I feel sorry for my friend.

[Deedles]

As My sister went through the same traumatic birth with her first DS she then decided to have a CS. If anyone EVER said that to her I would personally have a nice strong word to those people.
Your family is meant to be there for you and not to make you feel horrible!

How sad

Wishing your friend a wonderfully empowering CS!

[Sagres]

That is just horrible, and from a family member who should support her. I think the SIL needs to walk in some one else's shoes for awhile, sounds like she living in her ivory castle and ignoring that fact that a) people don't have to make the same choices as she would, and b) it ain't always that black and white, the answer is not a blanket 'no c/s ever', that is just ridiculous.