Well u may have guessed the reason i asked is it is my dilemma. I can relate to your friends who did ivf as this is the way we conceived after almost 3 years of trying and several early miscarriages.

When i fell with this one i had had enough of the strain of ivf and resolved that it would be the last try. And funny how things work out, it was a big surprise. I still get worried something might happen but i try to be positive. The main reason that i am considering an e c/s is that the women in my family have all had traumatic vaginal births with 3 of those babies almost not making it. Luckily for emergency c/s they were ok. This scares the cr@p outta me!

Im not thinking of it to avoid pain of labour as it is a natural thing. I guess im worried that what if they dont do the emerg c/s fast enough if you do run into probs.

Maybe i should ask how common it is for siblings or related women to have similar birth experiences. A friend of mine is the one who got me thinking saying that i should be considering that family ties could determine my experience.

Thanks for your responses.