When you first play the guitar, or come back to playing after time away, it hurts the tips of your fingers
Truth is, this happens more if you’re playing open chords.
Your fingers are down sometimes for an entire song or all the time your practicing, which means that you’re always hitting the same position on your
fingers and always pressing down 3 or 4 fingers when your playing guitar.
This does not have to be the case.
I was told to ice my fingers for 20 minutes before & after practice. I’ve noticed it actually makes practice more bearable during this rough & painful stage.