Originally Posted by SilverSabre25:
No, but you can have a mirror back there so you can see into the car seat, and check to make sure you can see baby breathing, that baby is a normal color, that baby has changed position, maybe reach back and poke the baby to make sure they twitch. That's the purpose of the mirrors that go on the back of the seat. You just have to make sure that the mirror is secured properly (ideally, hooked into the rear anchor) so that it doesn't become a hazard in an accident.
You can also make sure to practice safe car seat usage in the first place--that the seat is properly installed, both tight enough and at the correct angle of recline, that you are not overdressing baby in the seat (NO SNOWSUITS OR HEAVY COATS!), that you aren't using those thick fleece car seat inserts (which are NOT recommended by the manufacturers, btw) which could be a breathing hazard AS WELL AS interfering with the proper function of the seat in an accident. Make sure your baby is correctly strapped into the seat--straps at the right settings, tight-but-not-too-tight (shouldn't be able to pinch any of the shoulder strap up with your thumb and forefinger), and that the chest clip is at the correct height (even with baby's armpits).
Exactly their are other things to do in make sure bab is safe while trransporting than waking the bab up.