Kɔmɔn Kɔl na Pikin dɛn: Na dis na aw fɔ trit am na os!

Yu smɔl pikin kin gɛt kol ɔltɛm? Oh yes, i rili kɔmɔn fɔ mek pikin dɛn gɛt kol lɛk et tɛm insay di ia, sɔntɛm ivin mɔ. Infakt, na di kol we kin kɛr yɔŋ pikin dɛn go to dɔktɔ bɔku tɛm. So pan ɔl we yu go tink se nɔto big tin, wi kin stil wɔri we wi smɔl pikin gɛt prɔblɛm, nɔto so? Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk wetin na kol, wetin yu kin du na os fɔ am, ɛn ustɛm yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ.

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Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ kol? Chek fɔ si if yu pikin gɛt dɛn tin ya...

Naw lɛ wi si us sayn dɛn pikin dɛn kin sho we dɛn gɛt kol. Dɛn kin gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn tin ya:

• Yu nos de fil lɛk se i dɔn stɔp? Ɔ na rɔn? Fɔs, di wata we de kɔmɔt na di wata go tan lɛk wata, bɔt afta wan ɔ tu dez, i kin tik smɔl ɛn tɔn yɔlɔ ɔ grɛn. Dis na nɔmal tin, ɛn nɔ wɔri if di wata we de kɔmɔt na di wata chenj in kɔlɔ, bikɔs i nɔ min se yu gɛt baktriyal infɛkshɔn.
• Yu fil lɛk se yu trot de it ɔ yu de at? Yu kin fil smɔl tikl na yu trot, ɔ yu kin fil pen smɔl we yu de tɔk ɔ swɛla it.
• Bɔku tɛm yu kin gɛt wata we de rɔn na yu nos? If yu gɛt bɔku bɔku nos dɛn we de rɔn insay wan row, na sayn bak we de sho se yu gɛt kol.
• Yu tink se pɔsin kin kɔf? I kin bigin as dray kɔf fɔs, ɛn afta dat i kin divɛlɔp to kɔf wit swɛt.
• Yu se, "Mama, mi ed de at?" Yu kin gɛt smɔl ed pen.
• Yu kin fil wam ɔ yu gɛt smɔl fiva? I kin bi smɔl fiva, wit smɔl bɔdi wam, we nɔ gɛt ay fiva.
• Yu tink se i tan lɛk se i rili taya ɛn i nɔ gɛt layf? Pikin we de rɔn ɔltɛm kin jɔs taya smɔl ɛn nɔ kin lɛk fɔ ple.
• Yu dɔn ridyus di it ɛn drink we yu de it? Yu nɔ go want fɔ it igen, bikɔs yu trot de at ɔ bikɔs yu bɔdi nɔ fayn.

Wetin yu kin du na os fɔ trit kol?

Okay, naw we di pikin gɛt kol ɛn i de gɛt prɔblɛm, sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du na os. Dɛn tin ya go mek di pikin fil fayn.

