I had an LC for the three days I was in the hospital and they didn't say anything about ties... but I also didn't think to ask. He did have a hard time latching while we were there and I was only able to breast feed when I got home and could really work with him. The pain doesn't last the whole time either, just about 20 seconds or so... I figured that was normal :/ I'll look up the Flipple technique and call Lactation :)

Have you seen an LC? If you're having pain his latch might be off. I don't know exactly how you go about fixing it, I just know that people who have seen an LC for it have been able to correct it? You could also try googling the Flipple technique...that helped me get a good deep latch. But pain with his latch can also be caused by a tongue or lip tie that an LC can diagnose