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70 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for an on the go mommie, June 29, 2004
I love this mirror. I saw it in the store and was skeptical at first but figured hey why not try it. It's hard to keep turning to check on the baby while I am driving. Anyhow I saw the other cutsey ones and even though they were cute I chose this one because of it's size and the amount of area that it would make easily visible to me. I had no problem installing it in my car. There are a variety of ways that it can be installed. I luckily was going to install it on the headrest of the car. It installed easily and hasn't moved or slipped off. I love the item and all though it doesn't have all the bells and whistles (character design or remote control light attached) like some others I am extremely happy with it. This is definetly one of those baby gadgets that every parent can not only be happy with but will be useful for a long time.
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328 of 374 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
police told us this was a safety hazard, February 7, 2005
I registered for this mirror to use in the car while my baby is in a rear facing car seat. It gave me peace of mind to glance back and see that baby is ok. But, in the first week after my son was born, we took our car seat to the police station to have it inspected/installed correctly. The police officer did a wonderful job securing our car seat, instructing us on the safest way to bundle baby in the winter, etc. But he was adamant that child view mirrors are a safety hazard. He said that in a severe impact, the mirror could detach and become a projectile object that could hit the baby. Even though the mirror is break resistant, it could still cause injury if it came flying at his head.
As for using a mirror to check on the baby while driving, the officer also mentioned that if you think the baby is in distress, the best thing to do is to pull over. If you are looking at the baby in the child view mirror, you are not looking at the road (his words, not mine). He then went on to advise against other things we had in our car, like the sun shade, and a couple of car seat toys (all can become projectile in an impact).
So, as a first time mom, I was probably a little paranoid. And I'm sure he was just doing his job to warn me about possible safety risks. But sure enough, he managed to put the fear of God in me, and I went home and stripped the car of everything that could potentially hurt the baby (my husband thought I was nuts). Now the only thing we have in the backseat with the car seat is a foam squishy toy that hangs off the back seat - safe during an impact.
Now we've been 6 months without a child safe mirror. There are times when I wish I had one. And once I even did pull over to make sure that my son was ok. But, I've gotten used to NOT having this mirror. So, even though the mirror was a comfort in the 4 days we got to use it, I'm glad we're not taking any chances.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality mirror surface, February 12, 2006
Granted, I know this is a soft mirror and given that... they can get scratched, dented, and the like... BUT the quality of this mirror is terrible. I bought one recently to see if I could replace the Fisher Price one I had been using (the Fisher-Price Deluxe Auto Mirror With Mirror & Lights... which is a great mirror but sits a bit high so the view out the back window of my Subaru Outback is blocked more than I'd like). At first I thought the Baby In Sight mirror was a decent mirror (3 stars-ish) -- not as secure as the Fisher Price one I have but not bad. However, as soon as my baby managed to sneeze on the thing and I had to clean it... well, my impression changed completely. Even using a soft cloth (as directed), I managed to scratch the mirror. Before I did any more damage, I grabbed a camera lens cloth to clean the rest of the mirror's surface. Well, the whole thing ended up scratched -- so bad that it looked cloudy! I couldn't believe it. I mean, how much softer of a cloth are you supposed to use?!! No matter how carefully I tried to be while wiping it the silver mirror surface came off easily. Thankfully, BRU has a great return policy and so I returned it *immediately* for a full refund. My recommendation -- don't bother with this brand/style... go with a Fisher Price type as they are much more durable products. (And believe me, chances are that at some point your baby will sneeze, spit up, or the like in their car seat and the mirror will get it!)
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