https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 03:25:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488807 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:05:17 +0000 littlebug 1488807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote LS just cuz I think they're cuter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488755 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:51:19 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1488755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: lol! I didn't mean she was like super pale ;) Just that I think darker skinned kids can get away with more time in the sun before getting red, obviously. My son is NO where as dark as I am, and it has taken a lot of adjusting to, because i'm the type that can get away with spf..like 10. He can't; either can my husband :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488688 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:31:43 +0000 rattles 1488688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go with long-sleeve for the protection if I was bothering with a rash guard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488559 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:55:03 +0000 mrskc 1488559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do long sleeve for more protection. </p> <p>@shopaholic: how do you like the swim zip? I was just looking at their website last night. Is that the one K was wearing in a recent IG photo? How is the sizing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488545 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:50:55 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1488545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has long sleeved rash guards - they're pretty easy to get on and off, and I burn crazy easily, so I wanted her protected. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488424 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:15:34 +0000 Maysprout 1488424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted it mainly for her shoulders and back. She's outside all the time in the summer in short sleeves but her back and shoulders even with sunscreen were more sensitive. So we went with short sleeve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488395 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:58:28 +0000 lawbee11 1488395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Long sleeve--more protection and I think long sleeve looks cuter :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488389 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:55:53 +0000 Alivoo01 1488389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: C runs hot too, and we live in TX where it gets up to like 120! I bought a long sleeved one.... I figured the water will help keep him cool (I hope!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488341 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:29:18 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1488341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to buy a little big, so it's easy to take on and off. I prefer long sleeves, but usually get whatever's on sale! DD has a short sleeve rash guard (like a t-shirt but in that stretchy swim material). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488330 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:21:05 +0000 regberadaisy 1488330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for this. I was wondering if they'll be too warm in a long sleeved because LO runs hot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488295 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:50:28 +0000 honeybear 1488295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Long-sleeved rash guards are the way to go. Because she won't be using it to protect her belly from a rash while paddling out on her longboard (I'm guessing ;) ), I might buy one a tad big to make putting it on/taking it off easier. If the point is sun protection, it doesn't need to be skin-tight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488281 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:42:01 +0000 looch 1488281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite rash guards are the ones from one step ahead, because they are more like material, as opposed to that shiny, stretchy material, which my son doesn't care for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488212 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:25:46 +0000 lamariniere 1488212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all burn super easily, so I voted long sleeve. That's what I buy for my LO, and I finally bought one for myself last year and it takes away a lot of my paranoia about getting sunburns. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1488120 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:41:22 +0000 birdofafeather 1488120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stine_ciro: @mamimami: Boden! i was eyeing it last summer and it went on sale over christmas.</p> <p>@CupQuakeWalk: ha! she's actually one of the more olivey skin toned babies in the last year. put her next to my neighbor's kid and he looks translucent! BUT i don't want her to get burnt. so point taken! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487574 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:07:00 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1487574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: with your skin tones, I'd do long sleeve. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487558 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:00:34 +0000 shopaholic 1487558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SOOO cute!</p> <p>I prefer long sleeves so I don't have to put sunscreen on the arms!</p> <p>I bought a solid L/S set from Swim Zip - they probably have a style to match! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487481 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:12:20 +0000 mamimami 1487481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PS I love the diaper, where is it from? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487480 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:11:50 +0000 mamimami 1487480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Short sleeve rash guards irk me. Like, what's the point? Haha. I want as much coverage as possible and it's not like you're taking it off and putting it on all the time.... And it's not like they get hot, cause it's usually wet.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487470 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:06:15 +0000 HabesBabe 1487470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've seen some zip-up long sleeved rash guards on Amazon. Getting them on wasn't hard for me (we used a short sleeve one last summer, also in SoCal-- we used it when we went to Indio), but getting them off when they're wet is tricky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487457 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:01:25 +0000 lovehoneybee 1487457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have nothing to compare it to but we didn't have much of a problem putting on a long-sleeved rash guard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487455 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:59:18 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1487455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know because we haven't gotten there yet, but I think the long sleeve one is going to be hard to get off. </p> <p>Oh my goodness, that swim diaper is cute! Where did you get it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-sleeve-or-short-sleeve-rash-guard#post-1487449 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:54:28 +0000 birdofafeather 1487449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have a super cute swim diaper that i'm gonna use for LO for the summer and want to get her a rash guard to go with it. currently, we slather her with sunscreen and she wears a one piece suit, but i'm feeling like it's not enough protection, so i was looking at long sleeve rash guards to help, but i wondered if i would hate having to get the long sleeves on and off her and if a short sleeve would suffice?</p> <p>we live in socal if that effects your opinion.</p> <p>here's a pic of the cutest little swim diaper! </p> [attach=1362/14/n2akut.350x537._7593336.jpg]