Big pushchair or yoyo size

[bby2024]

I have first newborn on the way and I am looking at pushchairs to buy. I was looking at the nuna triv next as its not too big and the only one that fits in my car boot.

But I was looking at the yoyo pushchairs and have seen alot of people have them.

Do I need to buy a big pram like the Nuna triv next or is it better to just buy a yoyo style pushchair as later on down the line it will be more practicable a save having to buy 2 pushchairs

We have two and I wouldn't change it. We've got a YoYo style one that fits in the boot (and lives there) which is great for day trips and holidays, but not the most comfortable for everyday, and an iCandy for everyday, which is a lot more sturdy and comfortable for him, and nicer for me to push! He's nearly three and will request the iCandy whenever possible now (although we only use it two or three times a week on longer walks, he likes to walk himself).

We didn't get the YoYo one until he was 6 months old, until then the iCandy came in the back of our tiny 3-door car. It was difficult but manageable and it spread the cost of the two!

I found the yoyo to be brilliant for everything except walks off road through woods etc and then I had a second hand 3 wheeler. I would have hated having to take a bulkier pram into shops or on a bus. I can carry the yoyo up and down stairs on the tube with a child still strapped in too so not limited to lifts etc.

I had a YoYo with the newborn pack as the main pram. It was great and suited us perfectly- could fold it and carry it up the stairs hands free to my flat with DD1, got through the narrow doorway to our house with DS2, better for public transport as they’re strapped in not loose in a bassinet, you can take it into the cabin on a plane, the underneath is big enough for a changing bag and I had a couple of hooks to hang a bag of shopping off the handlebars, it’s easy to push with one hand on pavements, you can carry up/down stairs to the tube yourself with baby/toddler still sat in it, the 6 months+ seat is big so actually has more room for older toddlers then most ‘big prams’. If you like nature walks or taking tons of stuff out with you though then it’s not for you!

How tall are you, OP? I really like the Yoyo (and we live in London where they are everywhere!), but my DH found it uncomfortably low. He's 6'2 for reference. We compromised and bought a big buggy when DD1 was a newborn (an uppababy vista so it is totally massive), then switched to a yoyo style buggy when she was 2yrs. We didn't mind so much as we wanted a second baby so we knew we'd get use out of two buggies, but obviously it was a bit of an extra unnecessary expense. That's basically a waffly way of saying that if you or your DP are very tall, it might be worth checking one out in person at a John Lewis or Mamas and Papas to see how it feels. If you don't want to buy the Nuna, you can buy a newborn bassinet for the yoyo rather than just the newborn cocoon, which might help it feel more substantial as well.

If you are regularly going to be using public transport you want the smallest and easiest to fold one you can get.
Will you be using public transport?

Another vote for the Yoyo - as PP has said it’s brilliant everywhere except over rough ground. I’d recommend spending your money on that, and maybe looking at local FB groups for second hand big pram if you still want one of those x

Thats good to know. The YoYo does not look that comfortable and have seen. they say it is suitable for newborns.

It just the Nuna Triv is around £600 and then if its only used for a short while and then I need a smaller compact stroller like the YoYo its just all adds up. Especially if we want to travel abroad as the Nuna triv is not classed as being able to take as hand luggage

Nope have a car to get around its just the boot is quite small but the Nuna does fit in

You don't have to take your buggy as hand luggage, you can wheel it right up to the gate and they'll put it in the hold for you. The only disadvantage is you don't get it back till baggage reclaim, but it's nice not to have to bother with it if your baby will go in a sling.

I think it also depends where you live. In Paris I saw pretty much everyone with a YoYo, but where I live (rural, crap pavements) we've been better off with a compact three-wheeler.

What makes you think the YoYo doesn’t look comfortable? That hasn’t been my experience at all. My 3.5YO slept soundly in it for 4 hours on holiday last week!

I have a Nuna Triv and it is excellent if you want a lightweight but sturdy pram. Folds up very easily and works well on grass or gravel. It's a good in between/best of both solution.
You probably will still end up with a yo-yo or similar eventually but having a proper pram too is useful. You can get a yo-yo second hand easily.