Delayed progress. Parenting tasks that increase ICP.

Here is a list of things that will increase the pressure in your brain:

• Picking up or maneuvering your toddler, even on the floor

• Getting up and down from the floor.

• Tracking and following your toddler visually.

• Turning your head rapidly, either to avoid damage from your toddler or keep up with them

• Chasing them, dancing, helping them jump while sitting down and not lifting will increase your ICP

• Bending forward to feed, help with potty, any physical task really while bending head down

• Then of course the obvious things like putting them in a high chair, putting them in their better crib, lifting them into the car seat. These are obvious. I didn’t know some of these other things were delayed in my healing.

I’m being told that I need to further step back. I need to sit in the chair with my back supported while with him. I need to accept the help that is here.

I need more breaks. I need more quiet.

I need to stop constantly helping and to give up control.