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Originally Posted by g&a  There is so much fear out there about the dangers of childbirth and c-sections just seem so much more certain. I think that's where a lot of these comments come from as well.
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I'm more inclined to cut your dh some slack on this than to tolerate it from a professional in the medical world, who theoretically ought to know that elective cesarian is simply more dangerous than vaginal birth. No one disputes that c/s are sometimes a lifesaver, but when it's not an emergency, vaginal birth is safer for mom and baby. The idea that there is more control in a c/s is an illusion.
fwiw, dh was worried about vbac when I started talking about it. I insisted on going to a fsbc 80 mi from where we live, and it was a pain in the neck. But after the first visit and hearing about how the baby is never separated from mom, how homey the birth rooms were, how the mw would be present all through labor, etc. he said, "I know now that this is the right place to go, because after going to the appointment I feel excited to go through this process again."
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: What I could I do other than justify to myself that this was done to me for the good of my baby, that it was not a violation but a blessing, ykwim? Perhaps for some it's an attitude of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em". It's so sad
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