I don't judge people on the choice they make when it comes to giving birth to their baby, I do however give my opinion... & that is to PLEASE RESEARCH! Find out the goods & bads of both C-Sec & Vaginal, there is a good & bad side to everything but you may find one outweighs the other when it comes to the "goods".
When I first fell pregnant in 2003 I told my husband I wanted an elective c-sec. This was, I admit, for selfish reasons... I said "why should I go through the pain if I dont have to" which is true to some extent. But then I asked alot of people their personal experiences, I asked a few midwives & doctors & I found the best choice (for me) was vaginal. Not only is the C-sec major surgery but the recovery period was alot longer, apparently you cant drive for weeks, lift heavy things (washing etc) including your baby on your own & ontop of all this your on medication to help with the pain! Now as I said, this is only what I've been told & every birth is different so I couldn't say what it would be like for you.
Of course with the vaginal birth you run the risk of tearing (which I did). I had a 3rd degree tear which stopped just short of my bottom, this was uncomfortable for about a week I think... especially when I needed to go to the toilet!!! But after that week or so it's been fine ever since. An obvious "bad" to vaginal birth is the labour... you dont know how long its going to be etc, I'm not going to lie, it was painful! I chose to have an epidural & this took away all the pain, it was fantastic!!
As I said before, every labour is different & its your choice to do whats best for you & your baby, dont let peoples stupid comments (people laughing in your face when you tell them etc) make you feel you need to do something you dont want to do.
Just please take your time to make the best choice for you.
I hope I haven't sounded bossy...
GOOD LUCK!!
~ Danielle