| 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? | why did you choose to ingest mushrooms after you gave birth? | in what form were you ingesting the mushroom? | About the MOTM |
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| No | I never breast fed for medical reasons | Not yet | Connection, expansion, self exploration | teas, whole, powdered, Chocolate bars | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I did notice my energy is lighter and of course more connected. My friends and i also noticed my baby was definitely feeling the effects of them also looking glary eyed and a little confused | I felt lighter amd more in tune and playful! | To have fun and connect mainly | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Innumerable benefits, helping me feel my feelings and connect with myself and others and my baby | No | Still healing traumas | pastes, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Absolutely. I was calmer, more stable, more emotionally regulated, clearer mind, better communication and presence between myself and baby, and he has developed so fast and so well for his age. | I mostly had moments of worry that he would be overly sensitive to his environment but then I remembered “he’s a baby and this is normal” rather than feeding that worry. Some intrusive thoughts still came in. | Necessary - I felt it was the best option and one that I knew the territory well. I chose it over an over the counter drug I didn’t want to ingest for myself let alone while breastfeeding | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Increased connection to my intuitive maternal self. More patience and empathic. Constructive adressing conflicts. Baby more balanced. | - | To help my body/mind/soul through this rite of passage and connect to a deeper consciousness in raising 2 humans at the same time. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt more of a connection with my baby | Challenges have been not having the time to properly focus on myself and my needs during the process. | To help with my mental health | capsules, pastes, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I decided to microdose at the beginning of 2021. I went through a spiritual awakening right after the pandemic, and losing my job and apartment. My mindset changed completely out of nowhere. Previously I was abusing alcohol, narcotics, & other drugs. I was reckless and often left my son in the care of my mom. I was not active nor eating healthy. My whole life was in shambles and I chose to break free. During this, I stumbled on a microdosing community. I had taken psilocybin mushrooms before, but at the time I was abusing prescription pain and anxiety medication so I felt nothing. I decided to slowly ease my way in by microdosing other plant medicines and doing tons of research. Finally, the mushrooms found me and I decided it was time. I started by taking .5 grams and it was a blissful and eye opening experience. Next thing you know, I stumble on another microdose community and I am presented with beautiful offerings of medicine. Medicine curated with love and healing intention. There are a bunch of scammers out here, but I used my intuition and now she is one of the only people I choose to go through. I chose microdosing to break free from generational curses. I chose microdosing to connect with myself and with my ancestors. I chose microdosing to be a more gentle and patient mother and person. I chose microdosing to stray from toxicity. I chose microdosing to relieve myself of trauma. I chose microdosing to ail my anxiety and depression. I chose microdosing to get sober. I choose microdosing for a better, meaningful and mindful life and I will always choose microdosing because I feel free in a world that wants to control. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered, Chocolate, gummies, honey | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | i am soooooo much more patient and understand of my sons learning world, i seriously wouldn’t be able to realize and connect and respond instead of react to him. my son is so healthy and thriving his milestone. | i produced soooo much milk. | my ppd got so bad i wasn’t getting out of bed, because lazy, disassociated with everything, i loved my son but i didn’t feel strong connection like i was told i would. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | Started having anxiety that affects my everyday life(agoraphobia) and trying to treat it without pharmaceuticals. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | Unrelated | Unrelated | When I was younger, I had crazy good experiences while having fun with psychedelics. I fully believed that they were a path to healing. I was in active addiction when I was pregnant with my first child. 3 years later, with the 2nd child I was sober however for years afterwards the healing process hadn’t really began. All the while I was doing research on the positive affects that psychedelics could have on your mental state and all around improvement in quality of life. I finally decided to try a Paul Staments microdosing protocol. At the end of week 2, I noticed how less edgy I was, more able to see things from different perspectives, and able to be more present when I was with my children. I gave up pharmaceuticals, and the western medicine approach. I began working with a holistic doctor of sorts and chose to continue to use plant medicine to guide me. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt more grounded, lighter, joyful, present. My baby’s energy reflected the same. I receive comments daily on how calm and alert she is. She smiles and giggles often. | The only challenges were the “disapproving” narratives that played in my head and the fear of the unknown. Benefits I noticed were all the symptoms that came with falling hormones postpartum (depression, anxiety, low energy, intrusive thoughts etc) disappeared pretty rap... | More anxious and intrusive thoughts. Desire to live more heart centered and grow my intuition. Help heal, be present, enjoy all of life’s little moments. Allow for more gratitude and curious in my day. Become more comfortable working with the spirit so I can help guide others do the same. | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Helped me feel in tune and connected to my body and baby, helped me with stress and anxiety and to drop in to my pregnancy | To manage all of the above, plus PPD and PTSD from the toxic relationship with my daughters father | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | By far the most expressive and communicative kids. | Felt like the puzzle pieces were being reformed and I went from tolerating motherhood to embracing and thriving into this journey | My CPtsd was ripped wide open after birth and after being medically retired from the military due to the effects of abuse and sexual assault. I couldn’t function without my world feeling like it was on fire. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| I didn't as much during pregnancy than after but when I did I felt more aligned, more conscious of the process my body was going through, more interest in my well-being, reduced stress, more connected to my baby. Feeling supported by the world around me, was also able to sin... | See previous answer- in summary: I experienced severe post partum depression and at the time I didn't have access to psilocybin and decided to seek treatment the traditional and clinical route via talk therapy and psychiatric care with no major resolve. Later on I found access to psilocybin and started microdosing again and seeking community. Eventually got completely off of the psychiatric medications and started going to a counseling center that is informed of psychedelics and integration work and started seeing drastic improvement in a matter of 6 months with all those combined: Microdosing, Continuing Education surrounding this topic, Community, & Integrative work with support via Counseling. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| I’ve been feeling less anxious about it, feeling more connected to the baby and to my body | I will continue to Microdose post birth to maintain that feeling of closeness to myself , to my partner, my baby and to community & beyond | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | Didn’t injest while breastfeeding | Didn’t injest while breastfeeding | Because I was aware of how much trauma and pain my body was holding from all three of my pregnancy experiences and although I found talk therapy and edmr light therapy helpful it was scratching the surface of what I knew was inside of me. | capsules, whole, powdered, Infused gunmies | 🍄 Read More |
| No | She is so so smart and always ahead of her milestones if not right on time I felt better about myself for a good period | Not that I correlated with microdosing | The same reasons as a above, the father came back but I wasn’t feeling safe anymore and just feared him leaving again so I felt I had to get stronger for myself and my baby in case he did | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt more connected with my baby, my baby is very calm & happy | No challenge | To help with ppd & ppa | capsules, Chocolage | 🍄 Read More |
| Improved mental states, less depression/anxiety | To help alleviate PPD, maintain mental health | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I didn’t feel scared, I felt so confident and connected to my baby. When I dosed. I had more energy, I felt what my baby needed before she cried | I went months without dosing and I had extreme anxiety I couldn’t leave my house. I had debilitating thoughts, that something bad would happen. My baby would cry and I felt I just didn’t know what to do. That’s when I decided to start using mushrooms. I kept it a secr... | The days that I felt I didn’t know what I was doing, not having support, having thoughts that I could not care for my baby .. that I wanted to walk away from my situation. I remembered mushrooms. It helped me realign and helped me connect with my baby and motherly spirit | teas, whole, I made a mushroom honey and chocolate that I would nibble on | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt more tuned in and my baby seemed to be tuned into that vibration as well. She was calm and would take in her surroundings. She's very intuitive. | No challenges at all! | The medicine brings me joy and makes me a better mother. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I did not notice any changes to baby but I believe the mushrooms helped me embrace the motherhood journey on a deeper level. | Above. | To help my post partum depression and begin healing into the new version of myself. | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I pumped for 7 weeks after my baby was stillborn. If I hadn’t have had the medicine I wouldn’t have survived her birth let alone pumping for 7 weeks. | N/a | I started working with the medicine in 2021 when I was 2 years postpartum which helped me heal alcoholism, smoking, emotional binge eating, emotional shopping and more. I continued to use the medicine throughout my following pregnancy and definitely afterwards to recover through the trauma and loss of my daughter but also to bring a state of acceptance to my soul around her loss. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes. It made us more connected, stronger more loving bond. | No, it was all positive. | I was losing myself in my baby. I needed to find myself and connect to my new reality in a Positive light. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was calmer and didn't mind going at a slower pace or relaxing with my baby. I don't know that I noticed any difference in him. | Microdosing didn't create any challenges. It helped me be calmer, which in return helped my baby reflect that also. | To help with depression. Rage and anxiety. Also, to connect with myself, find more passion in my life and just generally feel happier and healthier. | Gummies, tablets and chocolates. | 🍄 Read More |
| No | na | na | To open material I wasn't able to be with in "ordinary" consciousness. | Whole not while breast feeding or pregnant | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | To help with postpartum rage, anxiety and depression in order to be a better individual, parent and partner | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | I did not ingest while breastfeeding | I didn't ingest while breastfeeding | I had post Partum depression and was diagnosed with ptsd from child hood trauma | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | To heal so much trauma, to become a better mother to my son, to show up in the world as a whole person. Mushrooms in combination with therapy saved my life. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | yes, I was so much more attuned and developed incredible skills to regulate my mood, make healthy decisions and notice my nervous system needs to regulate and rest. Also felt more connected to people and the planet. I was able to have lot more eye contact with my baby and in... | The challenge was the everything become more clear. So on the days when I was very tired with no help and an overload of responsibilities and tasks I would put things aside to take care of my needs and my baby needs to rest. It become easier after a few weeks to adjust to th... | to integrate motherhood and personal growth with my intensions to be a better parent and citizen on society | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I haven’t breastfed while Microdosing yet. I look forward to feeling into it to see! | I will find out soon! | I will continue to stay connected to my most innate nature of spirit, connection and happiness | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | For ppd PPA | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I was more appreciative of the eternity it felt to do this mission as a breastfeeding mom. Breastfeeding is tough, and it helped me ease into the feeling and know that I chose it because it was best for me and my baby. My child has always been very observant and conscious of... | No challenges. Breastfeeding while microdosing made it more comfortable and an enjoyable experience , and an experience that was meant to be enjoyed. | I ingested them to help with my mental health. I also knew my tolerance for anything was very low so I didn’t have to take much. I was struggling a lot and wasn’t in a supportive relationship at ALL. I needed to help myself and wanted to know how to reach inside to do those things. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Many. I felt more supported (by myself and by mama nature) I was able to play and be more present w my babe. My babe was more alert and seemed to relax into their body more | I didn't notice any challenges | I felt the call | teas, Chocolates | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Happier and more calm | Even more connected to babe. She’s just happy as can be. Only cry’s when she’s hungry or wanting mama. | Immediately following birth in March 2023 our daughter got strep A (like strep throat) in her lungs. I got it in my uterus. We both went into septic shock. We both had to be revived multiple times. I lost my uterus and fallopian tubes in the process. I was in a coma. We both survived and are now thriving. But it was very traumatic. Losing my uterus was the only way to save my life. So having choice taken away. My fertility taken away so violently right after giving birth which is supposed to be such a sacred time, was horrible. The trauma of also almost losing my daughter was horrible. Microdosing saved my life. I was suicidal even on antidepressants. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | O just felt so much more relaxed and connected which helped me a lot and baby probably sense it too. I was in the process of weaning from breastfeeding I feel it made it easier for both of us as we took our time. | No | To help me integrate the transition of becoming a mother to support me in dealing with birth trauma and support me with fatigue and brain fog and a sense of feeling disconnected from myself | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Just me. Haven’t noticed a difference in my child. She is 17 months | No | Because I thought it could help me postpartum - and it did | Chocolates | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A) I felt more present and more positively connected to myself and my babies. I was more in tune w my babies’ needs B) I think my babies seemed more in tune with me and wanted to nurse more when microdosing | A) work at times became less important B) babies seemed to desire nursing more | I was looking for a way to integrate smaller ceremony into my life after giving birth to twins and not having the time and ability to be away for a full weekend ceremony container, and I began to explore mushrooms and microdosing to help me connect with myself and the awe of the present moment in my life. I struggled with significant PPA and some PPD after birthing my twins, and also struggled with having enough milk for them. | whole, powdered, Small flake off of a mushroom in tea or on its own | 🍄 Read More |
