Yu smɔl pikin gɛt kɔf bak? (Cough) Mek wi tok abaut dis!

Yu no se fɔ kɔf na rili natura difens mɛkanism na wi bɔdi? Yɛs, kɔf na we fɔ mek di say dɛn we di briz de blo, dat na di say dɛn we di briz de kɔmɔt na di trot ɛn chɛst, klin. Dis kin ɛp fɔ pul tin dɛn we nɔ nid lɛk mɔkus ɛn dɔst. Bɔt, i nɔmal fɔ mek mama ɔ papa fil bad bad wan we wi smɔl pikin gɛt kɔf. Bɔrku tɛm, di kɔf we smɔl pikin dɛn kin kɔf na wan vayrɔs kin kam wit am ɛn i kin bɛtɛ fɔ insɛf insay sɔm dez. Bɔt sɔmtɛm dis kɔf kin tranga smɔl ɛn kin bi sayn fɔ ɔda sik. So, lɛ wi si aw fɔ no bɔt dis kɔf, wetin yu kin du na os, ɛn ustɛm yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ.

Wetin yu kin du na os we yu gɛt kɔf?

Nɔ panik we yu smɔl pikin bigin fɔ kɔf. Bɔku tɛm, simpul tin dɛn we yu kin du na os kin mek yu fil fri.

Na "barking dog" kof? Ɔ na krop kɔf?

Sɔntɛnde, mɔ na nɛt, smɔl pikin dɛn kin gɛt kɔf we de ala lawd wan ɛn we de chok ɛn we tan lɛk dɔg we de ala. Wi kin kɔl am kropi kɔf . Sɔntɛnde lɛk dis, yu kin tek yu pikin ɛn de na batrum we gɛt stim fɔ lɛk 20 minit so. Klos di batrum domɔt ɛn opin di ɔt wata tap fɔ ful-ɔp am wit stim. We yu blo dis stim, di say dɛn we yu kin blok kin opin smɔl, ɛn di kɔf kin kɔmɔt.

Gi bɔku wata fɔ drink

I nɔ fayn fɔ gɛt dray trot we yu gɛt kɔf. So gi yu pikin bɔku wata .

• If yu pikin stil de gi in mama in bɛlɛ nɔmɔ, gi am in mama in bɛlɛ ɔltɛm.
• If yu pikin de drink fɔmula, gi dat bak.
• If yu pikin dɔn big smɔl, yu kin gi am tin dɛn lɛk kol wata ɛn fresh frut jus (we nɔ gɛt atifishal switin).
• Bɔt mɛmba se , nɔ gi drink dɛn we gɛt kabon lɛk soda, ɔ sitrus drink lɛk lɛmon ɛn ɔrɛnj. Dɛn tin ya kin mek yu trot we dɔn ɔlrɛdi de at bikɔs ɔf di kol, vɛks mɔ.

Mɔstɔ de na di rum.

If yu ebul, kip wan kol-mist humidifier na yu pikin in rum. Dis go mek di briz we de na di rum gɛt bɔku bɔku wata ɛn ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt dray kɔf ɛn trot we de at. Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ mek dis mashin klin, if nɔto dat, i kin mek sik dɛn skata.

Yu nos dɔn blok?

Sɔntɛnde, wit kɔf, yu nos kin blok ɛn i kin at fɔ blo. If na so i bi, yu kin put sɔm salin nos drop, we yu kin bay na di famasi, insay yu nos. Dis go ɛp fɔ mek di mucus lɔs ɛn mek i izi fɔ kɔmɔt. Dis kin rili yusful fɔ smɔl pikin dɛn.

I rili impɔtant!

Nɔ ɛva gi kɔf ɔ kol mɛrɛsin to pikin dɛn we nɔ rich siks (6) ia yet we yu nɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays. Dɔn bak, nɔ gi dɛn kɔf drɔp, we dɛn kin gi pikin dɛn as kɔf mɛrɛsin. Dɛn kin rili denja, mɔ fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn.

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

If di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu kin yuz na os nɔ kin mek i nɔ kɔf, ɔ if yu pikin gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya, i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .

• If di kɔf bad bad wan, if i so bad dat dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ stɔp am (siv kɔf spasm ɔ atak).
• If yu mek wan sawnd we rili ay, we yu de blo we yu de blo, dɛn kin kɔl dis stridor. Dis min se blok de sɔmsay na di say we di briz de blo.
• If yu mek ‘whoosh...whoosh...’ sawnd frɔm yu chɛst we yu de blo, dɛn kin kɔl am wisɛf. Yu kin si dis bak pan tin dɛm lɛk asma.
• If di kɔf dɔn de go fɔ pas wan wik , ɔ if i tan lɛk se i de wɔs de go de.
• If yu gɛt kɔf di sem tɛm ɛvri ia , ɔ if yu fil lɛk se yu de kɔf afta yu dɔn gɛt sɔm patikyula tin, lɛk pɔlin, dɔst, ɔ pet dander (dis kin bi sayn fɔ alɛji).
• If yu gɛt fiva fɔ pas tu ɔ tri dez wit kɔf.
• If yu pikin nɔ rich 3 mɔnt ɛn i gɛt kɔf, nɔ tink se na nɔmal tin. Si dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm, bikɔs yɔŋ bebi dɛn kin rili fil bad.
• if di pikin de brith fast fast (Rapid breathing) , כ if i lεk se i de gεt at fכ brith (di bεlε flat, i lεk se di chεst de go insay - de wok tranga wan fכ brith).
• If yu pikin in lip, fes, ɔ in tɔŋ tɔn blu ɔ rili pale, afta ɔ we i de kɔf, dis min se i nɔ de gɛt inof ɔksijɛn. Dɛn kɔl dis saynosis. Dis na sik we nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ kwik kwik wan!

I rili impɔtant fɔ yu pikin in sef fɔ mek yu no gud gud wan bɔt dɛn sik ya.

Wetin yu kin du fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt bɔku kɔf?

Wan wɔd de we se, "I bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt sik pas fɔ trit am afta i dɔn bigin." So, sɔm tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ ridyus di chans fɔ gɛt kɔf.

• Tek tɛm wit asma ɔ alɛji:If yu pikin dɔn ɔlrɛdi gɛt asma, ɔ gɛt alɛji to tin dɛn lɛk dɔst, pɔlin, ɔ sɔm it dɛn, fala di tritmɛnt plan we yu dɔktɔ dɔn gi yu. Dis go mek di chans fɔ mek pɔsin kɔf nɔ bɔku.
• Nɔ de fa frɔm pipul dɛn we de smok ɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt kol: Protɛkt yɔŋ pikin dɛn frɔm sigrɛt smok kpatakpata. Dɔn bak, nɔ tek yu smɔl pikin dɛn nia pipul dɛn we gɛt kol ɛn fiva.
• Gi di rayt vaysin: I impɔtant fɔ gi wi pikin dɛn di rayt vaysin di rayt tɛm. Dɛn vaysin ya de protɛkt frɔm sik dɛn we de mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ blo fayn we kin mek pɔsin kɔf bad bad wan, lɛk nyumonia ɛn kɔf.
• Tich di rayt we fɔ kɔf ɛn sniz: Tich yɔŋ pikin dɛn fɔ kɔba dɛn mɔt ɛn nos wit di kruk na dɛn ɛlbo we dɛn de kɔf ɔ sniz. Nɔto wit dɛn an. Dis go mek di jem dɛn nɔ go skata.
• Wash yu an ɔltɛm: Wi ɔl no aw i impɔtant fɔ was wi an fayn fayn wan wit sop. Tich dis abit to yu pikin dɛn bak. Lɛ wi du di sem tin.

Fɔ dɔn, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl (Take-Home Message) .

Mi padi, a tink se yu ɔndastand bɔku tin bɔt kɔf naw. Mɛmba se, pan ɔl we sɔntɛnde fɔ kɔf na nɔmal tin, i kin bi sayn bak fɔ sɔntin we siriɔs, mɔ pan yɔŋ pikin dɛn.

Simpul mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz na os kin mek pɔsin fil fayn. Bɔt if yu gɛt ɛni dawt ɔ fred, ɔ if yu notis ɛni wan pan di wɔnin sayn dɛn we a bin dɔn tɔk bɔt, nɔ ɛva delay fɔ go to dɔktɔ.

Yu pikin in wɛlbɔdi na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl. So, nɔ shem fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛnitɛm. Wi de wish una ɔl gud wɛlbɔdi!

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