EllyBoo I do hope all goes well for you I was lucky enough to have a trouble-free natural birth (well, natural enough for me - oxytocin during pushing and episiotomy) but I can soooo understand your decision. A lot of my friends who had c/s had traumatic times because they didn't expect it, but you will be in the good position of having made the decison in advance. Only thing I would suggest is that you find out as much about what is going to happen beforehand so that you can be as informed and in control as possible during the birth. Think about things like whether you would like DH to stay with you during stitching or go with bub, and make sure you have plenty of help at home afterwards. You can make this decision work well for you and your family And according to my mum (who had me by emergency c/s) you can DTD pretty soon afterwards (YUK, like I needed to know that mum!!)