| Mood stabilization | Continuing therapy | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | Na | Na | Depression | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It definitely helped me with pp depression, and with regulating my emotions in a more healthy manner. I did notice that my child was not as cranky/colicky, not sure if that’s from a slight pass through the milk or if e was just feeding off my now better mental state/energy... | No | I started microdosing after my second born child to help with postpartum depression and rage, overwhelming emotions | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | All of the above benefits for me and for baby, I’d say she’s sleeping a lot longer at night & seems a lot happier since I stared dosing | Mostly the guilt of the unknown. The guilt of wanting to help my mental health; knowing the mushrooms will help, yet feeling guilty because of the unknown effects on babies… and a whole hell of a lot of judgement from others. | I chose to start micro dosing with my second because my post partum hit me like a truck. The transition from 1 to 2 was surprisingly hard and I was struggling to function. I knew I needed help being present, patient, and calm. The mushrooms helped tremendously and I feel they saved my life. They help me feel so much gratitude. I feel more patient with my babies and like I have more to be thankful for. It’s an entire perspective shift. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I noticed for myself I was able to be more present with my baby, helped with postpartum depression, helped me reflect on my birth, I noticed a deeper connection with my baby | Sometimes the dosing would be higher than anticipated, but I trusted that this was what I needed in the moment | Mental health, inner work, connect back to myself and my body, spiritual practice | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Not directly. | Only to myself. I became more aware of myself in the moment of becoming angry, spiteful and full of rage. | My emotions were out of my conscious control after having my second child. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a) more patience with the breastfeeding process b) a calm baby on days of microdosing benefits: less stress on those days and more meaningful productivity during the day | a) none other than how i would consume it due to time management (mixed in coffee or just plain licking the spoon) b) not that i can think of | to continue the magic | honey | 🍄 Read More |
| I noticed that it helped me being present in an accepting state. It helped with anxiety around birth and helped my nervous system after birth and to integrate my new reality. | . | pastes | 🍄 Read More | ||
| N’a | Well-being | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Deep connection & awareness to my baby. Knowledge of body positioning. Visions of birth. Dreams communicating with my baby. Felt supported mentally like an internal hug to the nervous system. | To continue to weave & integrate the deep & valuable lessons of motherhood. It was a supportive way for me to continue to learn about my journey from maiden to mother. To commune with my ancestors & Creator. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered, Honey shine tincture infused with magic | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | Yes | No | To help with parenting, self-connection, and spirituality. To holistically alleviate depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I think it has helped my daughter grow so much in her intelligence through neurogenesis. At the very least it’s helped me be a better mom which helps her have a better life | At 3.5 grams she seemed like it was a little intense but that could have been the fear in my perception or the setting | To help me move through the trauma of my unplanned c section and medical violence at the hospital. To reconnect with my higher self and be the best mom I can be, more present and more loving | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I'm happier, I desire to take care of myself to a greater degree, and I find it easier (and more compelling) to connect with my son. I'm still breastfeeding my son (he's nearly 4) and he has a robust immune system, is intelligent, empathetic, and is overall thriving. | I didn't notice any challenges besides the guilt/unknowns associated with microdosing while breastfeeding and the stigma I may have received from people around me. Overall, though, most of my friends were very understanding and supportive and I believe it is safe and benefit... | I felt thrusted into motherhood and my mental health was not great. I felt the immense pressure of raising a human while feeling like I didn't know how to even raise myself. I judged myself constantly, cried a lot, and felt hopeless while also knowing I was doing my best within my circumstances. Microdosing was something I had heard lots about online and I felt compelled to try it for the mental health (namely depression and anxiety) reduction benefits. It allowed me to have more compassion for myself in this journey, aided in my path of self love/discovery, and overall helped me grow and be a better mom. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Close connection | Inspired to eat healthier and make healthier food choices | To continue to strengthen my connection to Spirit/Source, heal, and continue evolving as a Mother and Guide | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| During this current pregnancy, after my time of regular microdosing, I feel generally more conscious and able to move through difficulties in pregnancy and motherhood with a greater sense of hope and ease (or at least trust when ease doesn’t feel accessible) | Again wasn’t intentionally related to pregnancy status | capsules, pastes | 🍄 Read More | ||
| My anxiety and depression was eased and my physical pain became more manageable. | I could feel my PPD/PPA sneaking up a few weeks after my last son was born. My partner urged me to partake again to find releif like I had before. I finally did again and felt instant relief again! I decided that I would trust this process and started MD just a few times every few weeks. I listened to my body and took intuitive doses choosing the fruit that was calling me. I have been able to process and heal so much on this journey the past 2 years. It has been messy and hard and beautiful. But I was able to get some of my life back instead of sinking deeper in to my pain and depression. I owe so much to mushrooms. | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | N/a | N/a | Needed a reset. Each birth experience made my anxiety worse, as if everything sped up. I couldn’t slow down. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | To help emotionally regulate | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Did not notice anything different with Baby. I was tired due to lack of sleep | No challenges. I was away from baby during my dose but I feed him the next morning 2 times | I waited 9 months before I MD after birth | Chocolate bar | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Heightened psychic abilities both my son and myself. (Telepathy) - More in tune with each others emotions. Blissfullness. Appreciation for life and overflowing gratitude. | Sensitivity to emotions | Postpartum, grief, severe anxiety | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I feel it gave me grounding and my son I feel is more connected spiritually because of the medicine that flowed thru me to him . | I can’t say I did notice any challenges we had a very rough first 6 years so micro dosing and plant medicine kept me alive and sane and I feel allowed me to be a better mother in the process | I returned to mushrooms to heal and after the birth it took time to heal on my own so I went back into plant medicine and did both a heroic dose and micro dosing for years to come . It saved my life In Many ways and saved me from post partum and many other aspect of life that were coming up . | capsules, teas, Fresh lions mane with micro doses | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | I was having depression and had dreams about mushroom and journeying; i felt the medicine calling me. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes clarity and awareness for both - she’s very smart and developing fast also both of us feel physical relief- less teething pain and body aches during postpartum healing - reset my adrenals ! | Emotional regulation challenges - Microdosing helped with communication between us and weaning process | Clarity and postpartum depression | whole, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt we were connected just as much as ever. | I was worried he would be affected just as much as I would, but found peace in knowing he wasn't in harms way if there was any crossover. I watched him with much intent, and only noticed he was drinking and while we were eye-locked, his pupils were growing and shrinking, whi... | My boys deserve a mama who can meet them at their level. I can play with them when I'm tapped in, and I feel a sense of connectedness that I don't always feel without the mushrooms. Not to say it's a given, because I don't always have the same experience. More often than not I just feel a child-like essence emitting through me. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Less anxiety, better connection, better emotional regulating, surrendering, gratitude, expansion through the harder moments | Same | I no longer had a job where I was controlled. Once I birthed my last, I transitioned into a life set out to support myself better! Fully. That is when I started ingesting mushrooms | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I had 2 mid size doses when I was still breastfeeding and only now just started microdosing now that I am done with nursing and am dealing with some mental health challenges | powdered, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | Healing and integration | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | More clarity and focus on what was true for me, attention to beauty around me, connection with nature and my family | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | As an alternative to antidepressants to treat PPD | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | N/a | N/a | To become a more attuned, less depressed and more in-my-body mom. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Besides the usual amazing benefits, I notice her more calm and happy! | N/a | Because I love building a relationship with the mushies | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I didn’t see a change with my baby but for myself as a mother it really helped the times I was unable to connect and feeling frustrated. I chose times when we were at home and going to spend the day not doing too much and I would microdose and drink ceremonial cacao with i... | No challenges i micro dosed so I wouldn’t have any struggle. Maybe once or twice I would want to rest as a gentle wave went by | My first bigger dose (smaller amount as NZ mushies are strong but it ended up being stronger than expected) as when she was 7 months old and I was so afraid I would harm her but my friends were doing it together by the fire and I wanted to try them again myself After that I began occasionally microdosing to help with my ptsd and become present | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | NA | NA | . Understand and reframe my trauma better so I could continue unwinding unconscious patterns that were showing up in my parenting. | teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| I did not dose during pregnancy | Severe postpartum depression, lack of motivation, severe insomnia, and complete loss of vitality | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | N/A | N/A | To help heal myself from depression and PTSD | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| NA | Was reading research about positive effects on depression and anxiety | teas, powdered, Gummies and chocolates | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | I am more present and patient with myself and children. | Not applicable | I was an alcoholic and was in several SSRI prescriptions | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | nvt. | nvt. | I have ADHD and I struggle with attention, also when I'm with my kids and specially when there is a lot going on. Including lack of sleep etc. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I noticed that I became more loving towards myself, feeling that what I did was enough and that everything was okay. It helpt me ground as a new mother. It truly helpt me deal with the depressed feelings I had at the time. I noticed that my baby was more at ease and slept be... | Not while I already ingested the mushroom, or after. The most challenging was that before I did it, I was really anxious and scared that I was doing the wrong thing and that my baby would suffer from it | After three months I was dealing with depressed feelings, I felt that I needed to reconnect with myself | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | N/A | No challenges with the dosing - The benefits were connecting me to my son, as well as a deeper trust in myself and mother earth. | Intuitively it felt important to my spiritual growth | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt less stressed and had less weird thoughts and no anxiety. Baby is always happy and didn't notice any difference with baby | I felt less stressed and had less weird thoughts and no anxiety. Baby is always happy and didn't notice any difference with baby | I recently started microdosing because of a traumatic post partum period. | Truffels | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Nervous system regulation and closeness | No | Integration as a mother of 2 | capsules, pastes | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a) There are so many! In a nutshell - I felt that my mental, emotional and spiritual health really benefited because the medicine helped to support my healing journey, bringing me more peace. I believe that this helped me to be a more present, connected and calm mother. b) I... | The only challenge I found was that sometimes the medicine would highlight areas that needed healing. These things ultimately needed to be brought to light and worked on, but processing them was sometimes challenging at first. | A few different reasons - to support my mental health during the challenges of mother hood (e.g sleep deprivation). Also to help me to connect more deeply with those around me and the universal consciousness. To support my healing journey - processing past traumas and healing my inner child. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes! Less anxiety, more flexibility | Fatigue if I dose in the morning | Postpartum depression and anxiety, anorexia, hoarding, past trauma | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | to unsettle some trauma to become a better parent. learn new ways of teaching/learning. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | To have a mind altering experience that would reframe my current perspective of give some insight to issues | capsules, pastes, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Tuned in. Elevated mood. Slowing down monkey mind. Less focus on task list and more on being present with myself and my baby and nature surrounding us. | If I took too large of a dose I could feel overly sensitive and over stimulated to also be breastfeeding. Once took a gram at an ecstatic dance at the beach with my baby and felt overwhelmed and worried about caretaking in this environment. Became anxious. | Relief from postpartum depression and anxiety. To be more on my child's level of awareness and presence. To come back into my heart. To feel more joy and liberation. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My child is a genius now! So thoughtful and determined | She latched immediately | To help with my depression anxiety and weight loss | capsules, pastes, teas, whole, powdered, Gummies | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a. I felt a connection to my ancestors and my child on a deep spiritual level b. My son is kind, intuitive, gentle, smart... as a baby he content and brave | a. None other than i was perceived as reckless and accused of endangering my child | Spiritual and maternal Growth, inner knowledge | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | Because I was suffering mentally and didn’t want to get on anti depressants | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Didn’t do with my first pregnancy | Didn’t do with my first pregnancy | For mental and soul health | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I'm due January 27, 2024 and plan to microdose to ease postpartum depression and anxiety. To help me come back to myself and honor my truth during a time when its hard to put yourself first. I am a tad anxious that I will struggle the way I did last PP. | capsules, liquid tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Deeper feelings of connection and easier to be playful. Feeling more patience. | Not really | When my son turned 3 I felt like something within me got triggered. Most of his behaviors felt overwhelming to me. I started to microdose | capsules, pastes, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | We both feel more connected, present, and emotionally regulated | No challenges | For my own healing during a very challenging postpartum. I believe they can support mothers especially and the family during large changes. