I bought the shrinkx hip belt because I needed a lot of help after the birth of my first child to regain my prior shape. I was invested in not taking so long about my fitness, shape, weight, etc., with the second child and bought a few items to help boost my progress. The belt was one of these items.

The belt was uncomfortable to wear after my surprise c-section so I waited a couple weeks until I could wear it comfortably...that's what the instructions advise you to do. Then I began wearing it for 8 hours per day. I lost a lot of weight rather rapidly and my hips changed quickly. I put on mostly water weight with the second pregnancy and it flushed out and I found myself with my prepregnancy body much sooner than anticipated. So I'm not certain how much the belt actually did for me.

The belt gave me nice support in the hips. Pregnancy causes a lot of extra lower back and hip issues for me. When I could comfortably tolerate wearing the belt, my hips felt great.

The belt causes a nasty muffin top. Be prepared to wear cardigans and jackets to hide this temporary, annoying side effect. I wore it under my jeans and it caused my jeans to slide down my bottom all day long and it gave my butt an odd flat look from behind.

I thought the belt was easy to put on and easy to take off. I did think it stretched more than it should for the price because I had to retighten it frequently through the day.

In summary, I wore the belt but I lost most of my weight as fluid after the pregnancy. My hips did shrink, but there is no final answer as to how much the belt actually did. I think it is a great product potentially for some people. I don't anticipate using it after the next pregnancy though.