Bugaboo - Butterfly

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.

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.

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.

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 !!!!!!

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.

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

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.

Unbelievably good considering the size, wish I hadn't waited so long to get one!

I hesitated buying the Bugaboo Butterfly for so long and after finally getting it, I'm kicking myself for waiting. I do wish it reclined more, but the fold and underseat basket are amazing and the ride is very smooth.

Same here! My brother lent me his Vista and we bought the Bugaboo Butterfly before our first trip. My husband hated using a stroller until he tried the Bugaboo. I’m using the Vista with my second now since he is little and the bassinet is 10/10 but I find the Vista so heavy in general and it barely fits in our car with a seat attached. I’m thinking of getting the Bugaboo attachment for my oldest so he can stand when we use the stroller once my youngest is older. We will probably also baby-wear my youngest a lot until summer comes so we’re not in a rush.

I have the butterfly and want that Aer+ 😭. True bigger basket and has sturdy feel but the Joolz is lighter by -3 or -4 lbs and I find once baby is older than 6months lighter stroller is most important

We were in the same boat last year thinking uppa baby vista v2 was the right choice until I tried it in the store. It was just way too heavy. Didn’t seem suitable for the city/subway (I wasn’t in nyc at that time but was expected to move soon) either. We then researched on the lightest strollers and ended up deciding on bugaboo butterfly and I cannot stress how happy we are with that decision. It is insanely lightweight. It’s also IATA approved which means you don’t need a secondary travel stroller for your vacations. We put it in the overhead compartment so don’t have any wear/tear from airline travel. Has a great basket for groceries/basket at the bottom and also opens and closes with one hand. I think the nuna trvl is also a great choice similar to this so you should def check these out.