Stroller Rockers: From playtime to naptime in no time

A Pram/Stroller Rocker helps rock the Stroller making it easier for your little one to go off to sleep. With this accessory, it’s like having an extra pair of hands that keeps your baby swaying while you get other important things done. 

Babies Love Being Rocked

Babies love being rocked, it’s a natural and instinctive motion that reminds them of the cozy, gentle movements they experienced in the womb.

Once they are out of the womb, they like the sensation of being held and gently swayed by a parent.

No wonder, rocking has a calming effect on babies.

Rocking also helps with their development as it stimulates their vestibular system, which is responsible for balance and spatial awareness.

The rhythmic motion due to rocking also helps soothe fussy or colicky babies as it provides a distraction from discomfort and helps regulate their breathing and heart rate, which makes it easier for them to go off to sleep.

Products that Help Rock a Baby

While it’s great to spend time with the kids and play with them, there are times when you want them to go off to sleep so that you can finish other pressing tasks or have some “me time”.

This is why any product, accessory, or gadget that helps rock a baby should be a great investment for parents as it will help the child to relax, calm down and fall asleep.

There are all kinds of rockers available, from traditional rocking chairs, multi-functional rockers, to more modern gliders.

You also get electric rockers for strollers that provide a swinging feeling to the child seated in the stroller.

With these products, you can expect the child to calm down and sleep longer, and you will need to deal with much less crying. These rockers do the job of the nanny making the little one fall asleep, and letting you attend to some other important things or just relax for some time.

Baby Stroller Rocker

I have seen many parents move the stroller back and forth to get their little ones to fall asleep. With a hands-free stroller rocker, you don’t need to do that because they recreate the rocking movement that helps kids sleep long.

A stroller rocker is a battery-operated accessory that attaches to a stroller or a buggy and generates gentle rocking motions to help the baby fall asleep or stay asleep.

These products rock the stroller, and the motion is designed to replicate the normal hand rocking that you would do if your child were in the stroller.

Some stroller rockers use sound and motion sensors to listen to the baby’s sounds and movements and adjust the rocking accordingly.

These ‘rockers’ are mostly powered by batteries or USB, and are safe to use, These are lightweight and portable and can be carried along while traveling.

Some even allow you to adjust the degree of movement; some have built-in sensors that turn these ‘on’ the moment they detect noise or movement.

These are easy to attach and can be used with most strollers, cribs, and car seats.

Best Stroller Rockers

You get battery-operated devices that attach directly to a carriage’s handlebars and rock, thus soothing a baby to sleep. Once attached, the mechanism inside the battery-operated rocker automatically rocks the stroller without any human intervention.

These products easily attach to the baby carriage or stroller, and you just have to press a button and the stroller goes in a state of constant motion. It basically mimics what most parents do by hand (or even using their feet). The soothing movements lull your baby to sleep in the comfort of their familiar surroundings.

Rockit Rocker

The Rockit Rocker is a recently launched product and is already getting good reviews.

 

 

 

It easily attaches to a stroller handle, and comes with a universal bracket which means it works with every type of stroller and pram on the market. You can even adjust the rocking speed. It sports a 30-minute rocking cycle, which gives you ample time to finish important tasks. So use it to keep your baby safely moving in the carriage without you having to do the tiring work

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Lolaloo Stroller Rocker

The Lolaloo Stroller Rocker is one such product that can be adjusted to rock at your baby’s preferred speed. It runs on batteries and you can even adjust the degree of movement.

 

 

The Lolaloo rocker has to be fixed to the handle (lengthwise) of the carriage and creates a side-to-side rocking movement, equivalent to the effect of rocking by hand. The Lolaloo is made in Germany.
Website: Lolaloo.com

SleepyTroll

Sleepytroll is a sensor-controlled baby rocker; the rechargeable smart device automatically rocks the stroller using sound and motion sensors. This baby rocker comes with long-lasting rechargeable batteries. Read more.

 

Stroller/Pram with Rocker

You also get strollers that can be used as a rocker; though there are not many such strollers.

Babyhug 2 in 1 Rock and Roll Stroller Cum Rocker, Royal baby stroller rocker, Mee Mee stroller/pram with rocking function, Lalaloopsy rocker n stroller (Push stroller that converts into a rocking pet), are some strollers that also function as a rocker.

Closing Thoughts

Every little baby likes to rock, but when you’re outdoors, mama needs to roll. As a parent, if you want some more time for yourself to tend to other tasks, you will need accessories and gadgets that will engage your little ones or make them sleep.

Fortunately, gear manufacturers have realized the problem that moms face, and have introduced accessories that can rock the stroller. These rockers indeed feel like having an extra pair of hands to keep your baby swaying while you get stuff done.  The stroller rockers listed here provide a gentle rocking motion that soothes fussy babies and even helps them fall asleep.

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