ouch!!! another painful nursing story

Allison

My son is 16 days old, and i desperately want to EBF, but it hurts so badly on the left side I'm on the verge of giving up. He finally flanges his lips, but refuses to open his mouth wide enough. we've tried cradle holds (works like a dream on the right) and football. offering to the nose first, been to the LC twice. he has an upper lip tie, could tgat be the whole problem?