Yoyozen- only stroller

[Anonymous]

Guess I'm the odd person out but when we had 1 kid, we only used the YoYo, and I absolutely loved it...it will handle all but the worst sidewalks, can be pushed one-handed, is light weight enough to handle as a parent on your own with a newborn (while also carrying the newborn in the carseat with the other hand)...live in DC but regularly drive also. We were gifted an UppaBaby but it sat in the garage until we started a nannyshare and needed a stroller that held two kids. I can't recommend it enough.

My favorite part is that you can fold the top of the handle down and pull the baby up to a table in a restaurant, no need to leave it at the door or anywhere else. We did this in London and Paris and elsewhere in Europe with the kiddo...no other stroller would have fit there. (If you do go to Paris...every stroller basically is a YoYo.) DC you can obviously navigate with a bigger one ... but I honestly never did the first year.

[Anonymous]

We really like our Yoyo too. We also have an Uppababy Cruz though, which we use for longer walks. But our Yoyo was our commuting stroller on the metro for years. The Cruz was too big to navigate on very crowded trains. For extra storage (because the under carriage is very small) we hang a "mommy" hook on the Yoyo handle with a canvas bag. Never had an issue with it tipping over front to back, but it can tip if a bigger kid leans out of the stroller too far left or right, like my second was prone to doing. Also, I think the YoYo 2 has a better suspension than the original (which we have). I loved being able to fold the Yoyo in a few seconds by myself, even holding a baby, and then carry the baby and the stroller onto the bus/metro easily. I will say that my almost 4yo is basically grown out of it. The straps could be longer, IMO.

A few friends like the Colugo as their travel stroller--just another one to look into! It's about half the cost of a Yoyo.

[Anonymous]

We have two babyzen yo-yo’s; one for each car. We do not have any other strollers. It’s a great stroller if you mostly drive to your destination, because it fits behind the passenger seat in the footwell with room to spare even in small cars. I bought the bassinet and used it twice; it’s bulky and didn’t fold with the stroller. The newborn pack was easy and convenient. I love walking past “stroller parking” with the folded stroller slung over a shoulder. My husband is 6’3” and it worked well enough for him. Skip the skis; you will want to either baby wear or use a sturdier stroller. For older kids a sled might be easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the Minu instead—smoother ride and better storage.

This is good advice. It’s also bassinet compatible so usable from birth.

Except for the first few months where we had one of those caddy things, we’ve only had a minu and I think it’s great.

[Anonymous]

I would get something like the citymini baby jogger, which folds easily but is more substantial than a yoyo. Nuna might make a more recent alternative.

We have a mountain buggy nano, which is like the yoyo (but cheaper) and we only use that for space constrained travel, travel with limited walking, or to keep in the trunk of our car for grocery runs.

We have three strollers- the uppababy vista, which is a beast but is super comfortable and has a ton of storage, the babyjogger citymini, which we use when we need a foldable but substational stroller (like Disney world) and then the mountain buggy for use cases described above.

[Anonymous]

Depends on if you’re a minimalist type and plan to travel a lot. Very nice to have a stroller that fits overhead compartments. I’m in NYC and plenty of people just use a yo-yo. I live in a walk-up and just use the Uppababy Minu. No car, so essential I can easily fold by myself to go into subway. I also don’t carry much to walk around, so feel under storage not a big factor. If you’re a “carry everything but the kitchen sink” type a small stroller might not be for you.