Theresa - I hear you sister!
I know how very difficult it is to get a vbac in SEQ - so in the far more conservative (I am assuming Rocky area - I lived in the Rocky area and worked there abaout 15 years ago now!) it would be even more difficult.

Your experience with your first birth sounds scary. You are so right what mother would argue? However, as you have found we need to seek out more answers by asking more questions. We then need to get second opinions etc All really difficult stuff when we are in the awkward physical postiion of late pregnancy AND the vulnerable emotional position of pregnancy. This is again why we need to find a care provider who has ideals and values congruent with our own - preferrably a midwife/doula who can help you when things don't go quite according to plan...

Education is empowering!!!!