Sore, red, sores, peeling thumb from thumb sucking - What can I do?

[Pandora]

I will ask my aunty, as my cousin had the same problem when she was little and hers got bad to the point of infection.

[skybie]

DD2 just had this!
I put nipple cream (lasinoh) on it after every nap so it had time to sink into her skin b4 she sucked it off at nap time.
Took a little while but its all healed now

[Moi]

skybie & Tanstar - I like the suggestion of nipple creams (lansinoh, paw paw) because they are safe for babies to consume.

Pandora - I'd love to hear what you aunt did for your cousin.