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes. I found myself less overwhelmed and overstimulated and easing into the joy of twin motherhood. This benefitted me and my whole family in so many ways. | no. | Because motherhood with twins and a toddler will try you in ways you didn't expect. Mothering while microdosing allows me to be clear and connected with myself and my children. It invites me to be the mother I love to be and I know that I am without all of the "baggage" that I come with. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | To stave off and ultimately reprogram anxious thinking. I, like so many women, have struggled to stay in the present moment and I felt I was robbing myself of precious time with my children. I was physically with them, but my mind and emotions were often consumed by self criticism or endless lists of to-dos. I have always had a deep aversion to conventional pharmaceuticals in most circumstances, and that was not a path I was willing to walk. I also wanted something that I could schedule on as as needed basis and did not want or feel the need for daily intervention. Ultimately, I chose to microdose in an attempt to rebuild/ renovate my though patterns. Specifically, To reset priorities and relax about things that ultimately don’t add to the quality of my life, or the lives of those in my family. As mother, I am the energetic epicentre of my family and if I am not feeling content, regulated, connected, or balanced, it is very difficult for anyone else to feel that way. Life is deeply wondrous, but one must get out of their own way in order to feel into the magical and miraculous nature of life. To stay rooted. To enhance connection to the present moment and to the wonder of aliveness. To enable the greatest possibility of allowing myself to be playful. To meet my children where they are rather than getting pulled into the torrent of the modern lifestyle which emphasizes productivity above all else. To stay connected with the sense that by being, I am enough (and just what my children need). Microdosing has made it possible for me to learn to shift lanes off of the neural superhighway of achievement focused life (which involves considerable anxiety and self doubt) and has enabled exploration of the tributaries off of that superhighway. Once I could take the exit ramps with the support of microdosing, I could more easefully arrive in radical presence with my children and in my life more broadly. Microdosing has helped repair my mothering instincts that were strategically injured by the over culture and has helped to deeply amplified my inner knowing and trust in my instincts. Dangerous stuff! | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | A) I was more in tune with myself and more resilient in the face of hardships. I was more gentle and loving. B) It enhanced our telepathic connection to each another. | A) no challenges B) I was able to enjoy breastfeeding for longer. | As medicine, to improve my mental health, relieve anxiety, and process birth trauma and heal. To revive my creative spark as an artist, to paint, write, and make music again. As ceremony, to return to the liminal birth space. To remember. | capsules, whole, Gummies, chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A calm and happy baby. Easily. I was also able to move through hormone shifts and sleep deprivation easier than my peers. | No | I liked the way it made me feel. It calms me, ignites creativity, and overall boosts my mood. | teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Yea | Breastfeeding is a challenge everywhere, still. | Motherhood requires help. | Gummies | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | It really supported my mood and my stress response while I was really sleep deprived the months of early postpartum. It also helped me to communicate my needs to my partner in a clear and good way. It helped on so many levels! | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I didn’t notice any differences to myself or my baby. Breastfeeding always came natural to me and I’ve had beautiful experiences BF both my children into toddlerhood | No I didn’t notice any challenges to myself or my baby. | To help cope with a transition from full-time working mama to stay at home mama. Also to help with a self diagnosis of postpartum depression. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Just overall calmness and presence between me and my baby | No challenges | To see life more clearly and have a calmed nervous system as I navigated motherhood with my own ptsd, personal sensitivities and a very emotion 5 year old. To reduce my anger. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My flow was abundant and he slept amazingly | Being touched out but microdosing helped remove that feeling and was able to connect in ways he needed | To help be present going through pregnancy without family was difficult and in postpartum he got the best sleep when I microdosed I could literally see it helping both of us when I microdose | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I'm a big advocate for extended breastfeeding as our mothers did before us. That being said I'm breastfeeding my 3.5 year old, and breasted my oldest until 4.5 and can't exactly say if there's any difference in either health or behavior. I would like to think that there is a... | Just overall a more peaceful version of myself | I chose to microdose for multiple reasons, anxiety, to feel more like myself, PTSD, depression. | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| I’m not sure | For mental and spiritual health | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | again more peace of mind and calm within myself | no challenges | to land back into my body | capsules, whole, truffles | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Different type of patience and observance of my baby new appreciation | Connecting in a new way | Baby bonding and new point of view | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | To connect to myself, to regulate my moods, especially when around extended family. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes feeling calm and connected | I still struggle / am afraid it hurts my babies tummy and also have small appetite so not having enough calories if microdosing for baby breastfeeding | Helped alleviate stress and connect more with baby and my body | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I mostly saw the benefits on my self being more patient more present loving and caring having a deeper confidence. Mentally it helped me overcome a lot of the challenges i was dealing with | . | To help navigate the moodswings as well to help deal with depression and postpartum anger | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Not sure about baby but it really has been helping me feel more organised in my brain and motivated to use my time to do the things I enjoy and take care of myself. I also love how it supports me in simply being more present. | Nk | Intuitively felt called to do so | capsules, Tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| I felt much more connected to myself and baby. Senses were even more heightened and I was able to provide what baby/I needed more naturally, without all mind stuff getting in the way. Encouraged me to intentionally move my body. | Mental health/healing benefits. | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | NA | NA | To hopefully help with my depression, anxiety, and heal my trauma to be the best mom I can possible be for my kids. Not be so reactive and triggered. | capsules, pastes, Edibles | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | I was experiencing lots of anxiety and ruminating thoughts. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It bridged the lack of connection I felt after my traumatic birth to my baby, supported me in somatically processing birth and matrilineal trauma. Later in parenting supported me in working through postpartum rage | challenges to dosing were people around me questioning, judging my intuition to working with the medicine | I experienced a very traumatic birth, I gave birth entirely alone in the medical system and was scared into induction, very invasive medical care throughout that led to a c-section without my consent. I was called to work with mushrooms 1.5 years after my birth while in a deep process of healing my birth trauma, moving through the grief and pain of losing my mother young and connecting with my matriarchal lineage. It worked. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| n/a | After birth, I definitely had a few days of baby blues. However, once those days became consistent and more intense, I knew I needed to create change. My diet was good so I looked to plant medicine. I had taken mushrooms before at higher doses and benefited profoundly. I knew about microdosing and felt it was time to try it out. It made me a better mom, wife, and person to be around. | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| The power of optimism!! reconnection to joy. | Afterwards I experienced postpartum depression, my family lineage is suffering from inter-gender trauma and I have the awareness of it but I haven’t escaped the physicality of the situation. Financial stress has played a huge part of why my depression even existed and mushrooms kept me on track. It allowed me to see the bigger picture and to remember the power optimism has in creating a new path for my lineage. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Easier to let go of things I mentally got stuck on. Helped me get in touch deeper with myself and baby. The connection to inner child was easily attained | Same as above… needed a lil light shown into some dark spaces and extra support from the mushroom elders is always welcomed | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | benefits to me, lessened anxiety and depression. I didn’t start microdosing until my kids were older | no challenges | I suffered from ppd and nothing helped. I tried microdosing and it has changed everything for me. it has lessened my anxiety and depression. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Many people have told me my baby is quite smart and well adjusted. She is very engaged with the world around her and always has been since birth. She is a good sleeper and always has been. I don't know if these qualities are a result of microdosing but I don't see any negati... | I didn't have an challenges personally. I've listed benefits above. | To keep my mental health stable and because I feel it was safe. I was also taking a fairly low dose all things considered. | Tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I just have happy, loving children. They blow me away with their level of intelligence and others have commented on how advance they are but on a whole they’re just happy kids. | No challenges I just let the journey unfold organically | To continue improving and growing as a person in all aspects of life | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I noticed my baby seemed more alert and happy | No challenges yet | After hearing other stories from moms, I decided to try micro-dosing for a few different reasons. I was looking to experience mental wellness and connection. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A still pregnancy, but plan to dose while breastfeeding. | N/A | N/A | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | |
| Yes | I became more aware and focused. My baby’s development is more advanced when compared to someone her age and slightly older. | I had to be more careful of letting my emotions get the best of me because when I would microdose, I was able to just feel more. So being able to find moments of stillness, is key. My daughter just became more aware of her surroundings, so sometimes it would be too much for ... | After that experience I mentioned above, my mind just became sharper and I was more in tune with my energy and the energy of others. After giving birth, I felt there was no question about microdosing. Once my partner and I were able to find a trustworthy connect, we started microdosing and still are. Not only am I just becoming a better human being, but my daughter’s development is accelerating. Now, I would also like to mention that we are fully plant-based. I believe this factor definitely impacts your experience with shrooms as well. If you are living an unhealthy lifestyle, you will receive unhealthy results. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Because of microdosing I have felt more connected to my son than ever. I really feel his pain when he cries and I just feel so much more present and understanding of him. While breastfeeding him I truly now understand the relationship between us and the nourishment he receiv... | Microdosing has definitely helped me to be more patient with my son and I’m really understanding my anger more. That has been a challenge because my anger stems from pain and a lot of the time I have trouble expressing myself(childhood trauma). But we’re working on it an... | To connect with myself and my baby more. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Able to separate my emotions from self, ability to better self regulate, recognition of adhd spirals and the ability to rechannel my energy in a positive way. I didn’t notice any specific benefits to my baby | None | Post partum depression. I experience permanent depression and was not able to get a hold of managing it in a holistic way like I’ve been able to in the past. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | No changes for baby, i only did this once. Very helpful with my postpartum depression, even just one tiny dose | See above | I microdose to work with grief often. This helped me integrate the intensity of the change into motherhood | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | NA | NA | Recovering from trauma of domestic violence, ppd, anxiety, ptsd, burnout | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | Because I was experiencing severe postpartum depression. A few years before getting pregnant I was prescribed an SSRI antidepressant to treat an episode of major (seasonal) depression. Aside from the decade of birth control, this was the only drug I’d ever been prescribed. It worked okay at a medium level dose for the next two years. I then became pregnant, I weaned off to give birth, then went back on it at a lower dose. Within 1 year postpartum I was up to the maximum dose of that SSRI and it was no longer effective at all. When I tried to slowly taper off of it (why take something if it’s not working?), going from 40mg down to 30mg, I was terrified to discover that while this pill was totally ineffective, I could not function without it. After 2 years, several miserable failed attempts to wean off the SSRI, and many years of researching alternative treatments, I decided to try microdosing as a way to get off the antidepressant. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | To start to heal from the trauma of loss of my last two children. To reclaim my body, heart, and soul. To reclaim my joy. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Absolutely. I feel much less desire to smoke weed, though not completely gone. But my cravings are definitely less. I find myself more motivated to complete tasks and projects throughout the day. I have a lot more understanding for myself and my neurodivergent quirks. I find... | Maybe just the normal challenges of motherhood. Sometimes I feel very overwhelmed by the demands of my current role, and I tend to get dysregulated and overstimuled from a multitude of environments/situations because of my neurodivergencies. I've noticed that I can't use mus... | My postpartum period was very challenging on the mental side of things. They say parenthood is a time when a lot of your childhood trauma comes to the surface, because you're now going to be triggered by a lot of things you haven't experienced since childhood. And oh man, that was super true for me. I grew up with a lot of dysfunction. My parents have a pretty tumultuous relationship, addiction runs in the family, neurodivergencies (I am fairly certain I have ADHD, and highly suspect I am on the autism spectrum - thanks dad!). My mother is a big source of a lot of my trauma, and I would describe it as myself having a big mother wound. I saw motherhood as an opportunity to break a lot of generational curses I saw unfolding in my mom's side of the family. I was in therapy before giving birth, but I didn't really have the same amount of time after becoming a SAHM. I got back into smoking weed for a while, but I definitely didn't have a healthy relationship with it before getting pregnant. So I fell back into old habits, a lot of it spurred on by motherhood and my unresolved traumas. I saw mushrooms and microdosing as a way to take back some control of myself. It's genuinely helped me smoke less, handle my anxieties and frustrations better, and I feel like I have so much more room to grow. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Increases level of happiness and tranquility. My mood drastically improved and I was able to find light in the midst of darkness. | I chose to continue to microdose after pregnancy although i have to admit I haven’t done much lately. I am actively searching for a safe way to attain mushrooms in a more controlled setting as my previous mushroom plug is no more. