Mothers of the Mushroom - Psilocybin Research & Resources for Families

Demographic Overview

The research surveyed a diverse group of 411 participants across various age ranges, family structures and cultural backgrounds across multiple continents.

Age of Mothers

Age of Mothers at First Birth

Mothers Began Ingesting During Different Life Stages

While most mothers began ingesting mushrooms before pregnancy, many ingested after giving birth and very few begin during pregnancy.

Of the 411 participants, 237 or 57% ingested psilocybin while breastfeeding and 178 or 43% ingested psilocybin while pregnant, with no reported fatalities.

About the MOTM

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The Story

how many children do you have?

how many pregnancies have you had?

how old were you when you gave birth?

what are your childrens' ages?

did any of those end in early release? (miscarriage, still birth or abortion?) if so, can you share a little about those experience?

what surprised you about the mushroom journey?

Protocol & Dosing

with psilocybin, what has been your dosing experience?

how long did you dose for?

if microdosing, what size would you have? (.1 - 1gram)

in what form were you ingesting the mushroom?

how often did you dose?

if you were on a protocol, what protocol did you follow?

did you have any support with dosing?

when did you start ingesting mushrooms?

Pregnancy

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms before your pregnancy?

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms during your pregnancy?

what benefits did you notice in your pregnancy?

Postpartum & Breastfeeding

why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth?

did you ingest mushrooms while breastfeeding?

did you notice any benefits to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?

did you notice any challenges to a) yourself b) to your baby and what were the benefits when ingesting mushrooms while breastfeeding?

Parenting

what benefits did you notice in your parenting that you attribute to the mushroom?

what were the unwanted effects or challenges of ingesting mushrooms while parenting?

what benefits have you noticed about your children that you attribute to the mushroom?

Summary

what would you like to say to other mothers & pregnant/birthing people about your own experience?

would you recommend this path to other people?

Mothers

Demographic Overview

Age of Mothers

Age of Mothers at First Birth

Mothers Began Ingesting During Different Life Stages

Of the 411 participants, 237 or 57% ingested psilocybin while breastfeeding and 178 or 43% ingested psilocybin while pregnant, with no reported fatalities.

have a story?

in 2019, I asked the question,

“How do psilocybin mushrooms impact pregnancy, breastfeeding, postpartum and beyond?”

Mothers

Demographic Overview

Age of Mothers

Age of Mothers at First Birth

Mothers Began Ingesting During Different Life Stages

Of the 411 participants, 237 or 57% ingested psilocybin while breastfeeding and 178 or 43% ingested psilocybin while pregnant, with no reported fatalities.

have a story?

in 2019, I asked the question,“How do psilocybin mushrooms impact pregnancy, breastfeeding, postpartum and beyond?”

About the MOTM

The Story

Protocol & Dosing

Pregnancy

Postpartum & Breastfeeding

Parenting

Summary

in 2019, I asked the question,

“How do psilocybin mushrooms impact pregnancy, breastfeeding, postpartum and beyond?”