Homegirl - having babies isn't a prerequisite for being heavy in the belly area (i.e. apple shaped).

I'm 43 and never had kids, and that's STILL where the last of my *fat* lays.

In order to get a flat belly, I think I'd have to be underweight - oh well, hey! if it makes you feel better here's what my dh has to say about *bellies* on women (he's a sweetie):

"A mature woman shouldn't look like a colt. She should show the rounded curves that says she has been a mother and a woman. That is attractive to a mature man. Young girls, with flat bellies and no hips, look like what they are: children. They are attractive to other children."

So there's something to be said for a rounded tummy