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Tell me about the Babyzen Yoyo2

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 25/03/2020 14:45

So I can’t shop for prams due to lockdown and think I just need to order online.

I wanted something small and compact - we live in a city, our house is small, as is our car.

Anyone have first hand experience of the Babyzen Yoyo2. Is it too flimsy for everyday use?

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Minkies13 · 25/03/2020 14:53

I have both the yoyo and the bugaboo bee. We bought the yoyo as a travel pram. I love the yoyo. It's so light, folds easily and is so easy to push. The only downside is the 6 month + doesn't lie flat, which is annoying if my daughter needs to have her lunch nap in it. The bugaboo is great. Not as light or easy but it's more sturdy and lies flat. I use the bugaboo most of the time and the yoyo for travel and when I'm on the tube. The bugaboo doesn't fit as easily into a boot as the yoyo.

I hope this helps

Darkstar4855 · 25/03/2020 15:34

I have a Yoyo Plus as my only buggy and I love it! I wouldn’t say it’s flimsy, only thing is it’s not much good off road. Great for town/city use though. One handed fold/unfold great for bus travel too!

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 25/03/2020 15:44

Thank you - the bugaboo bee is the other one I am thinking about.

The Yoyo seat reclines doesn’t it even if it doesn’t go completely flat?

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Minkies13 · 25/03/2020 19:14

Yes it still reclines, just not fully. And if you get the newborn insert it's flat.

Darkstar4855 · 25/03/2020 19:21

Yes it does recline just not flat. My boy sleeps in his at nursery and has done for the last six months!

CoolNoMore · 25/03/2020 19:52

I can't rate the Yoyo highly enough and we've not had issues with sleeping in it. In fact, when he's had a cold it's been much better for him to sleep in it propped up as he always seems to slink to the bottom of a tilted cot. Top tip - an adult hoody is perfect for making it dark in there at naptime. The hood covers the viewing window at the top and the arms wrap around the handles to keep it in place.

The main benefit is that I was able to get DS out of the 0+ version and then collapse the whole thing one handed. Spectacular.

I've never found it flimsy but I did replace the wheels after about 18 months. If I can ever cleaned and lubricated them, though, I wouldn't have needed to do that

CoolNoMore · 25/03/2020 19:53

If I had ever cleaned them. It's easy to do, I just never bothered!

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 25/03/2020 20:07

@CoolNoMore do you use it as an everyday buggy? I want this as our main buggy and I’m worried people seem to buy this as a travel buggy even though it’s quite expensive

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CoolNoMore · 25/03/2020 20:20

Oh lord, yes. I don't have anything else and I never have. When we were in London we lived on the first floor and couldn't leave anything on the ground floor, so it was necessary, but I wouldn't use anything else. And I used it everyday, everywhere... although I probably shouldn't have. It's not great in muddy fields, but it can cope with deep snow!

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 05/04/2020 10:53

Hi @CoolNoMore - still procrastinating about buggies. Hard to buy something when you can’t try it out. Can I asked if you used the Yoyo from birth?

Obviously the baby nest is not the same as a hard bottomed bassinet and I wondered if that was a problem.

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CoolNoMore · 05/04/2020 12:06

Yup, I used it from birth and he slept in it beautifully. I'm planning to use it again for #2, although I do love a sling, and might end up using that more to start with when he's so light. The only considerations I can think of is the relatively small storage under the buggy (by comparison with other prams at least), and the height of the handle if you're very tall (OH doesn't have a any problems and he's 6').

What do you mean by baby nest? The bottom of the thing is hard enough to be safe to sleep on if that's what you're worried about? Also, if you strap them in they can't roll over anyway. It would have been amazing to have a detachable bassinet thing to take him upstairs when he was asleep, but I did manage to carry the whole pram with him in it until he was about 4 months. It wasn't loads of fun, but it's doable...

yatapina · 05/04/2020 12:20

My niece has similar requirements and was looking at the Yoyo but wanted full lie flat seat and has ended up ordering this Baby Jogger Lux as the seat itself is suitable from birth - not what you asked I know but maybe another option if the seat bothers you.