• Mɛrɛsin fɔ fiva ɛn bɔdi pen:If yu gɛt smɔl fiva ɔ yu bɔdi de at, yu kin gi Paracetamol ɔ Ibuprofen lɛk aw di dɔktɔ tɛl yu. Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ fala di doz we de na di mɛrɛsin paket, akɔdin to di pikin in ej ɛn wet, ɛn aw ɔltɛm fɔ gi am. Nɔ inkrisayz ɔ ridyus di amount of mɛrɛsin lɛk aw yu fil.
• We yu inhal stim: If yu put smɔl stim na di rum, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔs nɔ bɔku ɛn yu nɔ gɛt bɔku bɔku wata. If yu gɛt kol-mist humidifier, yuz am. If yu nɔ gɛt wan, lɔk di batrum domɔt, opin di ɔt wata tap fɔ sɔm tɛm, ɛn ol yu pikin na di stim fɔ sɔm tɛm. Bɔt nɔ mek yu pikin kam nia di ɔt wata tumɔs we yu de blo di stim, bikɔs i kin bɔn dɛn. Kip distans we sef.
• Salin fɔ nos we dɔn stɔp: If yu nos stɔp ɛn yu gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo, yu kin yuz salin sɔlvushɔn we de na di famasi, lɛk salin nos drɔp ɔ salin nos sprɛy. Put sɔm drɔp dɛn na ɛni nos, dɔn afta sɔm tɛm, di mכkus go lɔs ɛn ɛp fɔ kɔmɔt.
• Fɔ klin pikin in nos: Bebi dɛn we rili yɔŋ, lɛk pikin dɛn we de smɔl, nɔ kin ebul fɔ blo dɛn nos. If na so i bi, yu kin yuz rɔba bɔl sirinj fɔ pul ɛni mכkus na di nos jisnɔ. Aks yu dɔktɔ ɔr famili wɛl bɔdi wokman fɔ instrɔkshɔn bɔt aw fɔ yuz dis.
• Praktis fɔ blo in nos: If yu pikin dɔn big smɔl ɛn i dɔn ɔndastand in ej, praktis fɔ blo in nos fayn fayn wan, was am wit tisu, dɔn was am.
• Drink bɔku wata: Dis rili impɔtant. If yu drink bɔku wata, i kin ɛp fɔ mek wata nɔ go insay yu bɔdi ɛn i kin mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku bɔku wata.
• If yu de gi pikin in mama in bɛlɛ, gi yu pikin in mama in milk ɔltɛm, ɔ gi am fɔmula milk if yu de gi am.
• Fɔ big pikin dɛn, wata na di bɛst. Ɔda we de fɔ gi yu ɔral rihaydreshɔn sɔlt (ORS) we dɛn dɔn sɔlv insay wata. If yu de gi frut jus, dil am wit smɔl wata.
• Bɔt nɔ gi drink we gɛt kafin, lɛk ti, kɔfi, ɛn chɔklɛt drink, dis tɛm. I nɔ fayn bak fɔ gi bɔku swit drink.
• Tek tɛm wit kɔf ɛn kol mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu kin bay na kɔt: Nɔ ɛva gi pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 6 ia yet kɔf ɛn kol mɛrɛsin we yu kin bay we yu nɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays . Dɛn mɛrɛsin ya kin mek yɔŋ pikin dɛn gɛt sɔm bad bad tin dɛn. Ivin fɔ pikin dɛn we dɔn pas 6 ia , i bɛtɛ ɔltɛm fɔ go to dɔktɔ bifo yu gi dɛn kayn mɛrɛsin ya.
• Nɔ ɛva gi aspirin!: Nɔ gi aspirin to yɔŋ pikin dɛn (we nɔ rich 18 ia yet) fɔ fiva ɔ fɔ ɛni ɔda rizin.I kin mek pɔsin gɛt Reye’s syndrome, we na wan sik we rili denja bɔt we nɔ kin bɔku ɛn we kin afɛkt di bren ɛn di liva. So, paracetamol ɔ ibuprofen fayn fɔ fiva ɛn pen.
• Ɔni fɔ kɔf: Dɛn kin gi wan ti spɔnj ɔni to pikin we dɔn pas wan ia fɔ kɔf ɔ trot we de at. I go gi wi sɔm rilif. Bɔt i nɔ fayn fɔ gi ɔni to bebi dɛn we nɔ rich wan ia yet. dis na biכs di risk de fכ mek dεn gεt wan denja kכndyushכn we dεn kכl `(Infant botulism)`.

If yu gɛt sayn dɛn lɛk dis, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ!

Bɔrku tɛm, kol go dɔn insay sɔm dez ɔr wan wik. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, smɔl smɔl prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin. So if yu pikin gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, nɔ wet igen ɛn go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

• If i tan lɛk se di sayn dɛm fɔ kol de wɔs de go de, ɔ if i nɔr dɔn stɔp fɔ pas wan wik.
• If yu gɛt difrɛn kayn kɔf (dɛn kin kɔl am bak ``Krɔp'') we de sawnd lɛk dɔg we de bark ɔ wan grup we de fɛt, ɔ if di kɔf rili bad, i de mek yu swɛla, ɛn yu nɔ go ebul fɔ stɔp am.
• If i tan lɛk se i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ blo, yu de swɛt, fil yu chɛst de go insay we yu de blo, ɔ yu lip ɔ yu tɔŋ de tɔn blu (dis na imejensi! Go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm).
• If yu pikin gɛt ay fiva (fɔ ɛgzampul, pas 102°F ɔ 38.9°C), ɛn i tan lɛk se i rili vɛks ɔ i nɔ wɛl. Ɛspɛshali fɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 3 mɔnt yet, if yu fil se dɛn gɛt smɔl fiva (we pas 100.4°F ɔ 38°C), i kin siriɔs, so kɛr dɛn go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.
• If di fiva kɔntinyu fɔ pas 5 dez.
• Di trot we de at kin so bad dat di pikin nɔ kin gri fɔ it ɔ drink, ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ swɛla ɛnitin.
• If di ed pen kɔntinyu pan ɔl we yu tek paracetamol ɔ ibuprofen, ɔ if di ed at rili bad.
• If yu nɛk so stif dat yu nɔ go ebul fɔ tɔn am to wan say, if i de at, if i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ luk di layt, if yu de vɔmit, ɔ if yu de wund yusɛf, dɛn tin ya bak na sayn dɛn we de sho se yu gɛt denja.
• If yu de tɔk bɔt yu yes we de at, ɔ if yu de kray we yu de ol yu yes.
• If di pikin de slip pas aw i kin slip, ɔ if i at fɔ wek am.

