I am trying for a VA2C in April and I want to be as informed as I can be. I have a doula who I am sure has a fantastic wealth of knowledge, but I also want to be informed myself.

I would like to hear about anything that hospital staff may have said to others to try and 'scare' / 'bully' them into having intervention that wasn't really needed. I have learnt a little from my last birth, and there is a lot I would have done differently had I known better, but I am sure there is a LOT more I need to learn.

For example, I wouldn't have let them augment my labour and I would have pushed for intermittent monitoring rather than being stuck on the bed.

Also what things can go wrong / make the birth difficult and how did you deal with it and would you do it different next time round??

Thanks!!

Would love to hear any successful VBAC stories too!