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.

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.

It all depends on where you live and your uses. We have 3 different strollers for different needs. We have the uppababy Cruz that we used when going out for the first 11.5 months until she could walk. Once she could walk, she’s been less interested in the stroller so we got the bugaboo butterfly as a travel stroller that stays in our car. We also have a BOB jogging stroller for neighborhood walks since the roads in my neighborhood aren’t smooth and she was bouncing around a lot in the uppababy.

I’d recommend having 2 strollers. I have 4 and they all have different uses. Uppababy Cruz for infancy and going around town, Bob jogging stroller, bugaboo butterfly as a travel stroller (was the main stroller for my toddler), and the uppababy minu duo since we just had our second.

I have the Cruz V2 (v3 wasn’t out yet years ago) and it was our main stroller for the first year of my toddler’s life. Once she started walking and became less interested in the stroller, we got the bugaboo butterfly which is compact and super easy to open/close and lightweight. Now that we have #2 on the way, I got a riding board attachment for the Cruz and the minu duo because I have a feeling toddler will be a bit jealous seeing baby sit in a stroller. I love the Cruz and the minu duo seems to be really smooth as well.

You can buy a bugaboo butterfly V1 for under 350 now? The cheapest I see is 385 I would recommend the Butterfly or the Uppababy Minu V3 if you can find it closer to 400 than the 500 list price. Those are one hand folds and both are great. I have the uppababy and my sister has the bugaboo The Minu has probably the biggest basket of all the travel strollers and one of only a few with full lieflat/newborn compatibility in the V3 This link says 399 but is 350 added to cart [https://storkexchange.co/products/uppababy-minu-v3?variant=46930054676725](https://storkexchange.co/products/uppababy-minu-v3?variant=46930054676725) No travel stroller has a good suspension. It's not what travel strollers do tbh

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.

Bugaboo butterfly was and is my all time favourite stroller - we ended up using it as the primary stroller for my first, only switching to our bulkier stroller when the snow is too bad in our area. We considered but didn’t try the ride along for two reasons: I realized I needed a way to constrain my toddler because she’s a runner, and watching videos of the bugaboo wheeled board (if I recall they have one with a little seat) looked so awkward. I ended up getting the minu duo. It is imo not the same calibre as the butterfly. I find it cheaper fabric and a bulkier fold, a the push isn’t quite as nice. But I think it is the most comparable (along with the Nuna travl but the Nuna has two diff sized seats aka battle waiting to happen wit my kids). The duo is exactly what I need it for. Can contain both kids but toddler can easily get out and run around (unlike a tandem), fits in every doorway, one button fold, light enough that I can carry it inside easily or to the garage, relatively easy straps, big enough undercarriage to fit stuff in like a small diaper bag and my coat or some groceries or shopping. Top and back peekaboo windows that both baby and toddler love. We got it in grey and found it didn’t overheat in the sun during our travels. I don’t have the car seat but I used it flat in the one seat when my first was a newborn. I have a friend who reports her 1 year old pulls forward on the seat and I’ve seen it with him and it’s a design flaw, but I haven’t had my 2 year old do this so it hasn’t been an issue. Super easy to travel with, though the travel bag costs a fortune (we just went to Mexico City and Cancun when the kids were 27 months and 6 months and I was so grateful for it especially in the airports). But if you fill in the warranty, if the stroller gets busted in transit and you are using their bag, uppababy will cover to replace it/repair it. Even if your toddler isn’t a runner, there might be instances when they try to push their boundaries and it’s really scary to not have a place to contain them when this happens while also juggling a newborn/infant. You could also rely on baby wearing your youngest but my baby never tolerated being worn until he was 6 months so sometimes our intentions don’t match reality. That said you did need to make the decision right away and see how things go - we didn’t buy the tandem until about two months postpartum (but I’ll be honest, regretted not purchasing earlier). I did agonize about what to get and ultimately I’m very happy with what I settled on. I held onto the butterfly and use it for solo trips with youngest, and assume once oldest grows out of the stroller I’ll still want it for the younger one. Age gap is almost 21 months. My kids are very tall (92-99th percentile) and my now 2.5 year old has tons of room to grow still. Enjoy and best of luck with the end of your pregnancy! I personally found it so much easier to have a newborn and toddler than be pregnant with a toddler!

Are you absolutely set on a bassinet? That alone adds so much heaviness and bulk to be transporting up and down. We have and love the bugaboo butterfly - it’s a travel stroller but we use as our primary with both kids despite having a bulkier all terrain stroller as well. The only issue is the old one was not newborn compatible but they just came out with a new version that is (it’s lie flat). I can’t speak to the bugaboo on this feature but used the minu duo lie flat feature with my second baby when he was a newborn and it’s a good alternative to a bassinet. Only issue with the bugaboo butterfly (or any travel stroller that I know of) is it doesn’t face you which some parents don’t like. It’s car seat compatible but you have to buy their car seat. Truly though, I Stan this stroller so much and WISH they had a double version now that I have two.

