When I started nursing, I was shocked at how much it hurt---no one told me that part!!! Seriously I nearly gave up every day, because it hurt so bad, and no amount of nipple cream, shields, ice packs helped. By 4 weeks, it stopped hurting, sort of suddenly, and now I sometimes barely can feel it she's latched on or not. So good luck!! That's hard, huh? And I love your daughter's name!