Ladies did you guys pump right after getting home from the hospital or in or few days after

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 😭