I’m recently bringing my gelding back to work after having my first kid. And he is pretty stuck. If I ask him to get forward in the lope he humps up and starts trying to buck. Before nothing fased me with horses. I have started many colts and in fact loved riding probably horses especially buckers. But now that I have had my daughter I feel like I have lost a lot of confidence. Yesterday he almost got my off so I jumped off and lunged him   at the lope in a tight circle around me until he almost couldn’t take another step. Then got back on and he loped  off okay. I don’t want to have to get after him that aggressive every time I ride. Not sure what to do. But he definitely has my number... he was started late and has always been “lazy” but now it’s turning into a bucking issue. I know stuck horses are horses that buck. Any ideas on how I can’t not let him scare me lol it’s embarrising 

You could always have your husband, horse savvy friend or a trainer put a few rides on him and see if he tries it with them. It sounds like you did the right thing by getting after him, and I also hope for your sake it won’t become a regular occurrence. Both of you might benefit from lots of slow work, to help your confidence and to get his mind back to listening to you and not just thinking he can do what he wants.

I am also just coming back into riding after having our first kid, and I absolutely agree in the lost confidence issue. I used to start colts, ride anything and everything, but now I’m even a little nervous to get back on my high powered barrel mare. I can tell my balance is different, and she is so quick and catty underneath me that I don’t want to misjudge her timing and fall off and hurt myself. I’ve been contemplating having someone else step on her and just blow off some of her steam since she’s been sitting for so long. At least for me, the more I can do physically to get back in shape and regain my balance will help me mentally to feel more prepared and confident in my riding. I plan on doing plenty of slow work as well, probably more than she would like (slow is not in her vocabulary).

If it were me - I would find someone to put a couple rides on him who’s confident and not coming off.

IMO the worst thing can be them knowing they can get you off, and you knowing they can get you off.

i would also make sure he’s just being a turd and something isn’t hurting if he wasn’t a bucker before.

Since he's had some time off, I'd get a couple things checked.  Saddle fit and chiro is where I'd start.    He may have grown, and who knows what he could have done to his alignment running in the pasture for that long. 

Then I'd see if you can find someone to put a couple long hard rides on him.