Bugaboo - Butterfly 1

Butterfly! The older model though because I know they just came out with a new model.

Yes! My husband has no issues with opening and closing it with one hand. I struggle but I’m petite. At first the button to push down to open it kept getting stuck because it was so stiff so I opened and closed it with 2 hands like 7 times in a row and no longer have that issue.

We started with the uppababy Cruz and clicked in the nuna pipa car seat with the adapter. It’s very smooth and just feels nice to push. As our baby got older, we added a bob jogging stroller because the roads in our neighborhood aren’t smooth. We added the bugaboo butterfly recently since she likes to run around now and doesn’t care much for the stroller anymore. The one handed fold and compactness is really nice. We also have a wonderfold wagon but only plan to use it for long outings to the zoo.

I have a 22 month old and just found out I’m pregnant with #2. I have the uppababy Cruz and bugaboo butterfly which are single strollers and don’t regret those purchases. My toddler doesn’t like sitting in strollers anymore but I’ll probably get the riding board for the strollers I have in case she doesn’t want to walk.

We have 3. Started with the uppababy Cruz which we used as our main stroller when my toddler was younger. The roads in my neighborhood aren’t smooth and have tons of small rocks so her head kept bouncing around on walks which led us to get a BOB jogging stroller. Once she could walk and was less interested in the stroller, we got the bugaboo butterfly to keep in the car and now use that when needed. All 3 serve different purposes and although I haven’t used the Cruz in a year, I’ll be using it once my second comes in the summer.

I have the original butterfly and took it on 14 flights. It is an incredible stroller. I have two kids now so it doesn’t get as much use but I was in the store the other day and saw someone testing the butterfly 2 and it looks even better! Best travel and baby item I ever purchased, hands down. I ended up using it as my primary stroller for my first because it was so convenient, despite also having a bulkier expensive more all terrain stroller. For the person who asked, if you search my comments I’ve talked about the pros of this stroller in more detail elsewhere. But, best thing to do is go see/try them yourself if you can.

To be fair to your husband I have heard uppababy customer service can’t be beat and it’s still a reputable strongly desired stroller with good after market value. Plus if you have the uppababy car seat it makes most sense to do minu because it’s compatible! I just stan my Butterfly and lament that I can’t get it in a double.

Hiking while baby wearing scared the heck out of me because what if you trip? You are going to fall right on your baby. The few times we did it made me sooo nervous. Backwearing while hiking is safest but you can’t do that until baby is at least 6 months and it is a bit of an art - I personally wouldn’t have felt comfortable back wearing until my gal was at least a year but that’s just me. Also, as a c section mama I didn’t feel comfortable baby wearing for the first 6 weeks (but everyone is different). Puts too much pressure on the pelvic floor. And when they get a bit big for baby wearing or perhaps start protesting it more (my gal was over it by 15 months) but still can’t walk well or hold hands well, the stroller is a great way to contain them. We still regularly use it for my 20 month old to do busy outings like the zoo, aquarium, etc. Oh; and some babies don’t like baby wearing at all. Basically, like all things infant related, I’d say keep an open mind. As someone else said you could always hold off and purchase once baby is here and you have a better idea of what you need. For what it’s worth we ended up switching completely to a travel stroller when my gal was 4 months old - the Bugaboo butterfly. It’s compact, folds with one hand in one step: and is airplane friendly (I’ve taken it on 14 flights). It’s the absolute best. Only downside is you can’t use it without a car seat until 4-6 months (technically 6 unless baby has good head and neck strength) and only the bugaboo car seat is compatabl. But I much preferred this to our bulky stroller and it made the stroller aspect such a breeze. So you could get something like that for when you are out and about and baby is bigger and less comfy to wear, or you could invest in a nice trail friendly stroller like a Thule.

Interesting! Which side by sides do you have? I have a city select 2015 and lost the second seat in a flood..they discontinued that model so I can’t get a replacement. Now that I have two (20 month age gap) I’m trying to figure out what to get next…my toddler is a runner so needs a seat versus a ride along (we have the rider board for the city select and she doesn’t love it). Personally I don’t love the city select stroller as a single, ie my only experience with it. It pushed well but it’s so bulky and the fold mechanism is awful, so I was looking to upgrade to a mini tandem. With my first we ended up pretty much exclusively using a travel stroller (bugaboo butterfly) from 4 months on because it was so much easier. But your post has me rethinking. Or at least maybe thinking about which tandems to avoid.

We have a butterfly 1 and although it’s light and compact, it’s annoying on uneven roads like cobblestones. I think an investment like this is worth trying out in a bigger baby store, if you have one nearby?

