Inflatable Baby rollers

Sale price R 144.99 ZAR Regular price R 290.00

Type

Our inflatable baby roller is a soft, lightweight roller made for the months when babies are getting stronger on their tummies and starting to move. Slide it under baby's chest during tummy time for a little extra support, or set it just out of reach and watch them work out how to get to it. As baby grows, it becomes something to pat, push, chase and crawl after.

Inflating it gives you something light and friendly with no hard edges, and it deflates flat for travel, grandparents' houses or a quick tidy-up. 

It encourages movement rather than containing it. There's no single right way to play with it, and every baby will use it a little differently, at their own pace.

What's Included:

  • 1 × inflatable baby roller
  • Measures: 54cmx24cmx24cm

What the OT Says:

Tummy time is one of the first places babies build the strength and stability they'll need for almost everything that follows. A roller like this can be placed under baby's chest and arms, which lifts them slightly and makes it easier to push through the forearms and hands. Depending on your baby, that can support neck and upper-back extension, shoulder stability and the early weight-bearing through the arms that later feeds into crawling and, eventually, fine motor control.

I like rollers because they invite movement rather than demanding it. When the roller moves, babies reach, shift their weight, push and follow it. That combination can support gross motor development, weight shifting, early crawling patterns and hand-eye coordination. Because the roller responds to what baby does, it also offers simple cause and effect, and it gives their hands and arms some proprioceptive input as they push and pat.

For babies who are ready to explore with their hands, rolling and patting can also encourage using both hands together (bilateral coordination) and visual tracking as the roller moves across the floor. As with all early movement play, babies get there in their own way and in their own time. A roller is one way to support that, and it isn't a required step.

One practical tip: a roller that's slightly softer than fully inflated is often easier for little arms to reach over and push against. It should always be used with an awake baby under close supervision. I recommend this roller for both home and clinical use.