt am tide, nɔto so?

Wetin mek mi leg dɛn kin swel we a gɛt bɛlɛ?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, we yu gɛt bɛlɛ, yu bɔdi kin chenj bɔku tin dɛn. Wan na dat yu gɛt mɔ wata na yu bɔdi pas aw yu kin gɛt. Wan ɔda wan na dat, as yu pikin de gro, yu uterus sɛf de gro. dis uterus we de gro kin put prεshכn pan di big vein dεm we de kכri bכdi frכm yu leg dεm to yu at. We dɛn tu tin ya kam togɛda, wata kin gɛda na yu leg, mɔ yu anklɛ ɛn fut, ɛn dis kin mek dɛn swel. Dis na wetin wi de kɔl am wit mɛrɛsin `(Edema)`.

Dis swel kin notis mɔ as di pikin de kam nia, dat na, insay di las mɔnt dɛn . Dis swel kin go ɔp smɔl bak as di de de go ɛn na ivintɛm, ɔ pan de dɛn we di ples wam.

Bɔt na smɔl tin ya we wi fɔ mɛmba. Pan ɔl we i nɔmal fɔ gɛt smɔl swel na yu leg ɛn ankles, if yu gɛt bɔku swel na yu fes ɛn an wantɛm wantɛm, i kin bi sayn fɔ wan sik we rili siriɔs, lɛk prɛeklampsia. Wi go tɔk bɔt dat leta. Fɔ naw, lɛ wi si wetin dɛn kin du bɔt dis kɔmɔn swɛlin.

So wetin dɛn kin du bɔt dɛn leg dɛn ya we dɔn swel?

Okay, so sɔm simpul tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ridyus di diskɔmfɔt fɔ dɛn leg ya we dɔn swel, ɛn sɔntɛm ivin fɔ mek dɛn nɔ apin. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan wetin dɛn bi.

• Nɔ tinap fɔ lɔng tɛm:

Tink bɔt am, we yu tinap fɔ lɔng tɛm, yu wan ol bɔdi wet, ɛn di pikin in ɛkstra wet, ɔltin kin go dairekt to yu leg ɛn ankles, nɔto so? Dɔn blɔd ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we de na di bɔdi kin gɛda de ɛn swel mɔ. So, ridyus di tin dɛn we yu de tinap as yu ebul. Ivin we yu de wok, tray fɔ sidɔm ɛn es yu leg dɛn ɔp smɔl. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu na ticha, tek shɔt tɛm fɔ blo ɛn sidɔm ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul.

• We yu sidɔm, kip yu leg dɛn ɔp, nɔto fɔ krɔs.

We yu sidɔm na chia, i rili fayn if yu ebul fɔ kip yu leg dɛn pan smɔl stɔl ɔ chia. Dis go ɛp di wata we de gɛda na yu leg fɔ flɔ bak insay yu bɔdi, to yu at. Dɔn bak, nɔ krɔs yu leg dɛn we yu sidɔm. If yu du dat, i kin mek di blɔd nɔ go fayn ɛn i kin mek yu swel mɔ.

• If yu dɔn sidɔm na di sem pozishɔn fɔ lɔng tɛm, muv rawnd smɔl ɛn spre yu leg dɛn:

If yu de wok na ɔfis ɔ yu de du sɔntin we go mek yu sidɔm fɔ lɔng tɛm, grap ɛvri awa ɛn waka rawnd smɔl, rɔta yu anklɛ dɛn, ɛn wig yu fut finga dɛn. Dɛn smɔl smɔl tin ya kin ɛp fɔ mek di blɔd go fayn fayn wan.

• We yu de slip, tɔn to yu lɛft say ɛn slip:

Dis na sɔntin we bɔku dɔktɔ dɛn kin tɔk. wan big bכdi de we de rכn dכn di rayt say na wi bכdi, we dεn kכl di `(Inferior Vena Cava)`. Dis na wetin de kɛr di dɔti blɔd we de kɔmɔt na di leg dɛn go bak na di at. If yu slip na yu rayt say, di wet we di pikin gɛt na di bɛlɛ kin put prɛshɔn pan dis blɔd vesel. Dis go mek di blɔd nɔ go bak na di leg dɛn, ɛn dis go mek di blɔd swel mɔ ɛn mɔ. So, if yu slip na yu lɛft say, dat go ɛp fɔ ridyus dis prɛshɔn ɛn mek di blɔd kɔntinyu fɔ flɔ fayn fayn wan. Yu kin put pilo bak bitwin yu leg dɛn if nid de.

• Yuz spɛshal sɔpɔt stɔkin (Maternity Support Stockings):

Dis na tin wae yu fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ. Dis na spɛshal stɔking dɛn we de mek yu leg dɛn prɛshɔ ɛn mek blɔd ɛn wata nɔ gɛda na yu leg dɛn. Dɛn kin kam insay lɔng dɛn we kin rich na dɛn wes. If yu put dɛn bifo yu grap na bed na mɔnin, i go gi yu sɔpɔt to yu leg dɛn ɔl di de ɛn ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ swel. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ pik di rayt saiz fɔ yu.