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | He was premature but highly advanced even then. He amazed and shocked the whole hospital staff being so small (4lbs) and so active. He held his head up at only 2 days old. Passed all of his new born tests at only 4 lbs. most babies his size and gestation would be in the nicu... | None | I was still on my mental and spiritual journey and suffering form postpartum | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | microdosing while BF helps me bring my mind to the present and steer away from multi-tasking monkey mind business | helped me to cry and get real about my PPD | to help process the violent separation of her father and i. | capsules, pastes, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I don’t quite know yet. | N/A | After birth I was put on probably 6 different anti depressants. None of them helped me what so ever. Made me numbed out, lost my sexual energy and that became a strain on my relationship. I eventually weened myself off and stopped taking them and heavily relied on supplements. The opportunity again presented itself and I found a company to mail me doses. I have just started microdosing again because I do not want to be on a medicine like antidepressants that doesn’t solve anything. I am looking to heal my brain from my past addictions (I’m sober 5.5 years) heal trauma, and breakthrough the problems with my brain so I can have the most fulfilling life and I was willing to try anything so this is where the universe lead me. | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A healthy connection to breastfeeding, more bonding between us . always such a calm baby | No I am | Gets you motivated , centered, balanced , and clear thinking. And very very present in the moment | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I am currently breastfeeding my 2 months old I started 2 weeks ago, first I was crying a lot but like a healthy release lot of sadness… I feel it is helping with anxiety and the impatience I had, | my baby for now is not sleeping good during the day when I microdose, let see how it will go | To not go down, as single mother i canot allow this to happen, the anxiety was here, and beeing over tired woke up the impatience | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I feel like a completely different person so much less stressed out anxiety depression and ocd are at an all time low I am much more relaxed and present in my role as a mother I don’t loose my patience as extremely easy as I use .. it has been life changing. My son has alw... | The first day I thought maybe I had made a big mistake because I actually felt worse in every aspect of behavior I was trying to fix but j realized the mushrooms needed me to be at my worst so I could only get better from there | I have bad post part anxiety depression and ocd | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My baby is highly intelligent, calm and aware more than any baby I’ve ever been around. | I have never felt as confident, beautiful and aware of my being | Peace and clarity!!!!!! | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I chose to ingest mushrooms to heal from trauma. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | improved mood | improved mood | help with postpartum, help to be a happy mom and healthy mom | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Helps me be in the present and have some enhancement of the senses | Not really | After having a less than desired birth story, I wanted to navigate my postpartum journey as best as I could. I wanted to be proactive in managing my mood while transitioning to this new chapter in my life. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Everyone comments on how chill and connecting Leo is. | None | To continue healing. I use often with intention. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Incredible release of stress. Joy. Connection. Happy, connected baby. | No challenges | Anxiety and start healing journey | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I noticed a lot of benefits to myself, I didn’t notice anything in my baby | No | I was hoping to heal childhood trauma | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Calm and collected | To maintain my mental health | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I was so depressed and numb to everyone around me. I cried all day long & had postpartum rage until the first day I microdosed. My heart opened, my mind expanded & everyone around me could feel how much my life shifted with this medicine. | Yes, I was depressed and numb to my three children and husband four months postpartum. Never experienced a postpartum depression until my third. | Depression & disconnection | capsules, pastes, teas, whole, | 🍄 Read More |
| I didnt microdose during pregnancy | Postpartum depression that was resistant to prescription anti depressants | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Postpartum depression helped | No | Depression | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Na | Trauma and depression | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | My son is hitting all of his milestones early and seems to be very happy and charismatic. He’s always smiling and laughing. | I haven’t noticed any negatives to microdosing | After fleeing the father of my child, I was and still am dealing with the affects of abuse all while becoming a mother and living with my estranged father, so needless to say I’m still monitoring my stress, but I have seen so many great results in my ability mother and heal given the situation | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Very connected, peaceful, present with each other. My baby is a very happy and calm baby | All benefits, no challenges | I have always had a great relationship with plants and plant medicine, when my son was 1 I felt into anxiety, loneliness and wounds that resurfaced from childhood | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I was curious and wanted tontry a different approach | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Pain relieve from tension, headache, backpain, better sleep, mental strength | When in pain, headaches and I took too little it felt like I needed a bit more to loose the pain, dosage needed to be measured otherwise it only helped a little but didn’t release the tension completely | Collecting myself and my strength, relaxation, sleep | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | She’s a quick leaner and seems to be ahead in all her milestones | No | PPD, PPA, PPOCD | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt an amazing connection to my baby, didn’t notice much change in baby | Didn’t notice challenges | To connect with my baby and the universe and check in with my true self | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Felt more able to do things I'd of otherwise felt to anxious to do | I found following guidance for Microdosing that you find on the Internet a bit hit or miss, very easy to use too much, I think micro dosing amounts can be very individual and coming up on shrooms can be intense I wasn't a fan whilst pregnant | To quiten the ego and help with anxiety | I would grind it and pop it in a cup of tea | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | I started when my kid was around 9 and it has been so helpful to my parenting and my “sobriety”. I was a wine mom and had to cut alcohol out of my life in 2018. It was doing so much harm. I’m so glad I found Microdosing because it has given me the gift of patience and presence! Continuing to learn about myself and also reparenting myself. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Improvement in HG and overall wellbeing | PTSD depression | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | I think I would have become depressed if it wasn’t for the mushroom medicine guiding me to peace | 0 | 0 | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Only a) myself. It uplifted my base mood. | No | N/A | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | To connect with myself and support my cycle | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Clarity and strength | Yes | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | A) I noticed a more heightened awareness. More patience with myself and my son. Less intrusive thoughts, an overall better outlook on life and motherhood. B) I didn’t notice anything different in my son. He’s generally a very happy baby | None at all to either me or baby | Because I had a traumatic birth that led to experiencing post partum anxiety, depression, and PTSD | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | connection, easeful mothering and symbiosis | No | To aid with PPD and Anxiety | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, I was ok with vulnerability. I didn’t notice anything with my baby. Normal Im still trying to see the benefits while breastfeeding. | No | 1. To combat post partum depression. In the thick of it right now trying to help myself. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Increased calm and connection | For overall health and wellness | capsules, teas, whole, powdered, | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Yes. More connection and being in tune with each other. My anxiety lessens and my mood is much happier! | Anxiety over being exposed for ingesting psychedelics as a mother. | To help with postpartum anxiety and continue evolving as a mother and woman in a spiritual and mature way. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | More compassion for my baby and family. Ability to continue breastfeeding longer due to capacity to cope with overstimulation. Baby is super smart coincidence? | Challenges of breastfeeding are a lot, need for calories, being on demand 24/7, touched out. No challenges related to mushrooms I wish I would have started sooner. | Mental health. Am autistic and microdosing helps me from becoming overstimulated as easily. It helps me to have more compassion for my partner and my child. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| NA | Stress anxiety and depression issues | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | - | - | The mushrooms found me on my path towards healing from postnatal depletion, overwhelm, anxiety and depressive episodes. Becoming a mother was super intense for me, and my nervous system and body was wrecked after years of survival mode. The mushrooms, the art of ceremony and other plant medicines have helped me to recalibrate my nervous system, to feel safe and supported in this life and live more fully! Sharing my gifts with the world! | I make my own mushroom chcocolates. | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Calming and trusting energy | No | I know mushrooms are a tool for me to connect to myself, my ancestors, the earth and I always experience a very nourishing and loving connection. This is why I choose to ingest mushrooms. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Myself | None | Fun, spiritual exploration, community | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Feeling calmer | No | Postpartum depression | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | Mental health struggles | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | A.) yes; less stress and more present b) I didn’t notice any effects to baby | A.) no b.) I think she was a bit more gassy | To connect with spirit | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Better ability to handle to challenges, more attuned to the connection | N/a | Severe postpartum anxiety and breastfeeding difficulties created deep grief. Mushrooms have long been a supportive ally and it felt like the right choice. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I didn’t notice much difference, everyone tells me my babies are so chill and observant and present (they were home births one in the forest so that’s probably apart of it jaja) | Positive feelings! | ritual, to bring joy to my experience, to connect with my kids | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I did one mid dose when bb was 4months and that was enlightening for me to remember what it’s like to feel happy, feel good in my body. Then I started micro dosing around 1yr for about a year. I noticed more understanding of my patterns, able to see how my thoughts and pat... | No | Personal insight, deepening my understanding of self & my new role as a mother, clarity, new perspective | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Sleep :) | None | Microdose at 2 weeks post partum for sleep | powdered, Chocolate and tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Na | Na | Better everything. Better coping, Better mothering. Better inner environment. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, mentally much clearer and calmer, felt less overwhelmed and better able to regulate during challenging moments which in turn helped me soothe and coregulate my baby better. | Did not notice any challenges | To support postpartum mental health and be able to better show up for my self and baby without the overwhelm from my mental health | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | To recenter myself after birth | teas, Cut and stuffed into fruit like strawberries & pineapples | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | More benefits to myself than I did my baby | I was hesitant on starting while BF since there was little to no research about the effects. Other than that, no challenges. | I was desperate to find an alternative to modern medicine. I suffered from PPD/PPA and rage after my first pregnancy that I didn’t recognize who I was. I was taking Zoloft but that didn’t help, it just felt wrong. Becoming pregnant with my second 14 months after, stress in my marriage and with an active toddler, I needed to find a change. 6 months postpartum after my 2nd pregnancy, I felt those feelings coming back. I found out about microdosing and wanted to try it to see if it would help. I have been microdosing for 6 months and incorporate yoga, breath work, meditation and it has saved my life. I feel so much inner peace and love for the present moment. I definitely could not say that 6 months ago. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A) I felt Loved by Life and recommitted to centering love in my family B) While breastfeeding my baby I felt a uniquely deep connection between baby and I | The only challenge was anxiety about/ putting off starting my mushroom ingesting journey because I was worried it would cause harm. It didn't! | I'm on a healing journey and wanted get back into touch with my interconnectedness aka spirituality as a way towards better mothering to my children | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | More present with my children, more joy in myself | Only that I may want to rest and lay around when my kids aren’t in the mood. | Connect more deeply with self and children, because I wanted to | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I stopped being so impulsive because it gave my the capacity to stop a moment, look around and reinterpret my surroundings or the situation. I was not as anxious as before and it helped me rest better. I felt better and no longer suicidal. My baby was ok. I'm not sure if it... | I stopped being so impulsive because it gave my the capacity to stop a moment, look around and reinterpret my surroundings or the situation. I was not as anxious as before and it helped me rest better. I felt better and no longer suicidal. My baby was ok. I'm not sure if it... | I have a problem with depression but have been unmedicated for a long time. In 2023 a political and social crisis hit my country leaving me with no desire to live. My first year of post partum was hard. I didn't want to go back to anti-depressants (the last time I had a treatment was 18 years ago). I started to microdose also to see if my impulsiveness, anxiety and tendency to overthink would stop or at least diminish. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Helped with depression | Same reason | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| N/a | Because I was in a funk, and I needed something to get through breast feeding and working full time. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | many benefits to myself, it felt like the mushrooms revealed the hormonal filter that was obscuring many things from me. instant relief from suicidal ideation, more of an observer of myself and how i was coping with a really stressful situation (birth trauma, NDE at my birth... | kind of answered in above question | help cope with PPD/PPA, manage depression and SI related to PPD and PMDD | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, for myself, immediate reset of chronic migraine symptoms, reduction of anxiety, feeling of ease and connection | None | Micro for migraines, anxiety | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | To myself, none to toddler (she was 2 and still breastfeeding when I started microdosing) | No | PMDD, anxiety, depression | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | for me i experienced clarity. patience. empathy. sense of purpose. happiness. my baby I feel like now has a deepened sense of clarity and empathy for others | same as above | I needed ways to live with my depression. i was interested in the medicine long before I ever ingested the medicine. I knew that it would be an avenue that helped me. | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | For better emotional regulation and focus | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I was much more calm through this postpartum than with my first child (who I didn’t microdose with) — I feel much more intuitive to my baby’s needs this time and more Relaxed and less triggered by cries. My baby also naps much better than my first | No challenges noticed | I took micro doses in tender with my placenta capsules and reishi daily in order to fully integrate the psychedelic experience of birth. I am still taking it and feel it’s been immensely helpful. I have had two natural homebirths. