My story with DS was about the carbon copy of yours. I am planning a VBAC this time around. My Ob is very supportive - if yours isn't and you'd like one, it may be worth exploring your options. FWIW, my Ob says that because I got past 1cm, my cervix has the advantage of having laboured before, and that "failed induction" is not the reason for an emergency c/s in that case. My body didn't take over labour either, but his words on a VBAC "if you go into natural labour, you have as good a chance as any other woman of delivering naturally". I looked at the most recent Australian stats, and of women who have previously had a c/s, those who labour (so taking out emergency c/s), over 80% go on to deliver naturally (some instrumented).

Definitely do what the girls have suggested, get all the info possible. There are some great threads in the VBAC section on this site have a read of the successful VBAC stories thread, full of awesome inspiration.

In the end though, it has to be what you want, and if I had an option between an emergency c/s and a planned one, I'd definitely go with the planned one so I get that decision too! Good luck with your pg, I hope the entire thing, including delivery is uneventful!