Kate - I think the most important thing to remember is that they can't make you have a c-section if you don't want one. If you want a vbac, thats your choice, your body. They may "recommend" that its not the safest thing for your baby, but we know thats crap yeah? You would have read on here the statistics, and everything, so if they say to you "its too risky" maybe you could say back to them "hmm well its the same risk of rupture for a first time mother being induced, and I was induced as a first time mother.... so I don't think the risk is very high at all".

Just do your research and don't be railroaded into something that you don't want. If they suggest a c-section, suggest to them your research why a VBAC is better than a 2nd c-section.

I don't think its fair that people should have to "fight" for the right to have a vbac, but unfortunately it seems most public hospitals seem to have that mentality that it is too dangerous - no idea why when they induce people left, right and bloody centre.

Anyhoo - don't stress out about it until you know what you are up against. You may go there and they be perfectly fine with you having a vbac. So just wait and see what happens huh?