If yu si sɔntin lɛk dis, i go fayn fɔ mek yu aks dɔktɔ fɔ advays pas fɔ jɔs se, "Lɛ wi si tumara."

Wetin yu go du fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt kol at? "Privenshɔn bɛtɛ pas fɔ mɛn!"

I bɛtɛ fɔ ridyus di chans fɔ gɛt kol pas fɔ sɔfa wit am, nɔto so? So sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ protɛkt wi smɔl pikin dɛn frɔm dis pandemik. I rili impɔtant fɔ tich wi pikin dɛn dɛn tin ya ɛn praktis dɛn.

• Tich dɛn fɔ de fa frɔm pipul dɛn we sik. If yu si pɔsin de kɔf ɔ sniz, tɛl am fɔ de fa frɔm am ɛn nɔ go nia am.
• Kip dɛm fa frɔm ples dɛm we pipul dɛm de smok, dat na ples dɛm we gɛt ``sɛkɔnd smok.`` Sigrɛt smok de wik di we aw yɔŋ pikin dɛn de blo, we de mek dɛn sik bad bad wan.
• Tich dɛn fɔ was dɛn an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata ɔltɛm. Dis rili impɔtant! Dɛn fɔ laf dɛn an wit sop ɛn wata fɔ at le 20 sɛkɔn (di tɛm we dɛn kin tek fɔ siŋ di Hapi Batde siŋ tu tɛm). Mɔ:
• Bifo yu it.
• Afta i dɔn go na di bafa.
• Afta yu dɔn skrach ɛn was di nos.
• Afta i dɔn ple wit di ɔda pikin dɛn.
• Afta i dɔn go na do ɛn kam bak na os.

We sop ɛn wata nɔ de, yu kin yuz bak wan tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ was yu an we gɛt rɔm.

• Tich yu pikin fɔ kɔf ɔ sniz insay in ɛlb ɔ wan tisu instead fɔ kɔba in mɔt wit in an. We dεn kכba dεn mכt wit dεn an, di jεm dεm kin gεt pan dεn an dεn kin spre to εvritin we dεn tכch. If dɛn yuz tisu, tich dɛn fɔ trowe am na di dɔti wantɛm wantɛm.
• Gi yu pikin gud it we gɛt fayn fayn tin dɛn fɔ it ɛn mek shɔ se i slip fayn. If yu it fayn fayn it (wit bɔku vɛjitebul, frut, ɛn grɛn) ɛn slip fayn, dat go mek yu pikin gɛt mɔ imuniti, we na di bɔdi in ebul fɔ fɛt sik.
• Klin yu pikin in tɔys ɛn tin dɛn we i kin tɔch ɔltɛm (lɛk domɔt knob, tebul) ɔltɛm.
• As yu ebul, nɔ kɛr yu pikin go na say dɛn we pipul dɛn kin bɔku, mɔ di tɛm we sik dɛn lɛk kol kin kam.

Fɔ dɔn, di impɔtant tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba na dɛn...

So, naw yu no se i rili kɔmɔn fɔ lɛ smɔl pikin dɛn gɛt kol. So nɔ wɔri we yu nɔ nid fɔ wɔri.

Bɔrku tɛm, kol nɔr kin gɛt denja sik, ɛn e go sɔlv insɛf insay sɔm dez wae dɛn de kia fɔ am na os.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ trit yu pikin wit lɔv, gi am di rɛst we i nid, ɛn gi am bɔku wata. If i gɛt fiva ɔ in bɔdi de at, gi am sɔntin lɛk paracetamol. Bɔt if i gɛt ɛni wan pan di sayn dɛn we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, nɔ west tɛm ɛn go to dɔktɔ.

Mɛmba se antibayɔtik nɔ de mɛn kol. Dɔn bak, nɔ gi ɔni to bebi dɛn we nɔ rich wan ia yet.

Tink bɔt di we dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt dis sik bak. Nɔ ɛva skip fɔ was yu an.

If yu no dɛn tin ya ɛn du wetin yu want, ilɛksɛf yu smɔl pikin gɛt kol, i go wɛl kwik ɛn bigin fɔ rɔn ɛn ple bak. A de wish yu ɛn yu famili gud wɛlbɔdi!

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