My dr told me to start right away to build up supply for when I returned to work.

My first was sick- we had to supplement so I pumped during our hospital stay. With this one, he is 9 weeks old and I haven’t pumped yet. Well in the hospital I asked for a hand pump because he was having trouble latching and I thought pumping a bit might help first- I don’t really count that though because I only did twice and really got nothing out. It was the same night he was born. If you don’t need to pump right away, I wouldn’t, it’s a hassle if you don’t need to. I need to start soon though, because I want him to get used to a bottle before I go back.

It took me like a week and some days because I wanted to see how good I did with only breast feeding but it was taking over me and my entire day.. I had help but I didn’t have a chance to rest/nap until I started to pump. It helped me so much to gain strength and confidence and I felt more able to do things around the house .. I felt like I didn’t need all the help I was getting because rest made me feel like I was on top of the world 😂😂

I didn’t start until 5-6 weeks after my son was born.

I was advised by my lactation consultant to wait 6 weeks before I started pumping. Take advantage of the lactation consultant in the hospital and see what is going to work best for you and baby.

My pump didn’t come for a week after delivery so my husband went and bought me a hand pump. My boobs were thankful 😂

As soon as I got home I couldn’t stand my boobs 😭