Same exp here. I used the football hold method and eventually baby got used to it. During the first few weeks, i let LO latch for a few minutes and then gave ebm in a bottle as she tend to latch very long and it made me tired. Maybe u could offer a bottle ebm first and then try latching again so ur LO can open his/her mouth. Jiayo!
practice slowly. my LO didn’t like to latch either, we practice once a day. don’t like then we try again next day. took him 3 months to start latching properly
Keep trying mama! However if u still in pain, maybe u wanna do bottle feeding while u recover? Then try latching again once ure well enough!
keep on practicing and prop pillows under your arms and baby for additional support.