Hello stroller addict here 🙈 - I’ve just purchased #6 although I did sell one so we will have 5 when it arrives. 1. Nuna mixx - our first stroller and bought to go with our infant seat. We loved it until we didn’t, it’s now gathering dust in the hall closet. Keeping solely so I don’t get the urge to buy a Cruz v3 for bassinet mode and bc resale on them sucks. 2. Bugaboo butterfly (OG) - bought for travel, lives in my husbands car (will maybe sell this one, see #5) 3. UB Vista v3 - bought to replace the Mixx because my child hated the seat with a passion - love this stroller but hate the bulky fold. I use it every day for stroller walks in the neighborhood and to the park, lives in garage & comes on big outtings with us. 4. Nuna triv (SOLD) - bought when my kid started hating the mixx and I wasn’t ready for world facing yet. Liked it but once he was world facing I swapped it for something more compact since it’s still pretty big. 5. Bugaboo butterfly (2) - kind of a splurge that I didn’t need but I just wanted a stroller that lived in *my* car for everyday use and I liked the new features. 6. Guava Roam (in transit) - bought mostly for my husband to jog with but also for park outtings & rougher terrain than the vista can handle. I have a problem, it’s fine 🥲

Not Nuna. Edit to add: as a caution, I bought the mixx and was the same way as many posters here and hated the Uppababy - I was so against. Now you can pry my vista out of my cold dead hands lol my kid loves this thing and it is so freaking nice. Do I wish he liked the nuna with built-in bassinet mode and a compact fold and sleeker design? Yes. However I will never, never buy another Nuna stroller after having TWO (mix and triv) - the seat is god awful. Expensive lesson for me. On the other hand I LOVE my bugaboo butterfly - such a great freaking strolller !!!!!!

Bugaboo butterfly! We’ve travelled across the world with it. Folds up so compact, fits in the overhead bin (we’ve never been forced to gate check it, in its travel bag which has the dimensions listed), and the on one handed fold is *chefs kiss*. I wanted to get the Minu V3 but didn’t like how the seat is exposed when it’s folded. I was a bit sad that the Butterfly V2 came out shortly after we got the Butterfly V1 but the new features on the V2 addresses some of the minor inconveniences we had with the V1 like having a pocket at the back!

Used the bugaboo butterfly 1 a few weeks ago with jet2 - no issues. Brought into the cabin and stored overhead easily. Flying again in Sept and will be using the joolz aer+. Renting them from baboodle and will buy the one that we like the best.

Look for the Cruz travel bag on marketplace. There aren’t that many strollers that are good for a 4 month old, even if they are beginning to sit up. I own the butterfly v1 and I regret owning it. Our Cruz is by far preferred

I own too many strollers. I have the Evenflo Dualride Shyft, bugaboo butterfly, Uppababy Cruz, and Austlen Entourage. I pretty much only like using the Cruz.  The Dualride was super convenient when she was lighter and smaller. We could take just the bucket inside and leave the wheels in the car. But it couldn’t really handle anything but smooth pavement or inside flooring. Even a brand new sidewalk crack or a pebble sent it rocking.  The butterfly is what I’d take if we flew, but it also struggles on sidewalk cracks that aren’t perfect or a small divot. It also tips back if you try to hang any diaper bag on the handles and the basket is small. It also reclines more than we like now that she’s able to sit up. It sits in our car for if we are out and about and need a stroller. We also have a sling carrier, and if we were going over any real terrain, I’d reach for the carrier hands down.  The Entourage was the stroller I got first thinking I’d want one that could convert to a double if I had another kid. That’s the only double stroller I’d want because it folds up with two seats, you don’t have to remove a seat like most others. But it is huge and weighs a ton. I like it plenty as long as I keep it open and ready to go, except that it *also* reclines too much. She wants to sit up and see the world. I am keeping it in case we do end up having another kid So we use the Cruz the most. It sits super upright. It has decent suspension (we got a used 2019 V1). I don’t like the folding mechanism but we leave it open and ready for our morning walk.

Butterfly is not upright like the Cruz is. Even the most upright position is slightly reclined. Also tips over if you hang anything on the handle but otherwise it’s never topped over on us.  Overall I don’t recommend it. If you must have one that folds up smaller and will only be used during travel, I’d go with something cheap. Pick any of them that you find on marketplace, or buy a $50 one at target or Costco that you can return if you don’t like it. 

Bugaboo Kangaroo is far superior to the Uppababy. We have a Silver Cross Wave but if I were to go back and do it all over again I’d get a Bugaboo all the way. We do have the Bugaboo Butterfly as our travel stroller and use that way more (fits in overhead bin on airplane!)

Have you tried both of these strollers in person? Not sure where you are located but most Nordstroms typically carry both and their baby gear experts can walk you through the differences. The quality of the bugaboo fabric & build felt better as well as suspension. The uppababy strollers I tried felt cheap in comparison. Bugaboo Butterfly is worth getting for travel alone! We started using it when our son was maybe 5 months old and that’s all we use now. We’re at Disneyland this week and have a Thule jogging stroller and the Silver Cross Wave and Bugaboo Butterfly. Brought the Butterfly on this trip and are so glad we did!

I was about to say I love our butterfly but it def doesn’t lay flat! I wish it did!!

Butterfly! We’ve legit gone down aisle on an airplane with it. People always get amazed by it. It’s super light and folds like a dream.