Safe Carseat Mirror?

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*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue*

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #1

I know these are usually a no-no, but I have a new daycare girl who is starting Aug. 13th and she is 4 months old with severe reflux, and her mom said she chokes on her vomit ALOt and has to pull over sometimes.
I would feel alot better if I had a mirror. Any safer ones out there. I don't need anything fancy!

 

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geth

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #2

i never knew these were a no no. hmm. why's that?
i learn all sorts of stuff here!

 

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*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue*

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #3

Correct me if I am wrong someone, but is it because in a crash if they fly off they can injure the baby/child? The only thing you want in your car is something you are willing to throw at your child hard???????

 

Patriot201

Car-Seat.org Ambassador

• Aug 3, 2008

• #4

*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue* said:

Correct me if I am wrong someone, but is it because in a crash if they fly off they can injure the baby/child? The only thing you want in your car is something you are willing to throw at your child hard???????

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That is correct.

There is also concern that a RF child who is in a seat that does not tether could cocoon into the mirror.


I have a mirror that is soft around the edges, made of flexible plastic, and tethers to the tether anchor. It probably is not 100% safe, but I have made the decision to use it from time-to-time. It is not installed in my car at all times.

 

Auntie2Avi

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #5

I found one at Target that actually goes around the headrest and has an additional strap around the side/back. I can take pics tomorrow, but as far as I could tell the only way the mirror could come off is with actual removal of the headrest.

I'm pretty sure this is the one I have, I will add pictures tomorrow of mine.

http://www.target.com/Eddie-Bauer-B...ie=UTF8&node=16022041&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

The child who I use the mirror for is RF in a tethered MA, so I don't feel that there is a huge rebound issue.

 

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geth

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #6

see i never knew that! i got him one that way i could check on him but i never put it up. cause he either cries or sings while he's riding so i can hear him and know he's okay.
thanks for the info! and now i think i need to really clean out all the toys back there!

 

MandiRN

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #7

I bought the one Auntie2Avi linked too and didn't like it at all. It didn't have a tether, didn't stay in place well and I could barely see DD because it's reflective quality was poor. I was able to find a soft one that had a tether and it worked great. Let me search for a link.
ETA: I can't find a link but I think I got it at Baby Depot. I wish they had a better website! GL!

 

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emars002

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #8

i had this one when they made it in navy:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4269003
the strap went under the headrest and around over the top - i didn't use it just on the top of the seat back like they did - it did have directions inside for wrapping it around a headrest - it won't fall off - i did have to adjust it every couple days though but it never came loose - there is fabric on the outside and it is a plastic like mirror - as far as the baby rebounding into it - i had never thought about this - i had that mirror long before this website so that is good to know! but i guess it use a britax or a radian and tether rf that shouldn't be a problem.

 

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wendy1221

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #9

Does anyone know if this one's ok? I already ordered it, so I gues it's too late. I will return it if it isn't soft. If no one else knows, I'll let you know when I get it.
http://www.amazon.com/BearView-Infa...ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1217702684&sr=1-2

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Aug 3, 2008

• #10

MandiRN said:

ETA: I can't find a link but I think I got it at Baby Depot. I wish they had a better website! GL!

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Yeah, me too!

 

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lorinick

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #11

I have one a soft one from BRU that also goes around the headrest and I also teethered it to the backseat. It's doesn't move. I couldn't live without it. I don't have any toys in my car but soft ones.

 

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Wineaux

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #12

lorinick said:

I also teethered it to the backseat.

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You gnawed on the back seat? How odd. Did it taste good?

 

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southpawboston

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #13

i have absolutely no problem with RFing mirrors as long as they're light and soft. the projectile fear is really not a serious issue if they are attached securely because they are so light to begin with. (i calculated once that in a severe crash, even IF it were never even attached to the headrest, it would amount to about a 5 lb projectile. that's WITHOUT being attached). being attached, if the attachment broke sometime after the initial impact, it would never even reach close to 5 lb worth of projectile since some crash energy would have already been dissipated. honestly, your purse or water bottle have much larger risks of becoming projectiles.

the worst that can happen is that during rebound after a front end collision, the baby may rotate rearward into the mirror. still, not a biggie in my mind if the mirror is soft. it's not like they're made from sharpened daggers.

 

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tcottawa

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #14

Often for people addicted to their mirrors we have suggested installing them on the headrest in front of the seat NEXT to the child, with a piece of pool noodle angling the mirror such that the parent can see the child. I guess its still a projectile, but the child won't rotate into it...:twocents:

 

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*Spoiledinmyhouseofblue*

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• Aug 3, 2008

• #15

Thank you so much everyone! I will be looking into the mirrors suggested! When my boys were little I had some HEAVY duty mirrors with toys on them(hard ones)! (Before I knew better).
Any other mirror suggestions?

 

mommyto2angelgirls

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• Aug 5, 2008

• #16

i never even thought about it as a projectile. i have a fisher price one that velcros around the headrest then has a clip similiar to the tether clip on a carseat that hooks over the velcro. the only way that is flying off the headrest is if the whole headrest flies out of the seat. i can't live without it my youngest won't rf unless she can talk to herself in it she is 13 months. i just figured rf is safer i'll risk the mirror coming loose.

 

abacus2

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2008

• #17

southpawboston said:

i have absolutely no problem with RFing mirrors as long as they're light and soft. the projectile fear is really not a serious issue if they are attached securely because they are so light to begin with. (i calculated once that in a severe crash, even IF it were never even attached to the headrest, it would amount to about a 5 lb projectile. that's WITHOUT being attached). being attached, if the attachment broke sometime after the initial impact, it would never even reach close to 5 lb worth of projectile since some crash energy would have already been dissipated. honestly, your purse or water bottle have much larger risks of becoming projectiles.

the worst that can happen is that during rebound after a front end collision, the baby may rotate rearward into the mirror. still, not a biggie in my mind if the mirror is soft. it's not like they're made from sharpened daggers.

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I agree; I just don't see one of those soft, super light mirrors ever being a problem. A sippy cup is much riskier and I don't see those routinely recommended against.