We want to thank the folks behind two intriguing products: Shrinkx Hips and milkscreen for sponsoring Rookie Moms for the past few weeks. You may notice their advertisements in our sidebar.
Milkscreen is a package of test strips that can detect alcohol in breastmilk so that a nursing mom can know if her milk is safe for her baby. I was oddly compelled by this video of Kourtney Kardashian using the test strips and saying, “I would be devastated if I had to give Mason formula.”
Shrinkx Hips is a pelvic support belt that is designed to shrink your hips during the first couple months postpartum when the hormone Relaxin is still in the mom’s system.
I bought a ShrinkxHips after I had my son. It hurt like hell. Better method? Save the money and just cram yourself into some jeans that fit pre-prego. That will hold your hips in place just as well.
I have to admit when I first heard about the milk test strips I thought, ohmuhgawd you can’t forego alcohol for just a little bit longer?! Then I had a child, haha. I think they’re fantastic especially before you can build a freezer stash and have a bottle on hand. It was like my daughter knew the second a drop of beer hit my lips!
As for the hip squisher thingies, that’s not my thing. Your hips got wider for a reason…