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Didn’t dose while pregnant | Didn’t dose while breastfeeding | Inner child healing | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My baby is a star seed , at age 3 I have many people stating how aware she is, very talkative and able to control her emotions. I also teach somatic therapy with my children. The benefits I see with myself is that I'm just a better person. Aware , conscious, and have more e... | No challenges. Only beneficial because I have been ingesting mushrooms many years prior . | Tap into my creative flow / help balance my emotions. I mico dose weekly and it blossoms me into a beautiful mother for my children. I'm calm , interactive , emotionally stable and all in all more fun to be around . | Tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| I released a ton of build up emotions & connected with my baby & ancestors thru dream work. | I felt PPD coming on. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | To me for sure. Not the baby. It was like I could think for the first time. I was actually happy. Wanted to interact with my kids and husband. | No | Because I needed to be better for my kids. And pills/therapy were not helping at all | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes. I was a better mother. I could laugh and play instead of stressing and worrying and negatively reacting to the level of noise they made. | None | I wasn’t myself. I needed a gentle way to come back to center and not be so anxious. Every little sound set me off. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Much better mood and positive thoughts. More love expressed and felt | Not any challenges | Postpartum depression and anxiety | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | None | None | To help me really find myself and help get past some trauma | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | the benefit for me was being able to thing more rationally | n/a | micro and full doses after the pregnancy ended helped with the guilt and emotions afterwards as well in aiding me back to normal routine | capsules, teas, whole, powdered, in lemon juice and smoothies | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It allowed me to slow down and be more present during long hours of breastfeeding, enjoy it at the full capacity not wanting to rush to get some things done. My daughter definitely benefited from having relaxed and present, attentive mother. She is a very happy baby. | Sometimes it was hard to stay present during breastfeeding, mind was racing and rushing with the tasks that were awaiting. Microdosing allowed me to be calm, relaxed and present and focus on my baby with patience and love. My baby accordingly felt calm and relaxed | For healing, mental and emotional support, better ability to integrate | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Just helped me chill and be presnet | No | To help with my unravelling during COVID: had my last babe April of 2020 And went off the deep end (didn’t we all!) | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My baby is very intelligent, and advanced | No challenges | Improved mood, energy, and body comfort | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My supply was good. | NA | To help me be more present in the moment. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | If I dosed I would pump and dump the next feeding | I wish I could have felt comfortable doing it mor often but I was worried about unknown side effects | I beleive it is good for me, helps me be more creatice and stabilize my mood | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Telepathy… and it hasn’t gone away even though my child is now an adult lol. | No | Mental clarity, release stress, reconnect to self, stay present in love, heal spiritually | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | Postpartum depression with severe suicidal ideation. Microdosing saved my life. | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I'd say heightened physical feelings and I never noticed anything with the kids I was breastfeeding both children at same time ( my last two) | No | I would microdose way before anyone microdosed. My last two children I was coming out of a dark world after helping the FBI put my father in prison for being a pedophile. I fell in drugs hard and my relationship with their father was nothing short of brutal. I was with their Father 16 years . The mushrooms kept seeing the beauty in the world and in my children. They kept me pushing forwarded. We would have endless bike rides together, nature walks, camping trips and I would tell them stories of beautiful places waiting for us. It worked. It kept me in a childlike state of play with my children and I wasnt faltered by what our reality was, well at least for the most part. It kept me focusing on brighter days. With my children we would dance with the starts and run with the wind. It gave me strength. We ran away to Colorado on an idea of this new place. It was just like the stories I would tell. I owe my whole life to mushrooms. I wasn't sure if we would make it We did. I opened a store mushroom themed in honor of our success. I am forever grateful for their helping hand. My kids are very successful. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes my baby’s growth spurt would exponentially increase. And I felt connected loving relaxed | No Challenges to be honest. I also microdoses Ayahuasca during pregnancy birth and after and it has been immense the connection, healing my mother hunger and being able to show up as my highest self for my baby | To keep up with the healing work | capsules, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| Peace | To find some balance, mentally, emotionally and spiritually after becoming a mother | capsules, whole, Chocolates | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | we were both just happy and relaxed (but not overly) | my anxiety was much lower, so was my annoyance level in general | to help me remember and experience and give unconditional love | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Calm, connection | I chose to microdose on a consistent schedule postpartum to help ease any anxiety and it helped me greatly. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | lifted depression anxiety and allowed me the space to connect with my intuition. I noticed my baby calm when i was micro dosing | lifted depression anxiety and allowed me the space to connect with my intuition. I noticed my baby calm when i was micro dosing | conciousness expansion | capsules, tinctures | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I had severe PPD and I honestly didn't even know. Someone I know suggested I try a microdose and I did. The first microdose I took cured my PPD. The intrusive thoughts were gone. The lead blanket was lifted, color returned. I felt my brain reset. I was me again. Had we not known the science, it would have been a miracle. I was having suicidal ideation, I wasn't bonding with my baby, I had intrusive thoughts of harming him (it was a traumatic birth - I was alone bc of Covid restrictions and they took my baby away for the first almost 36 hours and I was crying and begging for him but I was also in really bad physical shape). That first microdose saved me. Since then I used them to bond with my baby, forgive and heal myself, be more patient and present. | capsules, teas, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | Again, for depression/ postpartum | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | A) I believe it honestly helped with milk production, I felt more relaxed. | B)I feel he slept better, was very attentive. | guidance, micro-dose to move through life as a new mom. | teas, whole, chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | Yes | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Micro amounts definitely helped me release looping negative patterns of mood and thought, ceremonies have helped me gain a strong kinship to other women and mothers in my area, helped me to grow in confidence, remember myself, reconnect to play lightness and freedom, support... | Non noticed | Creaing sacred space to go deep within myself and with sisterhood, to process my journey of motherhood and the transitions of life and the seasons. I also micro-doesd for some months when I felt I needed support with shifting low moods | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Our children have always been considered very cognitively advanced by all of their peds, they successfully breastfed for 2 years each and my son is still going. I have been sober from hard drugs and alcohol for over three years now thanks to psychedelic plant medicine. | No | Same reasons as above. | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | No | No | Because I was deeply struggling with post partum depression. My therapist encouraged it | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My baby was an amazing breastfeeder,, he’s cognitively and physically at or above average, and despite my challenges with claustrophobia I was able to go 4 years. | Claustrophobia, but Microdosing and my use of plant medicines really made it possible to process through the barriers my nervous system was creating | Because it was the safest and most conservative option in terms of treating PTSD from combat | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | N/A | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Na | I suffer from post partum anxiety and also have ptsd | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | For myself, ability to feel and process emotions effectively, reduction in depression and anxiety symptoms. I did not notice a difference to my baby directly, but we were able to connect more easily after I started microdosing. | I did not have any major challenges. Some days, I didn’t have enough space to feel my emotions or I wasn’t in a safe environment to feel my emotions and those days were more challenging. | I took mushrooms during my postpartum because I had very severe postpartum depression and anxiety. I was taking an SSRI but felt I was unable to full heal, only treat the symptoms while taking it. The mushrooms fortified me and gave me the support I needed to actually feel my emotions and process my grief. I noticed a major reduction in my depression and anxiety symptoms. | capsules, teas, whole, Chocolates | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Im so much more relaxed. I don’t rush around. I let things be. I feel my baby is getting a better version of myself. My baby is a genius. Incredibly curious and brave. I think she feels the earth more now. | none :) | I stopped drinking alcohol because it was toxic to what I wanted to be as a mama but wanted something to allow me to be more present with my little one. I wanted to connect more with nature and my body and my babies feelings. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was calmer. Did not notice anything with my baby. | No | PPD | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Yes, I felt much better and music and colour came back into my life, I was really happy and peaceful and got back to who I was at my core. It made a huge difference for my child because I was a more patient, present parent and he was so much happier because I was happier.i d... | Not applicable | I left an abusive relationship and was left a single mother with a small child and my world was dull and quiet. I was attending therapies (talking) but it wasn't impacting the way I wanted to so I tried microdosing as the standard medicine on offer were not for me, I wanted something more natural | teas, whole, Truffles | 🍄 Read More |
| No | no, my breastfeeding journey was unfortunately very brief | no | To minimize the severity and length of ppd and general maintenance of sensory issues | capsules, honey | 🍄 Read More |
| Feeling more grounded, stable mood and energy and deeper, more restorative rest, less “pregnancy brain” | Postpartum depression and anxiety, high stress, and to help level out hormones | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | I didn’t breastfeed | No | Because I had a depression post partum | capsules, powdered, Liquide from mycrodrops | 🍄 Read More |
| Not yet! | Not yet! | I haven't yet, but I'm certain I will! As part of continued management of my mental illness. | teas, whole, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More | |
| Yes | So many benefits for myself. I didn't notice any benefits with my baby. | No challenges, I have been breastfeeding continuously for 6 years so I didn't need any support while dosing. | To aid in postpartum care, it was part of it all. | capsules, pastes, whole, Diced into honey | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was able to rid myself of anxiety and connected more with my baby. I did not notice any change in my baby. | No | To connect to my higher self and be grounded | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Microdosing allows me to reflect enough to calm down (I typically use rigorous exercise to calm down but in late pregnancy this was not an option). I have yet to see benefits in my baby but am excited and optimistic that I will. | NA/TBD | I have yet to microdose in postpartum/breastfeeding stage but plan to in order to process my birth story fully. Haven’t gotten there yet. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Connection | No | Connection to my husband and baby. Also to support my cPTSD | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Na | Na | Mental health reasons | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | NA | NA | Lifestyle | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | I wouldn't ingest during breastfeeding I would wait until after my son had breastfead and I my son was eating more solid foods or at night when my son wasn't breastfeeding | Na | Dealing with hormonal changes lack of motivation, exhaustion. I did small microdose in chocolate to help lift my mood and be more present with my son. At low doses it didn't impair my ability to parent it actually inhanced my presence on days when I felt really down, depressed, and it lifted my spirits. When my child was being cared for by his grandparents it was nice to do larger doses with my partner who struggles with PTSD and it allowed us to connect with each other without barriers of the mind. To be present with each other bringing closeness between the two of us. Helping us feel more connected as being new parents can impact and limit parental connections. | teas, Mushroom chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Psilocybin while breastfeeding helps me feel ease and comfort. I find I have more patience and worry less about small things. My children are beautiful, extremely healthy, and happy! My son’s vocabulary is advanced for a 2 year old, not sure if that is the mushrooms but I ... | No. No challenges. | It really just helped me stay in my body. At those times when things can feel really new and fresh and lost in a postpartum body, mushrooms would comfort me and let me rest. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was more present and patient with all my children, my baby (now 2) is one of the happiest and most pleasant children I know | It brought up a lot that was buried for processing and illumination but I’m grateful I was able to see more clearly | To rewire my subconscious mind and gain new clarity and presence | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | We are both super happy and healthy. Me thriving in motherhood, good physical and mental spirit. Babies are fast learners, walking around age 10months. Very good verbal skills for the 3y old. | . | Same as above. Feels right for me. | whole, Mixed with raw cacao and made to chocolate bars | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | I resumed MD after giving birth to my second for anxiety and depression treatment | powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I have not, but I have been able to exclusively breastfeed for almost a year now, and most importantly I don’t have PPD, which I was very afraid of. | No | They have continuously helped me in becoming the mother i want to be for my family, to gain confidence in myself, and any other goals I set | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I am able to deal with challenges in my postpartum that emerge with so much time in solitud and stillness. It helps me to understand and emotionally process things from my pass that are affecting the way I'm relating with myself, my partner and the others. | No | To peocess things that came up during my postpartum | capsules, pastes, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes my son is EXTREMELY advanced and very very intelligent, he is incredibly present, aware, focused and tapped in compared to all of the other toddlers his age | No | So I can heal & remain in alignment to be the best mother I can to my son | capsules, whole, In cacao chocolates | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Saved my sanity. | Chnages to me me was I was able to manage my mood no side effects or changes to my child. | Post natal depression and anxiety | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Felt more connected | No | Yes | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Elevated mood, less anxiety, more focus and clarity, I was able to work through my ptsd and feel strong in my choices. | My regime is grounding and helps me cope with the stressors of parenting and life. I feel like I can be a more easeful and present mother when I stay on my regime. