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Trouble Latching Correctly.

Hi moms, I am having trouble with my two day old son. He latches on, but he doesn't seem to want to open wide enough for anything other than my nipple and it is really painful. I tried getting him to cry first or waiting for a yawn, then slipping it in. It works sometimes, but after only a minute or two he goes back to only the nipple. I can't imagine he is getting anything but he seems happy. Any tricks I may not have heard on getting him to open up wide? At the hospital, they told me I was doing great. I provided breast milk for my...