When you have your baby, there are so many changes in your life, and not all of them are as pleasant as seeing your baby smile. Many new moms find that the baby weight stays with them long after their little one arrives.

Shrinkx Hips is a compression belt designed especially for new mothers. Unlike belly-bands or corsets, Shrinkx Hips was designed not just to hide a little post-pregnancy pudge. It was made to permanently reduce the width of your hips! Promising results like that, we wonder how hard this belt was supposed to squeeze. But in all serious, does this product really have the ability to shrink hips for good? We wanted to find out for ourselves.

About Shrinkx Hips

The concept behind Shrinkx Hips is that it says that it can permanently reduce hip width because of a hormone called Relaxin. While the effects of Relaxin are still being investigated, some scientists believe that it is responsible for softening a cartilage joint called the pubic symphysis located in the center of the pelvis.

Relaxin production has been observed to increase in women nearing the end of their pregnancy. It is has been hypothesized that Relaxin makes the pubic symphysis more flexible so it can widen the hips when the child is born. Shrinkx Hips was designed to push the hips back together while the pubic symphysis is still soft.

Conclusion

While this process sounds exciting, it’s not really backed by scientific evidence, clinical studies, or research. Some women swear by Shrinkx Hips’ results while others have claimed to experienced no benefits whatsoever. With such mixed results and the nature of Relaxin still in question, it’s hard to know if this product really works at all.

Until more evidence is available, we wouldn’t recommend running out to the store just now to get your hands on this product. In the meantime, it doesn’t sound particularly appealing to strap your hips into a tight little band, especially after carrying a baby for nine months and going through labor and delivery. We would recommend using the $50 to buy a new outfit after you hit the gym and lose weight without the band.