Thank you to everyone who has commented on my post, i am overwhelmed that so many of you are supportive. Yes it has been a long road to come to this decision but the main reasons i have are as follows;
* I had a traumatic time with my first pregnancy & birth
* I like to know what is going to happen & when
* I have experienced c/s so know exactly what to expect
* I recovered very well after the initial pain wore off (it was terrible at the time)
* I don't want to have a difficult labour & risk tearing etc
* I don't want to end up with an emergency c/s
* I don't want to go through labour with continuous monitoring (which my ob would organise)
* I trust my ob (much to the dismay of others on some threads) & his experience
* I don't want to risk a uterine scar rupture (even if the risk is low it does happen)
* I am scared about medical interventions such as vacuum suction
* Last but not least, I prefer a planned c/s for the birth of my baby because I am more comfortable with that & I don't care what others think!!!

To MantaRay, I don't remember saying that i think c/s is safer in all circumstances than VBAC, did I?
I am only talking about my decision & that it is the best for ME. I am not commenting on the safety of either way for other women, just what I have decided based on advice from my ob, husband & family.