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I started using my pump at 4 days bc my milk wasn't coming in.

I started in the hospital because baby wouldn't latch for the first 24 hours! I pumped colostrum and gave it to her with a little dropper.

I first used it at 6 weeks.

I was at a hospital that is specially trained to promote breastfeeding and even though my little guy had jaundice that made him soooooo tired, they told me not to pump. They are all about the 'only baby and breast' beginning, straight through the first month.

I used a hospital pump in the hospital to encourage my supply. I kept pumping when I got home from the hospital and fed baby pumped colostrum/early milk via bottle/syringe because he ws low birth weight.

The only thing I would caution about pumping early is to not pump too much once your milk is in....I ended calling in a way oversupply (enough for twins!) Sounds great but it was too much milk for my LO to handle and he would choke/cough, etc. while drinking.

The first time I pumped was when I was experiencing supreme engorgement from my milk coming in! It was such a relief!

I think it was the first week. I was really sick and I wanted my mom to give DD a bottle so I could sleep.

At the hospital! Day 1 or 2

Manual pump at day 5 after my milk came in and I was so engorged baby couldn't latch on. Electric pump I bought at 3 weeks I think and tried out then. I had oversupply though, so I didn't really use it much until I was away from baby for a few weddings/going back to work.

I used the hospital pump as soon as after my son nursed the first time. I had a c-section so that didn't happen until after I was in recovery. It helped tremendously with getting my milk in which was the second day. With my first I don't think I started pumping until a couple of days later and my milk didn't come in until the 4th day? or 5th? And then I struggled with supply for a couple of months. Sucked. I highly recommend pumping as soon as possible to help stimulate your milk, even if nothing is coming out.