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I found a provider experienced in vbac & had a successful vbac with P..... I actually planned an hbac b/c the hospitals where I live have de facto bans in place & after lots of research the risks associated with hbac were still lower than an erc.

I don't have the time right this minute, but I'd love to point you in the direction of some great vbac info if you'd like!

I had zero interest in a VBAC and I had a repeat c-section.

I highly recommend checking out the vbac-related archives on this blog: http://birthingbeautifulideas.com/ The author is a doula who had a c-section and then 2 successful vbacs. She's very smart and has a lot of unbiased info!

@creativemomma15: Okay.... I have a few minutes to spare.....

First, finding a truly supportive provider is key! Many many many providers say they're supportive of vbac & then pull a switch requiring things that would make it practically impossible to have a successful vbac. Know they're success rate & their regular induction & cesarean rates (a HCP that doesn't allow their ftm go past 41 weeks probably isn't all that supportive of vbac)
http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/vbac-sabotage-is-your-doctor-really-vbac-friendly#.Udzpo2S9Kc0

For research I really liked:
http://www.vbac.com/
http://vbacfacts.com/quick-facts/
http://childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ClickedLink=293&ck=10212&area=27

And a fantastic study released by the NIH - It's easy to read & really puts it all there. There was a 3 fold maternal mortality for moms that chose an erc (even compared to those that had a failed vbac that ended in cesarean anyways), but there was a 2.5 fold increase in perinatal death in those that chose vbac (it doesn't distinguish between those that were successful to those that ended in emergency cesarean though) and there was suggestion that it could also be due to higher risk of stillbirth with vbac over erc (since erc are planned earlier).
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/images/vbac/vbac_statement.pdf

Ultimately for us, the risks associated with cesarean in general outweighed the risk of vbac AND since we knew we wanted more children the long term risk to me especially & any future pregnancies was something we really wanted to avoid.

@MamaBehr: I had to find an out of hospital midwife to have my vbac b/c no hospital within 100 miles allows vbac. My current MW has had vbac, vba2c, and a vba4c mom. And the recommendation from acog is still that many moms with 2 previous cesareans meet vbac candidacy & should be counseled for vbac. Getting with your local ICAN chapter may help find a provider too! Just don't discount your opportunity without knowing all the facts & possible options (some hospitals are starting to change their policies as well to reduce the unnecessary cesarean rates so maybe when you're ready you'll have more options).

@creativemomma15: the doctors gently encouraged me to get a vbac but i could have gotten a c-section when i was admitted. since she was small, i gave it a try and i'm glad i did! though the recovery was actually harder for me with a vbac than a c-section, but that largely had to do with fact that olive had to stay 5 extra days and i had to walk so much since I was discharged!

I am not pregnant with #2 yet but I have my heart set on trying for a VBAC. I've already started researching providers so that I can see them before TTC.
I've researched the risks for both options and want to give a vaginal birth a shot. I feel like a failure from my first delivery.

@mynoahbear: didn't realize you were pregnant! Congrats!!!!

@creativemomma15 I'm just curious, when do you have to decide this? Can you go into the third trimester (or even December) thinking that you are going for a VBAC and then change your mind, or do you need to know sooner?