SafeFit Baby In Sight
by Tiny Love
|
Our Price: $16.73 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $14.00 (click here) Category: Baby Product See more product details |
|---|
Baby Products Reviews of SafeFit Baby In Sight
Customer Review: Its just unsafe!
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this mirror to keep an eye on my rear-facing 5 month old...
It attatched easily, is very large, and simple... no flashing lights or remote controlls. My son seemed entrigued with his reflection (as all babies usually are) and I was able to keep a close eye on him.
Well, we recently purhcased him a convertible carseat (hes still small enough to fit in the carrier though) and had it checked out by highway patrol (we installed the mirror AFTER we checked out the carrier). They congratulated us on a good installment, but were soon telling us that many toys/objects in our car are dangerous, and had the patential to break off, or hit someone (mainly our baby!) in the event of a car crash, which, I was sad to say, included the SafeFit Baby in Sight mirror.
I went home and removed the mirror, and many of the harder toys, and a few other "needed" objects... and I did feel a bit silly afterwards, but it gave me a peace of mind. The officer who inspected the car had told me this (I'm paraphrasing people) "Mirrors, toys, and other objects for baby in the car can potentially cause hazard to anyone while in the event of a crash, they could become projectiles and injure your child. Also, when you see in the mirror, you take your eyes off of the road. So I reccomend just pulling over if you fear for your babies health" I will admit that a few times I DID pull over, and he happened to be fine, just whiney. I found that you will KNOW if theres something wrong with your child, or my 2 and 4.5 year olds will tell me if somethings wrong with the baby. And by the way, your baby can STILL have toys, just completely soft, and harmless ones.
I can completely understand if you still want to purchase and/or use a baby mirror like this one, but for the dangers, I would highly reccomend not to.
Customer Review: Poor quality mirror surface
Summary: 1 Stars
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!)Customer Review: pretty good
Summary: 4 Stars
It is nice and soft, so it is probably a lot safer than some other (smaller, cheaper) mirrors, which are hard, solid plastic. I was actually able to install it in my car, which is a plus. (The afore-mentioned small, cheap, hard mirror was flat-out uninstallable in my car.) I don't find it too distracting when driving - since it is so big, it feels almost like I'm looking in my rearview mirror at a forward-facing child. I think that a smaller mirror would be much more distracting, as it would be harder to see.
However, it does have some problems. The one I got has some kind of dent right in the middle, which distorts the image and makes it difficult to determine my baby's mood by looking at his facial expression, as his face is distorted. It was somewhat difficult to install by clipping it to the tether; it seemed like the clip was upside down, and I had to twist the strap to make it work. Because it is so large, it does obstruct your view somewhat, although not enough to be really dangerous. Plus, and this is just nitpicking, I really wish it came in a different color. The product description mentions how it blends into car interiors, which I suppose would be true if my car had beige or navy blue upholstery. I really wish this came in a gray/black color scheme as both of my cars have gray interiors.
Overall, though - it does the job and I'm pretty satisfied with it.
Customer Review: Hard to install correctly
Summary: 2 Stars
I really like the concept. The idea of allowing my son to see my eyes and for me to see his face while driving is a great one. However, this product doesn't really let me do that, primarily because of installation. The product comes with a couple suggested methods of installation. The first is by far the more secure (latching the tether to an anchor). The second is a lot less so.
I could not get the item to tether because my car ('94 Toyota Camry) did not come with rear seat anchors. I looked online for them, and did not find any. I went to the dealer and they said there were none... they would have to 'make' one for it.
That left me with placing the mirror's flap/strap behind the top of the seat (by dropping the seat and then locking it back into place. It seemed decently secure, but I could pull it out on my own if I yanked on it. In normal driving that should be fine. But in an accident, it might get loose and fall on the baby. Anyhow, I secured it the best I could and tried positioning it for viewing. To get it in place, the mirror was in a position where, when driving, if I had to stop or make a sharp turn, the mirror would fall backwards.
Overall, I really like the idea. When the car is stopped, it is very nice. When it stays in place, it is great. But for me.. and the car I drive, it doesn't do that very much.
Customer Review: I like the size of it.
Summary: 3 Stars
I know it's not that safe to have this in your vehicle, but I have to see my baby. Anyway, I have been using this mirror for a little over three months now (since her birth) and I really can't complain about the mirror fogging up. I better cross my fingers. And I love the size of it. I can see her clearly. I did not know they had this mirror when I had my 2 older boys because I used a tiny little mirrors for them. Had I known about this, I would have gotten this instead--it would have prevented me from squinting just to see them. :)
I am giving it 3 stars because I really couldn't use the tether because my baby girl sits in the middle row of the van. I have the new Toyota Sienna and I have the captain chairs, so the strap just loops around the headrest. My husband installed it. It's okay. I would have preferred to use the tether for a more secured installation. But my baby girl does enjoy seeing herself and me through the mirror.