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Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
Should you attempt a vaginal delivery after having had a C-section? Vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC) is becoming more common. Medically speaking, the method of delivery is not as important as the well-being of you and your baby!
Before you and your healthcare provider make a final decision, you need to weigh the risks and the benefits to you and your baby with both types of delivery. In some cases, you won't have any choice in the matter. In other cases, you and your caregiver may decide to let you labor for a while to see if you can deliver vaginally.

Some women like having a repeat Cesarean section. They request one because they don't want to go through labor only to end up with a Cesarean delivery anyway.

Advantages and Risks of VBAC
Advantages of a vaginal delivery include a decreased risk of problems associated with major surgery, which Cesarean birth is. Recovery after a vaginal delivery is shorter. You can be up and about in the hospital and at home in a much shorter amount of time.

If you are small and the baby is large, you may need a C-section.
Multiple fetuses may make vaginal delivery difficult or impossible without danger to the babies. Problems, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, may require a repeat C-section.
If you want to attempt VBAC, discuss it with your healthcare provider in advance so plans can be made. During labor, you will probably be monitored more closely with fetal monitors. You may be attached to I.V.s in case a Cesarean section becomes necessary.

Consider the benefits and risks in deciding whether to attempt a vaginal delivery after a previous Cesarean section. Discuss advantages and disadvantages at length with your healthcare provider and your partner before making a final decision. Don't be afraid to ask your caregiver his or her opinion of your chances of a successful vaginal delivery. He or she knows your health and pregnancy history.

Many women who have previously had a caesarean will be offered the option of an elective repeat caesarean section, rather than a 'trial of labour' (which means an attempt at vaginal birth).

Please look at ICAN's site, and maybe contact someone. Almost every woman I know who has had a c-section swears it was medically necessary; but statistically that cannot be true. Our c-section rate is CRAZY. I too had a c-section, for my 4th baby. Was it medically necessary? I'm not sure, even after reading 300+ pages of my medical notes and records. My doctor says it was. The baby had a knot in his cord. I just don't know.

I wanted a vag birth after my c. I had twins, vaginally, healthy, no problems. I would suggest, if you reallly want a VBAC, that you look for a midwife. They often have a lot more experience helping women with successful VBACs and are very, very supportive of women's birthing decisions provided the mother and the baby (babies) are healthy and there are no complications.

My sister was cesarean on giving her first birth with his son, and on her second child she was still advise for cesarean section.