Ouch!!!

I had this problem when I had my daughter. I used a hand pump and relieved some of the milk, it gave me some relief and I had to do it quite often the first few days to get the relief. The good news though is that after about a week we got the hang of breastfeeding better and I was only producing the amount that she needed so I wasnt becoming swollen and sore. I would suggest that if you are having trouble with the latching on though then maybe you shoudl contact the hospital where you had the baby, they usually have a lactation consultant that can help with the beginning of the nursing. I had recieved help through her while we were still in the hospital and she was definitly a lifesaver. good luck and keep at it, it seemed that the first few weeks were rough and then it became much easier and was well worth my patience =)