My vbac recovery was so much more painful than my c-section recovery, but it was because olive had to stay in the hospital an extra week and I had to walk back and forth from a local hotel every day.

After 2 weeks, I was feeling pretty good. With my c-section, it took at least a month before I was pretty back to normal. While the first couple of days were pretty bad, it was manageable with pain meds and the remaining 3 weeks weren't nearly as painful as the 2 weeks post vbac recovery.

I preferred my c-section recovery.

Would you rather have a painful recovery and get it over with in a short time? Or a less painful recovery that takes longer?