We had Baby Jogger pushchairs for both of mine and cannot fault the quality or ease of use :)

doadeer · 05/04/2020 12:41

I've got the bee and two friends have the yoyo (all in London)

I live in flat on first floor. There were two reasons I chose the bee over the yoyo - for a newborn I didn't find it looked very cosy and it looked quite flimsy to use from birth and when the main pram isn't parent facing. I like to look at my little boy and sing/ make faces etc

I found the bee bassinet for newborn rally good and can be used as a moses basket for naps.

I do find it tricky to collapse if you have stuff underneath like the rain cover. Definatey not a one handed thing.

But I have friends who love the yoyo so it's hard to say which is better.

doadeer · 05/04/2020 12:43

Sorry I should have said the other reason we bought the bee is to be able to detach the bassinet and carry it up the stairs leading if baby was asleep. Though to be honest I could carry the whole thing up but I had a c section so was more cautious about doing that

CoolNoMore · 05/04/2020 13:16

Ah, if the Bee has a detachable bassinet, that might actually be better. I love the yoyo so much and there's no way I'm buying another pram, but a detachable bassinet definitely would have been great.

To be clear, I still think the yoyo is a fantastic choice but maybe the Bee would be even better. Maybe!

CoolNoMore · 05/04/2020 13:32

Ah, wait, I don't think you can fold the whole Bee with the newborn bit with one hand, can you? Yoyo still gets my vote.

Am I too into this?! I swear I could talk about prams all day. There are other things in my life.. I just can't think of any of them right now...

doadeer · 05/04/2020 14:41

You can't fold the bee with one hand at all.

You can detach the bassinet which is a really nice one and lovely for sleeps and then put the pram down with both hands.

I can still carry my 14 month old in the pram up the stairs if I need to.

But if you will be folding all the time I'd say the bee isn't the best for that. Or maybe it's because I hardly ever fold mine I'm rubbish at it?

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 05/04/2020 17:24

Hi @CoolNoMore - I just thought the baby next looks pretty small and wondered if a baby would be comfy enough in it.

This is helpful, thank you!

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 05/04/2020 17:24

*baby nest

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IDontLikeMondays88 · 05/04/2020 20:41

Thanks for the info on the bee @doadeer

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nwLondonDad · 26/03/2022 19:47

So we saw the yo-yo at JL today but were disappointed it didn't go flat and the most upright position didn't seem upright enough, ie child will be slouching/sliding down. Our salesperson wasn't knowledgable. Whilst I checked online reviews don't mention the upright or slouching issues, but other similar strollers do mention the slouching issue. So I wondered if somebody who has one could inform me about the sliding/slouching on the yo-yo.

We ordered the silver cross clic, as it allows near flat and a more upright position. Just I'm still not sure as there are so many yo-yos around.

Note this is for a 16 month old.

We have a monster of pram (egg) that's just not practical hence I want something lightweight but also travel friendly.

SunnySideUp2020 · 26/03/2022 19:59

I have the yoyo for travelling and shopping.
It great. Good quality, light and folds tiny.
My 11m old has been able to sleep in it since 7m old for naps.
And yes the sitting isn't the best as not that upright and not arm rest but still good enough for what we use it for.
It wouldnt be my main pram though...

TheBirdintheCave · 26/03/2022 21:03

We looked at A LOT of compact/travel prams for our holiday to Italy in June. We settled on the Ickle Bubba Globe Max as it was far cheaper than the YoYo, lies flat (a major selling point for me as my son struggles to nap if he isn’t flat) but also has a good incline for sitting up. It also has an adjustable footrest which a lot of models don’t. Bonus points for the fact that it fits in the overhead bin on easyJet planes :)

It’s not the prettiest of prams (we chose the denim blue) nor does it have the biggest canopy but we’ve been impressed with it so far and have been using it as a ‘run about’ pram to ferry my son to and from his childminders :)

TheBirdintheCave · 26/03/2022 21:05

My son is also 16 months btw :)

lobsterz · 26/03/2022 21:17

I would recommend checking out the Ergobaby Metro as well. Does everything the Yo-yo does (including go in the overhead locker on a plane), costs a bit less and the newborn attachment is like a proper bassinet with sides (not rigid), so baby doesn't need to be strapped in, but it folds. This is what sold us on it over the Yo-yo (which is ubiquitous in our part of London) - which only has unfoldable bassinet or the newborn attachment, which has no sides so you have to strap them in (we were buying when DD was a few weeks old and already knew she hated being restrained in things). Oh and bigger rear wheels mean it manages better on slightly rough ground.

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