I used to think that the concept of natural birth was airy-fairy. I was more than happy to take the drugs (I asked for an epidural and was given an early one because of my high BP).
Now that I've experienced all the intervention and suffered the consequences of that intervention, I've done an about-face. I'm not unrealistic and not ruling anything out but I'd really love to give natural birth a go. Having another caesar just seems too risky on so many levels for me (and I've barely scratched the surface with information).

Brooke - everyone respects your choice (I know I certainly do! - after all, my main reason for possibly wanting another caesar is not based on a medical problem but a fear of history repeating itself) but this thread is more about how some women still believe that caesars are the safer option iykwim? It's not an attack on those that do choose to have a caesar in spite of the risks (you said yourself that you do it knowing the risks... and it's great that you don't have blinders on so that you can have an empowered birth experience).