Bugaboo bee+ - adjusting the backrest

[HollieES]

So, not sure if I'm the only one with a toddler who seems to be outgrowing the Bugaboo Bee+...or so I thought.

I've just been looking through the manual and discovered that you can adjust the backrest, adding quite a lot of height to the buggy. Apologies if you bug owners already knew this, but for those who didn't I thought it would be worth sharing.

Diagram attached - it's very simple to extend, and now I can actually pull the hood down without decapitating my son, which is handy.

[snowboarder]

Yep it makes such a difference - my 3.5 yr old fits fine and looks comfy in it once extended - so much for the bee being too small!

[Whatsupchuck]

But does anyone else's backrest gradually slip down so at the beginning of the journey they look quite comfy but by the end they are a squashed mess again (especially when the hood is up!)

[mima08]

Yep, ours did this for ages, but since loosening up the straps (as he takes his arms out of them immediately anyway), this problem has gone away...

[crystal7]

Sorry for the thread hijack. Thinking of getting a bee 2nd hand for me nearly 1 year old. He's a chubby little thing bless him, especially in his winter coat. Will he fit into the 2009 bee or will I have to splash more cash and get a bee+? He's not very tall (and unlikely to be!). Has anyone used 2009 bee for an older baby toddler?

Thanks

[HollieES]

I don't have any experience with the old Bee model, but I know the seat unit isn't as wide as it is on the plus, and I must say that the plus is nice and roomy width wise.

Re the back gradually slipping down - I know what you mean, although I've found that if you fully extend the bottom of the seat too, this happens a lot less.

Hope that helps.

[sydneyswan]

My short and stocky 2 and 3/4 year old boy still fits in our 2009 bee, up until recently we used it every day and he'd happily sleep for two hours in it too!

[crystal7]

Thanks! That's what I wanted to hear sydneyswan. Short and stocky is how I'd describe my little one too....

[jennyh]

Ha this made me chuckle, I had my daughter in the Bee without adjusting it for ages before I realised that you could, to the point where the seat was so shallow she was practically sliding off it. I have been so impressed at how i've been able to pull the seat out and the backrest up, has made such a difference!

[HollieES]

Has anyone had any joy in finding a way to stop the seat back slipping back down once you've extended it? Or do I need to make another trip back to John Lewis...?