Product Review: BRICA Auto Mirror

We had a tough time getting Anvesha to sit in her car seat. She would resist being seated, would scream and whine. Driving around with her was so stressful as she would cry for hours. When Prateek would drive, I really did not have a heart to let her cry and would unbuckle her and have her in my lap.  I know its a safety issue here, though all my friends back in India will laugh as they read this. Probable responses will be.... "safety issue?? don't we keep our babies in our laps while the car is on the driving mode?", or "did you ever sit in a car seat when you were young?", and the best one, "I drive my car with my baby sitting on my lap." I shamefully agree to all of this. Talking about safety, yes, its not safe to keep the baby out of the car seat when you are driving. Plus, car seats also give you freedom of mobility with the baby when you wanna go places alone.

So I asked a question to other moms in my birth club on how to keep the baby seated in the car seat. I was taken aback with the responses that I got and that made me realise Iam not doing it right. One of the responses that struck me was, " I rather have a crying baby in the car seat than a dead baby in my lap." So we headed to babiesrus and got home a BRICA baby in sight firefly mirror.

This mirror comes with a sleek remote to control the music and volume. The music is soothing and has two different modes: entertainment and lullaby. I can keep an eye at my rear facing baby from my rear view mirror and I often find her smiling at herself in the mirror. The captivating LED lights keep her entertained and me relaxed while driving. The soothing sounds of the music often lulls her to sleep and she wakes up happy again. This has made so much difference in our lives. Anvesha would cry on top of her lungs from the moment I buckled her into the car seat till the time we reached our destination.

I would highly recommend this product to anyone who has a baby like ours who hated car. We often go for long drives now and make multiple road trips... something that we couldn't have imagined previously.