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | NA | NA | To help myself transition off antidepressants | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I found it helped me process my situation with my sons father. It helped me heal and let go of him in ways that traditional therapy wasn’t. I believe it also helped with postpartum depression. I noticed on days I dosed and fed my son, he was more calm and at peace. | I did not notice any challenges personally thur far | I wanted to dive deeper into myself and continue healing my trauma | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | My previous experience with mushrooms had been recreational, but as a (now recovering) addict, and someone diagnosed with panic disorder and treatment resistant depression, I always felt sooo good for weeks post recreational macro. I'd consider microdosing for years before I finally had access to the medicine to actually start microdosing. I would have started sooner if I'd had the access. | powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | N/A | N/A | After my first child I had postpartum and was trying to recover and stay clean of other drugs + alcohol usage. I felt drawn to the mushrooms. | whole, Chocolate bars, milkshakes, smoothies | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | To help heal for my self and my family. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Don’t have an answer for this because I haven’t experienced. | Same answer as previously stated | I had HORRIBLE depression, anxiety, and trauma going on during pregnancy but especially postpartum and I finally got the opportunity to take mushrooms at 6 months PP and I felt such a sense of relief and healing wash over me and clear my mind of the sludge I had. I felt lighter after and what ailed me before didn’t matter anymore. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | N/a | Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| My spirit was lighter especially on the hard days. It helped me integrate with my son into becoming a mom of two | I didn’t | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | 100% all above answers b) I also noticed a definite increase in awareness, creativity, imagination, playfulness, and intimacy with my baby on days I dosed. I have genuinely only noticed positive effects on me and my baby. | No if anything i became less concerned with the amount at all as time went by and i watched him thrive in those sacred mushi spaces. | Same as above responses plus much relief and mental health support in post partum. | capsules, whole, In cacao | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I plan to ingest after because I feel it will bring harmony to my body, soul, and mind. I’ve always had beautiful, reflective experiences with mushrooms before and I feel it will help me transition into motherhood with an open, calm mindset. I just feel it will help me so much with patience and healing. Emotionally, spiritually, physically, and mentally. | pastes | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | For me it helped durning play time and being touched out as I breastfed on demand and didn’t use bottles. | No | Because I am diagnosed with ADHD and couldn’t take adderall while breastfeeding | teas, Gummies and tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes, me being so in tune with myself, the environment, & my child all allowed me to explore my inner child which provided my child a space of even more safety & freedom to express themselves to me. Also supporting me navigating gentle parenting & communicating with clarity t... | N/a | To be more aware of my child’s need as well as my own & to have that effortless flowing connection between us & with myself. Reconnecting to my whole being as I navigate & journey through motherhood. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | |
| No | I'm sure the benefits are great | No | Because I learned about all the benefits | capsules, teas, whole, Mushroom honey | 🍄 Read More |
| NA | Strengthen connection to source and higher self | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Benefits for myself: yes. Both mentally and emotionally. My baby: I haven't noticed a difference in him at all. | NA | I was suffering from depression from birth trauma (c/section), and anxiety from work. I used the mushroom microcode to help me get through my work days, but it ended up helping me navigate through the trauma I endured with my sons emergence into the world | pastes | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, I am more present, a calmer presence, more open and baby is more aware, calm. I had an incredible positive empowering labor and birth that I was able to connect with in intention and ritual beforehand. | Not too many yet but there was an instance that someone was out of line, they apologized and I approached with such compassion and care which made them grateful | Help support postpartum period and honor such a sacred time | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| More intuition, more connected to the changes in my body, positive even through the hard days, less emotionally driven and more logically driven while going through hormonal changes. | I will continue to use after birth and into motherhood because this is the holy sacrament to becoming closer to God and to walk in (her) footsteps to make Heaven on Earth for my family and I. I am a kinder, more understanding, and compassionate person when connected with mushrooms. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | postpartum depression alleviated, was able to get over hurdles that were insurmountable. did not notice a change in my baby. avoided antidepressants which i feared would negatively alter my child or cause me to discontinue breastfeeding. | n/a | postpartum depression alleviation, perspective shift, connection | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Myself. Yes. Helps my focus on breath and patience, being in my body, being a kinder human/parent. Not so much notice difference in the babe | They challenged me to step up my game when things got hard. Ie: helped me with my work on doing better. | I was feeling depressed and alone, originally wanted to escape the difficult feelings. Remembered quickly this is not the job of the mushrooms. With the help of my sister (amazing human and practitioner /creator with this medicine) Began setting intentions for the help I was seeking and absolutely changed my life/perspective. | My sister grows and creates them in an exceptional gummy form | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | N/A (didn’t feel to work with mushrooms after giving birth) | Combined with cacao | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | If I was to have a baby I would definitely microdose after birth. As a sensitive individual I can imagine the pain and distress of all the postpartum symptoms a new baby comes along with. I would microdose to become closer to my baby and aim to spend the first fragile period of their life surrounded by positivity and love, rather than suffering and resentment which I’m aware can very easily come along with pregnancy & after. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | To alleviate post partum symptoms | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Calmer/better sleep | Calmer, more present and better sleep | To help create more space between action and reaction, more lightness, better relationship with partner . Mushrooms feel like an ally on my path to becoming a mother. A mushroom trip cleared the way for me to become pregnant | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| None | I wanted to find myself and understand my purpose in life. I also didn't want it to effect my baby while pregnant since I wasn't too sure of it's effects. | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| N/A | Wasn’t knowledgeable about psilocybin until after | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | A) yes, increase in ability to navigate emotionally without being overwhelmed | N/a | Mental clarity | capsules, Made into food (edible) | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a) emotional support b) intuitive/magical development | N/A | lineage/trauma healing, mood enhancement, ceremony | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Pain relief and less anxiety | Anxiety and pain | whole, Chocolates | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I was more relaxed with my oldest child and in general. I didn't notice anything with my baby | Life as a (working) mother is challenging so yes. Overall I had less fears. | To investigate the relaxing benedits and also see what it would do with my brain | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I am currently experiencing a greater sense of expansion and wider window of tolerance for stress, increased creativity and dreams. Baby is chill, but she has always been. | None | I microdosed a short time between my pregnancies with my two living children, continuing into pregnancy with my second, and have recently started again. I'm seeking to work with my moods and facilitate the gentle release of trauma. | capsules, Will eventually experiment with a tincture | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was lighter able to release my trauma and both my daughters are early talkers 12 months, they both speak and express themselves exceptionally well for their ages. They both started talking a week after exposure to breast milk after my ceremonies | No challenges | To heal my sexual womb trauma from childhood abuse | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | I didn’t for the first 6 months | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | n/a | n/a | i haven't birthed yet but i plan to continue, yes | in chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I believe it will help me with postpartum | capsules, teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| n/a | N/a | Haven’t given birth yet. But I learned that psilocybin is safe for baby during breastfeeding so I will be ingesting mushrooms to remain sovereign in my decisions as a new parent. For example, I will be avoiding vaccines and western medicine as much as possible and I am to expect unsolicited advice and backlash from my family for this decision. Taking mushrooms is completely spiritual for me. It gives me clarity, hope, and sovereignty in my faith to make the decisions I feel are intuitively best for me and my baby. And to not be coerced into something I feel is wrong- no matter what grief I am given by others. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More | |
| N/A | For supporting my energy and mood under extreme sleep deprivation and new motherhood | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | n/a | n/a | massive spiritual awakening when my daughter was 8 | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Overall mood enhanced | No | Post partum depression and overall wellbeing | Honey | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | To reduce stress and for a shift in perspective | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Yes, benefits to myself. I was able to be present and appreciative of my life without stressing about all I “should” or “ could” be getting done. | No | Depression and anxiety | capsules, whole, Chocolates | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I am more present. I am more joyful. I'm also lighter. Can move through a lot of work / creative projects | I did my first microdose at about 6 weeks postpartum and I did feel like it made me feel a bit disconnected from my baby (more connected to the bigger picture, nature, etc). This made me a little uncomfortable so I held off on more micros until he was a little bigger and I w... | Feeling more content in the present moment, more joy, working thru the fog of finding self post partum | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes just a deeper connection to the moment. A spaciousness opened up and it helped to calm me when I felt overstimulated. I’m not sure about the benefits to my baby, I’m sure that a calmer mother helps him. | Sometimes I accidentally dosed too much and then it was slightly harder to do normal things. | To help integrate the last few years. It felt like a welcome ritual to drink a cup of mushroom cacao and listen to what needed to be listened to. It helped to ground me into my body. It helped to open up space where I had felt so stuck. I struggled postpartum and my foraged liberty caps help me connect to myself so deeply. | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Health mamma health baby ... | No challenges | I choose to microdose after birth for my birth trauma | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | I didn’t do it so I don’t know | N/A | Out of necessity, single parenthood was eating me up | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Supported her cognition and having advanced speech skills, improved both of our moods | Intensified both positive emotions but also grief | I breastfed for 2.5 years and hoped that the multitude of benefits would transfer to my toddler who appeared to be struggling with early signs of hypochondria and intense sensitivity | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I only used the mushrooms for a short time while breastfeeding. Unfortunately, I quit breastfeeding when I got paranoid about the possible effects on my baby. I wish I would have done so much longer. For me, I felt more patient and connected to my baby. | the paranoia of impacting him negatively was overwhelming me leading to a sooner weaning | Extreme postpartum Depression/Anxiety | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A.) Yes. I became more patient and intuitive in my motherhood. B.) not that I could notice, besides positive response to my shifted parenting | I had one larger dose experience when my son was 5 months old and personally it was too intense for me to have him with me while journeying so deep. | To help me be a better parent, prevent postpartum depression, be more present as a mother, continued commitment to my healing | capsules, teas, whole, Honey + mushrooms | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | While breastfeeding I noticed that my feelings of overwhelm and exhaustion were minimal. More patience with my son and an overall happy attitude. | I was apprehensive about microdosing while breastfeeding, but after the first time, seeing that it had no effect on him and noticing the benefits to me I no longer questioned it. I noticed a calmer demeanor even though I was tired, I noticed that I felt peace in making decis... | I wanted to stop drinking so I used microdosing as a means to help stop the patterns of alcohol abuse. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | i started with such a nano dose, and plan to do a little bit stronger protocol to clear some more stuff that’s sticking around. but I would say the biggest thing i noticed was the lift of weight from my heart. i acquired a sense of peace and clarity and really, hope, for t... | we had a rough start to breastfeeding and reclaiming that relationship once we were home was top priority. i didn’t start micro-dosing until he was a few months old but that was when we were met with all kinds of challenges-my hormones attempting to level out, him trying t... | we had a very traumatic birth and unexpected home birth transfer, so I suffered from extreme ppptsd and ppa while learning to be a mama. I was drowning. As someone who has built my adult life around deconditioning and healing inter generational trauma pre-baby, it felt like an important part of the work to incorporate into this new layer of healing. I wanted to be present and clear and intentional while learning this tiny precious human, and I couldn't do that without some conscious medicine and intentional rewiring. