Hi thankyou all so much for your replies and advice. I am not pregnant with our second as yet but plan on TTC late this year or early next year. I am under the impression that if i elect to have a C Section then I need to go private for my delivery and will need to upgrade my health insurance prior to conceiving to include this as elective C Sections aren't available in most public hospitals unless they are medically necessary. I had a quick 6 hour labour and delivery after being induced but had a significantly large tear which still hasn't healed properly after 3 months. My sex life has gone out the window and it's really put a strain on my relationship with my husband. A family member who had an elective C Section in a private hospital 2 weeks after I gave birth has healed much much quicker and was allowed home sooner than I was. I had to actually fight to be discharged from hospital so hubby and I are thinking that we should consider our options a little more this time as with the first we used the local public system and just went with the flow which in the end didn't really give me the birthing experience that I would have liked to have had. Thanks again for your replies, I have lots to think about.

Sharon