I am struggling to make the decision as DD was an emergency c-setion and i had a good recovery but to have another i would have a new born and a 20 month old to look after.

From a purly selfish point of view i would opt for a c-section as:
1. i can arrange child care for DD
2. I know when baby will arrive
3. i know i will def need 6 weeks recovery time
Medical point of view i would have a section for:
1. size of baby again - dd was 8ld 8oz got stuck and was back to back so after 27 hrs after waters breaking i was only 4cm and she had done a bowel movement
2. i could go in to labour naturally and still have to have a scetion anyway

Reasons for a VBAC:
1. its natural and i sometimes feel like ppl will judge me if i opt for a c-section
2. recovery is quicker (or ment to be - my friend had a horrendous recovery after a vaginal birth) - so will help for looking after DD and DS


i am struggling to decide!!

Its such a hard decision!
My c-section was due to complete failed induction, no contraction no dilation at all and it turned out Isaac was 10.7!
Im hoping to have some growth scans this time around and if they can assure me that the baby is a 'normal' size, I might give the VBAC a go if I go naturally but if there is any hint it might be another whopper I think Ill go for the elective
I had a fantastic exerience the first time, was walking less than 12 hours later, no painkillers at all and recovered great.
If I have an elective, I can arrange family to have time of work to help out with Isaac once hub goes back to work etc and Ill know where Im at.
Hub wants me to have an elective! For him a VBAC isnt even an option!

this is exactly how i feel. if i have an elective i know where i stand and can sort child care for Evie, if i dont but then end up with having a emcs i will be stuck and more stressed out!!

My oh is wanting the section more than a VBAC!!

I had an emergency c section and didnt have the best experience with it but have decided to have another section.
Also not wanting the VBAC at all

I am having the hardest time deciding as well and am comforted by so many of you deciding a repeat c-sec is what you want. Not really sure why, I guess I just thought the movement now-a-days was all VBAC. Not that I won't try it, I just haven't made up my mind! Thank you to the original poster for bringing up such a great topic!

I'm in the same boat, my mw if comfortable whatever I choose but I don't know - guess that's y I've got 36 weeks to think about it!

I do have to see an obgyn at 35weeks to talk more about it tho, and I was pleased mw said if I went vbac there's no way I would be allowed to labour for ages without progress like last time. She also said they don't induce previous c section mamas so if I get to 41 wks it's a defo c section

Hmm...thinking thinking

I would absolutely have another c-section; I wanted one to begin with for a number of psychological and physical reasons -- that I had to have an emergency c-section due to pre-eclampsia and had a slightly difficult first 24hours (in high dependency on magnesium sulfate drip and LO in NICU) meant that both my LO and I are here and fine! My experience was actually quite good as well -- I had been monitored for the previous three weeks for high BP and the morning in question, felt absolutely terrible -- my ob/gyn and the blood pressure clinic MW listened to me, waited for the test results which showed it was PE (threatening for the previous three weeks) and within four hours, was having the c-section -- I did have some blood loss (one of the clamps loosened and it was feared that I might need a transfusion, but I was absolutely' calm from the moment that the c-section was decided -- my OH was thrown out of the recovery room with LO (he went to NICU due to my poor health and then wouldn't eat!), so it was actually worse for my husband than me!

best wishes

No.

As long as everything works out okay, I'll go with a VBAC for my next one, however, due to my PCOS I'm not sure what my risks will be (not preggo yet but really trying) I'll trust my doctor to tell me what's best for me. When i was pg with my son, I was so adamant that I would do natural and ended up with an induction and epidural. Although I think that if I do have to have a cs with my next one I'm going to ask to be put out. because of my back issues, I didn't freeze on one side and felt it. Either way I will just be happy to have a baby in my arms again...that's mine anyway.

Don't stress if someone doesn't agree with your point of view. It's your body, your baby, your family. It's not up to anybody but you about how your baby comes into the world. What matters is that he or she gets here safely.

Pinkgem you said:
1. its natural and i sometimes feel like ppl will judge me if i opt for a c-section
2. recovery is quicker (or ment to be - my friend had a horrendous recovery after a vaginal birth) - so will help for looking after DD and DS

Those are my two EXACT reasons for not wanting a C sections, but the list of reasons for a natural birth are far longer!

Did you have C sections last time? Why?