Mummatotwo- Im sorry about your hospital not being supportive hun. My VBAC will be 16 1/2 mths after I had my DD by emergency c/s and the hospital I am going to is supportive - they have said the risk of scar rupture is a TEENY bit higher but nothing significant or anything to worry about so it's interesting that they won't let you even attempt to labour. There isn't even any research done - most hospitals suggest 18mths gap but even then, people have vbac'd sucessfully with less of a gap. Is it too late to look at going elsewhere? Is that possible for you? I know it is late but it might very well be worth it if it means you avoid unecessary major surgery.

Sorry to hijack ladies!

Charmalea - I totally understand you wanting to at least labour hun. Having a c/s when you don't want or plan one takes away so much from birthing mums. Is there a reason why your c/s is being booked in before 40 weeks or even later? As Ticklish mentioned your cervix may show no signs of being ready but then a few days later it might? I was overdue with Iz and at my check up at 41 weeks my cervix showed NO signs of softening or effacing, hence why I was induced (wrong decision by me) a few days later. My hospital want to book me in at 40 weeks for my c/s if I haven't gone into labour by then (Kelly posted the other day that 0.4% of babies arrive before their due date - so what are my odds of success ) but I am going to push them to let me go to 42 weeks with monitoring every day if that's what it takes to allow me time to go into labour spontaneously.
I know it is a really hard decision to make hun - trust your body and your heart. Only you know what you truly want, and your body was made to do this.

Ticklish - It is amazing the responses you get when you tell people you have had a c/s. I know I was made to feel that I failed, didn't really experience the birthing experience (even though I was in labour for 36 hours before I had the c/s) and that it was the easy way out. People unfortunately just don't get it and don't understand the damage done physically, mentally and emotionally.