Kylie Kelce is pulling back the curtain on her life as a new mom of four — and how she’s navigating the so-called fourth trimester.
“Coming up on today’s episode, I’m going to get honest about the fourth trimester with a real special emphasis on how uncomfortable it is to get dressed during this particular period of time,” Kelce, 33, said on the Thursday, June 5, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast.
Kylie, who welcomed her fourth daughter with husband Jason Kelce in March, described the fourth trimester as the 12 weeks “or so” after a baby is born and “Moms body is going through all sorts of crazy s***.”
“The fourth trimester when you have other children, I think, distracts you to some extent,” she said. “It really doesn’t allow you the time to think to yourself, ‘I smell horrible right now. Horrible. And I’m sweating, but the house is cold, and I think this is a hot flash, but also I’m starving. Like, the hungriest I’ve ever been, and I feel like I haven’t had a drop of water in a month.’”
Kylie said that there are postpartum symptoms that “people don’t often talk about” before quipping, “You guys made the mistake of giving me a mic, so here we are.”
“When you start breast-feeding again, you remember that when your milk gluts down, sometimes it feels like hot, fiery needles to your nipples. Are we allowed to say that? Let’s see if it makes the final episode cut,” Kylie said with a laugh. “I think regardless of whether you’re breast-feeding or bottle feeding, we learned each other’s cues and that has made it a lot easier to know when she’s hungry, when she’s tired, when she’s [uncomfortable] because her diaper needs to be changed. All of those things are lovely milestones for Moms mental health.”
Kylie shared that she has “typically” experienced the most hair loss when she has finished breast-feeding. She noted that she “always” ends up with “spiky baby hairs.”
“I just go with it. I try my best not to look at the brush right now, honestly. Because you start brushing, and it’s all in there,” Kylie said. “I will say, I think one of the most f***ed up, twisted things after giving birth is trying to get yourself dressed.”
She continued, “That s*** is wack. You try to put on pants, and you think to yourself, ‘I don’t have a pregnant belly anymore; these are going to fit.’ And then, the zipper is — it’s not even one of those situations where you zip up the pants and the button is giving you a hard time — the zipper won’t even touch. The zipper said, ‘We’re at odds right now. We are not coming together.’”
Kylie shared that she gives herself “grace” in those moments, noting that she just “grew a human being.” She noted that she mentioned her “difficulty” getting dressed to her doctor, who suggested she give herself “the space of a year” to feel like herself again and “settle back” into her body.
“So I brought bigger jeans and some new flowy dresses for the summertime. Because everyone loves a breeze,” she said. “And that’s all I have to say about that.”
Kylie and Jason, 37, revealed the birth of daughter Finn in April, days after her arrival. (The pair, who exchanged vows in 2018, are also parents to Wyatt, Ellie and Bennett, whom they welcomed in 2019, 2021 and 2023, respectively.)
“Whoop, there she is! Finnley ‘Finn’ Anne Kelce. 3/30/25,” Kylie wrote via Instagram alongside a series of photos of the newborn, including one of her cuddling her daughter. In another image, Jason gazed down at Finn as he cradled her in his arms.
