Hi,
I've probably posted this before elsewhere but just wanted to say I had a natural birth after a long 3 day back to back labour, failure to get past 7cms, distressed baby and an emergency c/s first time around.
The main thing that worried me was the blood loss I'd experienced during the first c/s, and of course the recovery (as I was only going to have someone around to help me for a couple of weeks after the birth and then I was going to be home alone with a baby and a 2 year old!!). Honestly though, I was terrified but it was really worth the risk. I had to wear a belt that recorded a trace of the baby's heartbeat/contractions throughout the whole thing, and wasn't able to have a home birth/birth in a m/w led birthing centre but I stayed at home much longer, so when I went in I was more relaxed. Had one m/w throughout the labour who really considered my prev. history and did everything she could to help things go smoothly (had my waters broken for instance as they hadn't gone first time around). Also the lights were dimmed and everything was kept as stress free as possible. The other thing that I did beforehand was to take advice on trying to prevent a back to back (was advised that sleeping on my right and not sitting back on sofas etc too much may help, rather sitting upright or leaning slightly; it did work for me).
I'm so glad I went for it (really didn't think it would happen) but I was in established labour for 7 hours, and after an hour of pushing Rosie was born with no assistance (and apparently I lost only 1/15th of the blood I lost with the c/section). I won't say that it didn't hurt but I was doing normal stuff within about a week, milk came much quicker, and it was all so much easier. I remember so much more about the birth too, I had Rosie on my tummy and OH cut the cord, and fed her very soon afterwards. When Daisy was born I wasn't even aware that she had arrived I was in such a state!!! We heard crying and my OH said "is that our baby?" and I didn't know!!! She was wrapped by the time I saw her, and I certainly couldn't hold her straightaway.
I really hope it happens like that again this time.....after the first experience the worry is always there but I'd say unless there's a really good reason not to, it is really worth a try.
Sorry, just seen how long this is!!!!
Here you automatically get referred to a consultant if you've had a prev. c/section so if you haven't already it may be worth asking your m/w about it as it will give you a chance to discuss your options etc.
my waters broke in week 39.
typical but labour was in full swing so didnt make a difference, and it was just so much easier.
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) yesterday I am very positive about having a natural birth. He looked through all my notes with Aaron and he even said that the staff I had when I had my son were to blame for a lot of it and said they were inexperienced! I was quite shocked to be honest, I thought a lot of it had been down to them but I was off my head on drugs and I didn't really know what was happening. According to him they kept turning the drip on and off and it wasn't giving my body a good go at progressing. I also said they had told me that my baby's heart rate was worrying them and he looked at all the old traces and he said baby's heart beat was fine the whole way through and showed no signs of distress whatsoever! So I'm quite annoyed by the way it turned out really, I have been blaming myself for most of it! So this time he said ideally I will go into labour myself and need no help but if it doesn't happen them they want to get an epidural in straight away and whack the drip on to give me a really good shot at a natural! He made me feel very hopeful and he didn't even want to give another c section a thought so I'm really pleased with him 
better then any contraception 