• Drink bɔku wata:

Dis kin mek yu sɔprayz. "Wetin mek yu nid fɔ drink mɔ wata we yu bɔdi dɔn ɔlrɛdi swel?" Dis na bikɔs we yu bɔdi nɔ gɛt wata, i kin tink se, ‘O, wata nɔ de, wi nid fɔ kip di smɔl tin we wi gɛt.’ Dɔn di bɔdi kin tray fɔ ol mɔ wata, we kin mek i swel mɔ. So if yu drink inof klin wata ɔl di de, dat kin rili ɛp fɔ kɔntrol di swɛlin.

• Swim, ɔ de na di wata te to yu nɛk:

If yu ebul fɔ swim, na fayn ɛgzampul fɔ bɛlɛ ɛn i kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ swel. di haydrostatik prεshכn we de insay di wata de εp fכ muv di wata we pasmak frכm di tisu dεm na yu leg dεm bak insay yu bכdi vεsul dεm. If yu nɔ ebul fɔ swim, i fayn bak fɔ tinap na pul ɔ ɔda klin ples te yu nɛk insay wata fɔ sɔm tɛm.

• Ɛksesaiz ɔltɛm : .

I rili impɔtant fɔ du simpul ɛgzampul dɛn we fayn fɔ uman we gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn we yu dɔktɔ gri fɔ. Tin dɛn lɛk fɔ waka ɛn yoga kin mek di blɔd go fayn, ɛn dis kin ɛp bak fɔ mek yu nɔ swel. Bɔt mɛmba se nɔ du ɛksɛsayz te yu taya.

• Kip yu bɔdi kol we di wɛda wam ɛn wet:

Yu kin si bak se di swɛlin kin bɔku pan di de dɛn we di ples kin wam. So tray fɔ mek yu bɔdi kol as yu ebul. Wear layt klos we nɔ fit. If yu go na do insay di de, nɔ de na di san fɔ lɔng tɛm.

Impɔtant:Ɔl dɛn tin ya we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt na fɔ rilif di jenɛral swɛlin. If yu nɔ de gɛt ɛni rilif frɔm di swɛlin, ɔ if i tan lɛk se di swel de wɔs de go de, yu go mɔs go to yu dɔktɔ.

Pan ɔl we na nɔmal tin we leg dɛn we swel, yu tink se tɛm kin ɛva de we wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Yɛs, i rili bi. Nɔto ɔl di swɛlin na nɔmal tin. Sɔntɛnde i kin bi sayn fɔ wan sik we rili siriɔs . So, if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

• If yu fes swel wan wan, כ if yu gεt swel rawnd yu yay: Dis kin bi sayn fכ wan denja kכndyushכn we kin apin we uman bεlε we dεn kכl ``Prεklampsia.`` Prεklampsia na wan kכndyushכn we de sho se yu gεt hכy blכd prεshכn εn protin we de insay di urine. Dis kin afɛkt di mama ɛn di pikin.
• If mɔ swɛlin de na di an pas aw i kin bi.
• If swɛlin de wantɛm wantɛm ɛnisay na di bɔdi.
• If wan leg swel bad bad wan pas di ɔda wan, sɔntɛm wit rɛd ɛn pen na da leg de: Dis kin bi wan sik we dɛn kɔl Dip Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Dis na sik bak wae nid fɔ trit kwik kwik wan.

If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, nɔ jɔs tink se, "O, dis na jɔs nɔmal swɛlin." Si yu ɔbstetrician-gynecologist (OG) wantɛm wantɛm, ɔ go na ɔspitul. Dɛn go chɛk yu ɛn gi yu di advays dɛn we yu nid.

So, na sɔm tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt!

Okay, wi don tok plenti nau, no bi so? So, frɔm ɔl dis, di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl we wi fɔ mɛmba na dɛn wan ya:

1. I kɔmɔn fɔ mek yu fut ɛn yu anklɛ dɛn swel we yu gɛt bɛlɛ. dis de bi fכ di inkrεs fכ di wata we de rεtεn εn di prεshכn we de kכmכt frכm di uterus we de gro.

2. Bɔku simpul tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ɛp fɔ pul dis kɔmɔn swɛlin. Tin dɛn lɛk fɔ es wi leg ɔp, fɔ drink wata, ɛn fɔ slip na wi lɛft say.

3. Bɔt wi fɔ rili tek tɛm wit sɔm swɛlin . Ɛspɛshali if swɛlin de wantɛm wantɛm na di fes, an, ɔ if sɔm sayn dɛn de lɛk fɔ swel bad bad wan na wan leg nɔmɔ, i kin bi sayn fɔ siriɔs sik lɛk `(Preeclampsia)` ɔ `(DVT)`.

4. If yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn wɔnin sayn ya , go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

5. Stay in kɔntakt wit yu dɔktɔ ɔl di tɛm we yu gɛt bɛlɛ. Aks fɔ ɛni kwɛstyɔn we yu go gɛt.

Insay dis fayn fayn waka fɔ bi mama, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu ɛn yu pikin no bɔt dɛn smɔl smɔl chenj ya na yu bɔdi. So, a op se dɛn tru tin ya go yusful to yu. Yu fɔ gɛt bɛlɛ we gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn we gɛt gladi at!

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