Eddie Bauer Bear Baby View Mirror

 (7 customer reviews)

The only place I can safely sit my son in my car is in the center of the backseat; unfortunately, there is no headrest there. I bought this mirror because it was the only one in the store that offered "multiple attachments." Well, the illustrated instructions were not helpful at all so I had to get creative and rig it up somehow. It is now poorly attached (a potential safety hazard) to the backseat and it will not stay at the angle that I need it to be in order to see my son.

I could not get this mirror to angle properly in our Honda CR-V to give a view of the baby, and when my wife held the mirror on the seat as a test, the image of the baby was so small that I could discern no details about what the baby was doing. The mirror is also distorting. The image only appears focused and in the appropriate dimensions if you look DIRECTLY into the center of the mirror.

I bought this mirror because it had a cute bear face for my baby to look at without being too colorful and tacky like some other auto mirrors out there. It's pleasant neutral color and seemed the perfect size for our Matrix. But unfortunately, the attachment (straps around the headrest with velcro) is so poor that the mirror barely ever stays in place, wiggles and loses the proper angle after going over any small bumps. Our daughter is 10 months now so it doesn't make sense to shop for a new one at this point since she will be facing the other way pretty soon but I can't believe that we put up with that thing for such a long time! I'm definitely buying a different one for my second child!