I have had a VB, a C/S and a VBAC and to me they are all just "different" ways of giving birth. When I found out I was going to have a Caesar it didn't disapoint me, it was just different. She was born at 12.04am and I was walking around mid morning. As aussienic said, getting up the first time is scary more than painful, you THINK you're going to tear (you won't).

This may sound blunt and I don't mean it to but I think some people over think things. It's one thing to be prepared but another to fill your head with all the scary things about Csecs that can happen when you probably won't even need one.

We're not having anymore children but if I was pregnant I would obviously prefer a VB but if I were told I would have to have a Caesar it would not phase me. I would gather support around me for the first few weeks after I got home then bang - life as normal.

I hope for your sake you don't need one, but please don't worry too much about it