In addition to pain, an issue with oversupply is that when the baby does start to nurse, the milk may come very fast and overwhelm him, making it hard to actually eat. Basically, it is like you trying to drink from a firehose. Pumping for a couple of minutes—or hand-expressing milk—right before you nurse can help with this problem. It will also improve as the baby gets bigger and the oversupply problems calm down.