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Feeling more connect and present in my parenting Softer heart, more playful Nothing different with my baby | I felt more irritated on my dose day if I consumed with caffeine or too early in the day | To support me in my mothering ideals and support my overall wellness. For relief from OCD symptoms | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | Depression, anxiety, to be more present and empathetic | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A) more intune with my baby, i could see some of my fears and how they were affecting my babies growth, i would integrate that in the following year B) i notice her more relaxed also as me, but her sleeping time got delayed as i took the dose at 8 or 9 or 10am. Sometimes she... | A) to face the world on mush is always a challenge, or to get some practical things done. Benefits were the release of emotions B) as stated on last answer, the nap time, and also she benefited from me releasing emotions and she processed that with me | To recnnect with my inner truth, to heal traumatic birth, to move stagnant energy | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It helped me with anxiety, depression. Gave me the ability to reclaim myself and also be deeply present with my child. There was a slight change in sleep for us both. I noticed I had to take it quite early in the morning so that we could easily fall asleep at night. Improved... | As above | To help me manage matrescence, to manage my birth trauma and heal and to feel more in flow and connected. To lessen anxiety and fldepression. | capsules, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Anxiety improved & I became more authentic in my desires & more present. | None | Mental health & ancestral connection to mother medicine when I felt so alone post-partum | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Calmness from us both. Less stressed, breathing deeper, having a deeper sense of trust in myself & my innate knowing to lead me through life | No | Because I felt so overwhelmed mothering 2 small children. I did a mini dose & started micro dosing & that changed my life! I started to see minor things as exactly what they are - minor. It helped my to remember to breathe. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, we were very in sunc with one another and he was very calm | My anxiety | To find my way back to myself | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was able to recognize and accept my own needs better, I.e end the breast feeding journey bc it wasn’t for me. My babe was able to self soothe really well for a newborn. | Both myself and children are highly sensitive organisms, so at an incorrect dose sensory stimuli felt more overwhelming. | It had been so helpful in the past and it continued to support me through the transition of becoming a parent. I struggled w emotional regulation, severe anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and thoughts of ending my life. Microdosing supported me through all of it (along w other relational/human guides) | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | I realized how mushrooms could repair my nervous system and brain functioning, as well as, the heart/mind connection after a particularly intense experience with motherhood which exhausted my nervous system living in a state of constant fight or flight. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | The baby was always relaxed, he didnt have tummy issues like my previous two. It made our feedings more intuitive and relaxed, easily able to just connect with each other. | I didnt notice any challenges with the medicine | Post partum depression is a killer! The worst i ever experienced is with my last pregnancy. Choosing to microdose during this time was again, another space holder to feel my feelings but the medicine told me it would be alright, it was temporary and i was capable. It made me happier, not as stressed and snappy. I was able to see the light so to speak | capsules, pastes, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | To myself yes, my son not really | My son was born with a rare genetic disease that caused him to have multiple surgeries and colostomy bag. We were in and out of the hospital his first year of life and I was so angry, asking why me, alladat. The mushrooms helped ease my nervous system and remind me this is m... | A little extra love and support from a fungi ally | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A) for me a lot of benefit mentally, help me have the faith and the strength to build a life that i love and that feel real. And also many health benefits i know way better to listen to my body, what to eat when how to poop etcc b) for my baby i don’t know if it affected d... | Only challenge that put me on the path of the benefits i said before | Still the same as the previous questions | pastes, teas, whole, powdered, With cacao, or with lime or citrus juice | 🍄 Read More |
| No | This was my best and easiest pregnancy. I haven’t started dosing yet as I haven’t felt the need to but it is always my go to when I’m feeling off. I’m 2 weeks postpartum. | No challenges. | It helps me be the best version of myself. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My mood, my ability to adapt to change. Change in my body, my mind, my environment, my sleep schedule, my eating schedule. My baby is a premie and I noticed increaed curiosity. Her pincher grab. Mimicking sounds. Responding to her name. Very intent and intense. She is s... | I noticed no challenges. Just working through patriarchal beliefs. I really had to meditate and trust myself that this was ok. | Chose to trust myself and intuition. I wanted healthy tools to help me as my body changed and healed again | capsules, whole, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was much more present and calm. I was able to regulate my nervous system much more easily. In turn my baby was very calm, very attuned to me (and I him) and our sleep patterns improved | I didn’t notice any challenges to myself or my baby | I chose to regularly micro dose after my 3rd birth to support my mental health. With deep reverence for the mushrooms I dosed every 3-4 days to come back to my body, create space an time for myself and support the building of good hormones and mental pathways. | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I am a better mom, I feel calmer, I play more with my daughter, I feel like I can resolve anything that comes our way. I enjoy more my time with her and feel more patient | When I was not microdosing I was less patient, I kept thinking about all the chores that I had to do and was not able to enjoy my time with her, I was way up in my head and not present for her | I came back to microdosing and also had a high dose experience because I wanted to be a better mother to my daughter, I wanted to have more ease and be more playful and present for her. I love the way mushrooms calm my mind and make me feel present, they make me enjoy more my daughter, myself and they make my mind calmer and the internal dialogue more compassionate. | pastes | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Na | Na | Because mushrooms help me to learn and integrate truths | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | To help with anxiety and PPD | Mixed with Honey and synergistic herbs | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | For myself I was able to be more present and patient with my baby and less overwhelmed with her crying. I don’t know if the mushrooms impacted my baby directly but I know she definitely benefited from my ability to be present with her. | None. | I chose to use mushrooms soon after giving birth to assist with my depression, assist with presence, being able to enjoy motherhood more wholly. | Honey | 🍄 Read More |
| No | I will soon find out | n/a | I give birth this fall and will continue my mushroom medicinal journey to aid in my postpartum healing✨ | capsules, teas, whole, All the ways | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I feel my son is very sensitive and smart, he picks up on things quickly with immense empathy | Neither, it has been all positive | I felt overwhelmed and wanted a lasting reframe | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| During gestation my baby grew normally but was an average 2-3 weeks ahead in development and had a larger head then average. I do not know if this is due to the psilocybin or genetics. | I mostly macro dose occasionally and I do it for mind exploration and fun | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | calmer / less stressed, baby relaxed easier, more connection emotionally with each other, easier for me to soothe baby when he's upset, easier for me to be at peace with the amount of energy i have to give to my baby / loss of autonomy. | challenges with postpartem depression, mushrooms helped immensely!!!!!!! life changing difference, thank God. | for assistance with processing very intense emotions (which it worked incredibly for, to the extent that i became emotional again by how relieved i felt). as well as easing pain and difficulty from breastfeeding. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | NA | NA | I wanted to work through trauma I hadn’t been able to work through on my own or through therapy. | teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| I did not microdose in pregnancy. | I chose to microdose after I gave birth due to PPD and some pretty extreme anxiety. I had been on different medications before pregnancy for general depression and anxiety, but stopped those before getting pregnant. After I had my child I did not want to go back on pharmaceutical meds due to the side effects I experienced while on them and my experiences coming off of them. | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I healed from birth trauma, PPD & PPA subsided before they became unbearable. My baby benefited because I was a happy, healthy mom. He also benefitted because mushrooms told me to pull my daughter back out of school (after trying for half a year & feeling terrible), he has b... | I don't feel there were any challenges. I am grateful I had the tools, support, and intuition to navigate everything the mushrooms showed me. | Because they continued to be my medicine. After infertility, miscarriages and a traumatic homebirth turned csection due to a coercive midwife (I carried past 43 weeks) I turned back to the medicine to heal my womb and my heart. | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| NA | To help with postpartum anxiety, to increase presence of being with my children | pastes, teas, Ground up in honey | 🍄 Read More | ||
| . | I had severe ptsd and pnd i didn’t want to go down the anti depressant route again md I had read about microdosing so I decided to give it a try. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| N/a | I have several mental health diagnoses (anxiety, depression, ptsd) that got worse and started affecting my career after the birth of my 2nd child. I tried many different meds and therapy, but tried micodosing after watching a documentary and reading more online as soon as I could find a repubitable source. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| NA | I had been following pages about the effects of micro dosing throughout my pregnancy and after. Soon after giving birth i began struggling with ppd and ppa i wanted to seek alternative medicine. I wanted to feel better while using something more natural. I felt like micro dosing was a safe choice. | Chocolate | 🍄 Read More | ||
| I didn’t dose In pregnancy | Diagnosis adhd/asd. I started to experiment after a friend of mine said she had some. I then began to read about alternative ways to ease my sensory overload and overwhelm of not only being a mother with lots of kids. But also neurodivergent. I wanted to also build a relationship with mushrooms. So began my journey. By starting small. I wanted to feel into my body instead of disassociating. I wanted to feel more space to connect with my kids. | capsules, I also lemon tek. Or add to honey. | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I noticed a difference in my outlook in life at that time. I did not necessarily see changes to my baby | No | I was mentally depleted, in a toxic relationship and felt very alone at that time. This is when i started pairing my micro with lions mane without fail | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a) as mentioned above. b) not really. Not sure if any benefits while breastfeeding, though I haven't been dosing much in the last three months. Will do it more now that I'm going back to work and mushroom season is almost upon us. | Not really. | Carried on microdosing, but considerably less, mainly because I keep forgetting. I'd like to do a big trip to let go of some stuff and get some mush-wisdom. but it's difficult with a 3 month old. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | a) to myself yes, I would strongly visualize her nursing the golden nutrients from my breasts. b) we are so divinely connected. My daughter is the absolute sweetest force of life who connects with every being she meets. Her energy is magnetic and several people comment about... | Didn’t notice any challenges | To connect with myself, to be in gratitude, to relax | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Omg!!! He is such an intelligent little dude. Dosing helped me connect with him more and understand him on the level where he was at. Honestly, probably due for another journey soon. | Uhmm… challenges were mostly just integrating the experience. | It felt intuitively right for me. | powdered, Sacred mushroom cacao :) | 🍄 Read More |
| Na | Mental health | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| More restful sleep, better general mood, elevated creativity. | Postpartum support | teas, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Many benefits for me! Which always benefits my daughter. She is so smart, emotionally intelligent, expressive and connected. | Mushrooms helped me with post partum depression. I always Remember who I am When I take Mushrooms. I remember Truth and love. | I ingest mushrooms about once a month to clean out my soul, my energy, my nervous system. It helps me return to my self and to a more calm, wholesome nervous system. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | If this is speaking about general benefits to myself, then many. None for baby | No | I was actually looking to do full ceremony but couldn’t find any medicine. Then a microdosing opportunity came my way and after doing some research I decided to give it a go. | Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Didi y microdose while breastfeeding. | No | It grounds me and makes me see the world with a better perspective. Makes me more aware of myself, my actions and the way I’m raising my child. | teas, Tincture. | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | MORE CONNECTION, MORE FUN, I WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO MY CHILDRENS LEVEL, MEET THEM WHERE THEY WERE AT, BE IN THE MOMENT | THE REAL WORLD - THE DISPARITY OF NOT LIVING IN A CULTURE OF OTHER DOING THE SAME, OF HAVING TO GO BACK TO NORMALITY AND CAPATALIST CULTURE | I SOMEHOW CAME ACROSS MUSHROOM MEDICINE IN A DIFFERENT SPACE TO HOW I HAD FOUND IT BEFORE, I HAD DREAMS AND VISIONS, AND SAW THE CONFESSIONS AND FOUND YOUR WORK AND EXPLORED FROM THERE | capsules, pastes, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It helped me being more present. And my baby is a really happy baby. Very much engaging with the people around. | No | I had severe depression | teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | To myself yes, and thereby to my baby who goes through life with me and needs me at my most balanced and surrendered self. | I was freed of postpartum anxiety almost instantly and felt less reactive in my mothering, less triggered and more spacious inside so that I could sit with the hard emotions of grieving the loss of self. It showed me steady productivity in a non-attached way and I slept much... | I chose it because I felt called by them honestly and the knowledge about the supportive healing potential kept finding me. I needed support deep within going through matrescence and isolation and lacking community, I could feel the need for support and guidance deep in my nervous system. And I believe that mushrooms are gentle on my being and secondhand on my baby. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes. Felt closer to baby and happier as a mom. I felt like I could connect to him more and my depression was lessened. | Anxiety around getting my baby taken away if anyone found out. Some anxiety around the effects with my baby but I came back to trust and knew this was a fear society put on me. The greatest fear was losing my child through the government system. | I was experiencing some post partum depression and. I know it would help me with those heavy feelings. I did notice a difference in my mood and felt like I could show up better as a mom. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | This is my first pregnancy micro dosing in so for my baby I’m not sure yet for me it helped pull me out of a low place. | No | The grounding aspects of the plant help put everything into perspective when life feels overwhelming, and really help stabilize my mood when needed. | teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| n/a | i had PPD and wanted a way to cope with my feelings without heavy medication. | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Calmer pregnancy, happier through out, helped not fall into depression or post partum depression | To help process trauma & mental health | whole, powdered, Chocolate bars | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | I felt energized, more tolerant towards meltdowns, more calm, less activated in my nervous system, more able to cope with challenges in parenting. it propelled me through a difficult phase, and I didn't go back to "normal" after. I stayed with this new level of tolerance (in... | I didn't notice any changes in my baby, other than in the dynamic between us, because of my own state of being. | because I have felt the immense healing effect that mushrooms have on me, I wanted to integrate that into my daily life without it being a full trip. I felt so full of life, energized, able to tolerate much more as a parent, less activated in my nervous system, more calm. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | A) I felt more connected than usual while nursing her, could fully be present in what felt like such a gift B)I didn't notice any changes in my baby, just enjoying my presence | A) first challenge was getting over the fear of microdosing while breastfeeding, but then once I was dosed it felt so right and good. B) no seeming challenges with baby | The postpartum depression was so heavy, every thought felt existentially challenging. I knew I needed help to reconnect to myself again. | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | Again n/a wish I had used it though | N/a | I chose to ingest bc I was managing ongoing difficulties with my CPTSD and trauma, with postpartum compounding these issues with a new kind of intensity. I wanted to remain open-hearted to both my partner and baby in a time of severe stress for me. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was more connected and my baby was therefor attuned to that connection. With my first pregnancy my body stopped producing milk after I went back to work at 3 months PD and I suffered a significant emotional trauma at work. So I was really intentional with my second with wa... | I did not notice any challenges. It was blissful. | To manage all the mood fluctuations with postpartum and to reconnect with my internal wisdom, to be more patient and flexible with both my kiddos. Microdosing helps me do these things while also allowing me to be more present… even with sleep deprivation. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was definitely able to deal with life in a much more balanced way, in an adaptable flow to my baby’s needs … And in a better mood table to enjoy the sweet moments | No I didn’t notice any negative impacts maybe… Except maybe more frequent trips to the restroom to pee. | I really needed something to support my postpartum journey | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt far more connected to the beauty of the process of growing my child, I felt more at ease and more present with my children, I saw the glimmers in the day to day interactions. My baby felt more at ease as well and would sleep better after nursing on dose days. | the challenges were work - having to be away from my baby starting at 7 months old, this interrupted breastfeeding but otherwise no challenges. | major postpartum anxiety and existential crisis, I felt disconnected from self and purpose beyond work and motherhood | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Myself, various benefits from migraine control, mental health balance and low experiences with PPD. Greater connection level to my son. I didn’t notice anything overly specific with my son on days I microdosed vs not to be honest. | This next baby I’ll pay more attention to the experience between being on and off cycles with microdosing. I feel like the new experience of motherhood might have distracted my vision in being able to really focus on if there was changes with my first baby between cycles. ... | To help with migraines and PPD | capsules, teas, Honey | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Mood boost and spiritual connection | Personal discomfort for me from time to time but no challenges with baby | Spiritual reasons | capsules, Chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/A | N/A | I had suffered from postpartum depression and postpartum OCD, therapy helped but it wasnt until my sun was 3 uears old that I ingested mushrooms for the first time. I had recently left an abusive marriage and was struggling mentally, emotionally and spiritually. A good friend recommended mircodosing and it changed everything. | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Na | This was when I first heard about it. | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Balanced mood, emotional release becoming aware of what I felt on the inside | Postpartum / emotional support | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | More connected and less repulsed with breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can be difficult because you have feelings of rejecting your baby because they basically take over part of your body. Taking any medicine lessened those negative thoughts and depression - though I did still e... | See above | To help with postpartum depression, connecting to myself, easing the overwhelm and emotional instability that comes with raising children. | whole, With cacao | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I felt even more gratitude for my beautiful life. I loved my children even more, and I did not know that was possible. I flowed more. | Sometimes I had GI discomfort and if very bad, I think the baby had some as well | My husband had some beautiful experiences with mushrooms m. He attend a personal retreat with some highly accomplished persons in the Depth Psychology world and Neuroscience world. I wanted to also partake but I could not leave my children. I also could not take MDMA. I was exclusively breastfeeding. However, the company that I worked at for 6 years as the Managing Director/ COO, just below CEO, went bankrupt. It was a very challenging time, since I loved my work. I had already been meditating for years, recently started halotropic breathwork, and am a practicing person of Ayurvedia. It just seemed a natural addition to my current lifestyle. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Unfortunately I was only able to breastfeed for 3 months with my second daughter (the pregnancy I used mushrooms) due to low milk production caused by a stressful environment - so not really. | Nothing attributable to mushrooms. I wanted to breastfeed more than anything but extenuating circumstances made it impossible. | I took mushrooms postpartum to assist in preventing depression or any other postnatal mental health issues. Being pregnant so often in an unstable and unsafe environment took its toll on my mental health and I wanted clarity. Mushrooms saved my life because I was able to tap into my inner wisdom that everything I need is inside of me and I don’t need a partner, or to be afraid of leaving my marriage because I don’t want to be alone. Taking mushrooms allowed me to enhance my awareness of my inner voice and my power - giving me the insight to truly trust myself. As a mother, that is the quintessential concept- trust your gut when it comes to your and your children’s’ safety- no matter what. | powdered, Chocolate bars | 🍄 Read More |
| N/A | In the first 2 months of postpartum I experienced severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. My husband encouraged me to try as a last resort to get me out of my funk. I was so deep in the hole I could not tell I was in one, and he gently nudged me towards taking a trip. I decided why not, I might as well. So glad I did. Absolutely has changed my life and my marriage, and my role as a mama. | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| none - even .1g was too strong and overwhelming during pregnancy. Pregnancy already shifted my consciousness and opened me, I guess I didn't need additional help from mushrooms | Help with depressed mood, increase patience with my son, to relax into present moment | whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Way more present, creative, more empathic, more energy, better socially, my little one was livelier and more empathic I think. Totally went off cofffee which I’m normally addicted to. Minimal interest in alcohol. Alteady low but almost non existent when dosing. | If something triggered me it was a more challenging sometimes as I’d be more ‘in’ the issue and processing it . Less able to push it down. This is good but perhaps not on a day when already juggling a lot | More presence, more energy, less anxiety | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Not sure | I was challenged with. It knowing if my decision was safe so ultimately stopped | Mental health but now for a lack of information on breastfeeding I don’t do it | capsules, teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | In the early postpartum beacuse I was always alone with the baby I didn't sleep much and the exhaustion piled up to the point I couldn't function. The mushrooms help me feel more relaxed and balanced. | I didnr noticed any changes in the baby. Not more then he would change into a calmer mood if I was calmer event without the medicine. | After I gave birth, and while breastfeeding(still breastfeeding now) I've done microdosing for some periods of time, not in in a consistent way. Some time smaller some times a but higher. I use this medicine both for self regulation and to connect to divine source for guidance and healing. | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes, there was a deep connect and reflection of our past lives together, she slept soundly as I laid and meditated | The come down was hard, I felt exhausted from trauma release, she was slightly irritable but very awake once we woke from our trip together | To help heal from birth trauma and release old habits that aren’t serving me and my family | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was more self aware, more in tune with what my body needed. Less intrusive thoughts, an abundance of creativity. My babies were both very active early on so it’s difficult to tell if it was affecting her. Definitely no negative effects that I could see | My biggest challenge was the fear of being criticized for my decisions by those close to me. | I was battling severe depression. It was affecting every aspect of my life. I refused to leave my house for months | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Relaxation and calm, but I also took a 5g dose which helped me prepare for birth by encouraging me to moan and yell and no longer be silent. | To proactively fight off post party depression. To encourage me to relax into motherhood. To simply make the days even more fun and find joy in the simple things like listening to music and sitting outside. | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| N/a | Deeper personal/spiritual connection | Gummies | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | My and my child’s moods are both more settled and our attachment feels more secure and honed in when I am eating mushrooms (again — of all kinds, not just psychoactive ones). I do not rush, I desire to be patient and present, hometending tasks don’t feel so burdensome,... | There have been a few time with higher doses that I felt my child was more active/fussy after breastfeeding. And the sensory input of her needing to express more was a lot for me to take in on more than a microdose. I believe this heightened sensory experience for both child... | My microdosing has not been as consistent since after giving birth. In all honestly, I have had a harder time prioritizing my self care. In the past week, however, I had a mamadosing mom encourage me to start back up. I did, and it has been so good. | capsules, teas, whole, In a psilocybin infused jun kombucha that my partner and I make | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes I was able to connect to my body more, depression and anxiety made way for me to see more clearly where I needed help postpartum. | No challenges except legally. I felt so much more patience and calm when microdosing. | PPA, PPD and no medications offered any relief. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I was not stuck as long in my sadness or negative emotions. My thoughts passed more easily without judgment | No | I needed help mentally and didnt want to go back on my anxiety/depression meds i had weaned off of years ago. Microdosing really was the next step for me since cannabis was not helping anymore. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| No | See above^ | See above^ | To help with fear, paranoia, anxiety around early birth, infant loss and birthing freely outside the system. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| No | - | - | For better mood, creativity, health improvement (chronic pain relief), personal growth | teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Yes I was more calmer and I could connect with my child more | Finding a good supplier | To help with my ppd | powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | It’s hard to tell as .2 is such a low dose but I’m hoping it is helping us heal spiritually, physically, and mentally | Only happened ONCE but I had bad diarrhea after microdosing… | I had a traumatic birth, baby got stuck with shoulder dystocia which resulted in birth injury. I hoped my baby would get the benefits of microdosing through breastmilk and I hoped that it would help me heal. | capsules, Mainly capsules but a few times in chocolate | 🍄 Read More |
| - | postpartum healing, more patience, emotional well-being | whole, blended with citrus juice/fruit | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | - | - | That was the time (after breath feeding) I felt confident to start and explore it. | capsules, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Happier, more calm, more at ease, less anxiety | Depression | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More | ||
| No | N/a | N/a | Life Trauma healing | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| No | I didn’t ingest while breastfeeding | I didn’t have shrooms during pregnancy or breastfeeding | Microdosing to help regulate mood | capsules, teas, whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | Myself I could manage my ppd and anxiety better. Was grieving at the same time lost a close friend of mine and it helped me deal Dr had prescribed me medication that I didn’t want to take to treat my ppd , was scared to pass on any of side effects of to my baby so I would... | I felt that my stress was alleviated more and hence I was able to produce for my baby better | Due to ppd | capsules, whole, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | My ability to parent has softened. I am more present and aware. I am able to notice My OCD and anxious tendencies and meet them with grace and curiosity as opposed to spiraling out of control. My supply has decreased (which could be other factors ), the taste and consisten... | The challenges for me more so reside in the chaos of my life or inside I should say. I made the choice to continue to take the medicine. Even on days you’re going to be because that’s where I need the medicine most. As far as benefits for my baby, I haven’t seen any ne... | PPA, PPD , OCD traumas. I have done the pharmaceuticals, the trauma therapy. I respect those who choose that route but it no longer serves me or I it. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I feel my baby eats better when I have micro doses. I also find she sleeps better as well. I find her more vocal as well after breastfeeding when I have micro dosed. | I feel my baby eats better when I have micro doses. I also find she sleeps better as well. I find her more vocal as well after breastfeeding when I have micro dosed. | I have started micro dosing after giving birth. Mainly to help combate PPD. I have battled with depression for a large part of my life and thought that the medicine of the mushrooms could help me out in this new phase in my life. And I definitely feel it has helped a lot. I don’t microdose every day. Maybe 2-3 times in the week. | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a, microdosed once breastfeeding | To regulate mood and feel good | whole | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | Not particularly | Not particularly | For metal release | whole | 🍄 Read More |
| Yes | I feel like my child advanced quickly and hit all milestones “on time” compared to my first child who had no exposure to the medicine through me | Helped with my adhd tendencies. Baby was very sharp | Mushrooms have helped organize my life and put things into systems that make sense for me | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
| N/a | Anxiety and adhd | capsules | 🍄 Read More | ||
| Yes | A) gentler and more patient b) advanced head control at 5 months. A glowing regard for other humans. A notable calm temperament | A) I certainly hold some anxiety around how stigmatized ingesting mushrooms while pregnant or breastfeeding can be. B) no challenges for baby noticed | For love ❤️ | teas, powdered | 🍄 Read More |
| No | N/a | N/a | Life Trauma healing | capsules, teas | 🍄 Read More |
| Feeling more connected to my child/to myself - this effected everything in my life (as i am sure you can imagine) | PP | capsules | 🍄 Read More |