We trialled the vista from a friend but my oldest (who was 20 months when youngest was born) likes to get in and out of the stroller frequently so having her on the top seat was a huge pain. We went with the minu duo but my eldest is in daycare so the stroller is just for weekend and evening outings. It’s great because it’s lightweight and she can easily pop in and out of it. We’ve done many full day excursions with it and have travelled with it and while I don’t like it as much as my single travel stroller (the bugaboo butterfly - has no double option), I’m really happy w/ my purchase. We have been out with friends with the vista and it’s honestly no more bulky to get in and out of doorways than the vista. When my youngest is solo we use the solo stroller that we used with my first. If I was doing long regular neighborhood walks with both I would have done the bugaboo donkey but it’s extremely pricy and as someone else says, it’s incredibly bulky for the car and a pain to take apart and put back together so I’d only do this option if I could get my hands on a lightweight travel double (ie Id be scouring marketplace for both of these). There sadly is no perfect stroller.

Go to like Albee baby in the UWS and try the travel strollers. We have the bugaboo butterfly (original) and it’s great. I’ve heard the v2 is even better. Prefer it over the minu (but that was before the newest version came out so idk if it’s much better now). Our main stroller is the Fox 5 and we love it, but it’s a total tank.

We use the Butterfly (1, and US version) as our travel and quick errand stroller. It’s obviously great to travel with and it works well for indoor errands, but it’s not the nicest for going in outdoor walks with. Like all travel strollers, the small wheels and lack of suspension system mean that it can’t easily deal with uneven pavement, grass, cobblestones, or bumpy sidewalks. We never take it to the zoo or the park for example. If you are outdoors a lot then I think it’s really hard to find one stroller to rule them all unfortunately. The things that make a stroller good at outdoors make it bad for travel.

We have the bugaboo butterfly and while it’s fine for travel and quick errands, it’s not great for neighborhood walks or longer outings like the zoo. The suspension isn’t great (true of any travel stroller), less comfortable for baby (in particular the butterfly doesn’t let him sit up that straight and also doesn’t recline as far), less storage, etc. That said I know it’s a luxury to have multiple strollers. If you don’t want to do that I’d maybe go for something a little beefier than a travel stroller though.

I think that unfortunately these two goals are at odds. Travel strollers usually don’t have the suspension or wheel size you’d want to navigate rough terrain. We have the bugaboo butterfly for a travel stroller which is pretty similar to the Aer. It would be miserable or impossible to use on cobblestone. When we go to Europe we will probably take our Uppababy Vista. It’s huge but it rides so smooth and is going to be so much more comfy for baby napping on the go, etc. Sorry I don’t have good advice as I don’t know of a really good option in this category

We have the Butterfly and the Vista. If we could only have one, we’d pick the Vista. If you only ever use the stroller for errands, travel stroller is probably fine. If you ever do zoo, park, longer walks, theme parks, travel stroller is not as good. Smaller basket, suspension struggles with cracks in the sidewalk, less comfy seating/recline options for longer use. But it’s great for running into the pharmacy real quick or for taking through the airport.

I wouldn’t get the Doona. It has a limited lifespan, and it’s not even a great stroller. There’s no basket and it’s pretty short. A travel stroller for travel and car errands makes sense for a lot of people. If you got one now you’d likely be able to use it well into the toddler years, unlike the Doona. We have the Bugaboo Butterfly and it stays in the car for quick errands, but we do prefer our Vista for longer outings like to the zoo or whatever. For travel we bring a car seat with us. We don’t use an infant seat so we just carry a convertible seat in a backpack style bag. We either bring it on the plane or gate check it depending on the trip (it’s best not to check it but reality is we have to sometimes). If you use an infant seat then you can get a travel stroller that’s compatible with it and bring it when you travel.

We have the butterfly and it is a great travel stroller for smooth/indoor paths but it absolutely cannot handle uneven terrain and I believe the others you listed would be the same

We have a travel stroller (the bugaboo butterfly) and use it for travel and errands to flat, indoor spaces. But it’s not a good stroller for walking to the park or around the zoo. It doesn’t handle uneven terrain well and for longer days I appreciate having a bigger basket to store all our stuff. It depends on your lifestyle though, if you never find yourself on uneven surfaces then a travel stroller might be all you need!

I would highly recommend you try these out in person. For us, I was planning on the mockingbird but after trying it and comparing it to the Vista, it really didn’t measure up. It didn’t push as smoothly and it felt rickety whereas the Uppababy is rock solid and will be for a decade. Bugaboo is also great and I love the butterfly for travel but it is absolutely not what you want for cobblestone. But one of their other full size strollers might be!

There is definitely a quality difference between Evenflo/Graco/Chicco and the higher end models. It is not just brand name. The build quality, materials, and suspension are all noticeably better on brands like Uppababy and Bugaboo. I’m not saying the Evenflo isn’t a good stroller but everyone has their priorities and for me it was worth spending more on a stroller we use heavily and skip in some other areas that aren’t as important to me.

Agree with all of this but to confirm your decision I’d recommend going in person to Nordstrom to try out the strollers to confirm for yourself which one you like the best. We just liked the way the Butterfly felt and pushed the best but I could see it being personal preference between this and Joolz or Uppa