I've had a vaginal birth
I've have 2 emergency we have to get this baby out now type CS.
I've had an emergency no huge rush type no distress for baby CS.....( just not happening time limit type) that I called because i felt that this was headed down the path of no return to end in a full on emergency type
& my last CS was an elective.

Emergency ones were a big rush. It was stressful but also quick no time to think things through and the enmorous relief and feeling of love for my baby and husband and gratitude to everyone concerned was huge. Recovery no problems.

My first emergency CS was a bug rush my waters broke but labour did'nt start, so i was induced! My son got into distress stright away it was very stressful but quick.

My second emergency CS I had a trial of labour that went really well. I enjoyed my labour I was in a really great place and coped realy well I got to 9cms before she got into distress but when she was born I could see why she was'nt coming out she was a big baby who had presented in a difficult postion.
Both of those i was in shock, I had good recovery times, but milk was very slow to come in which strated a chain of events that ended in comp feeds then bottle feeding.

Next baby I wanted a trial of labour, i felt confident that I could do it..I was in labour from approx 6pm I thougth my waters had broken so i went in to check and then had to stay on, I was 3cms.
At midnight I was still 3cms with a lot of back pain at 3am i asked for another internal to discover I was only 4cms that was it for me i asked for the CS and got it done around 5am..epidural relief from the pain was amazing the pleasure to meet my baby was huge i did'nt have the stress of the baby being in distress & I felt like I had given it a red hot go, recovery was fine, milk came in on time, no shock.

Last baby was told I had to have an elective section, for me this was stressful i worried the baby would be made to come before she was ready so i hung out to my last chance in the secret hope labour would start & I would know for sure she was ready my CS was performed 3 days before her due date.

I dreaded the thought of the epidural & surgery I was extremely stressed about that for weeks beforehand and on the day was emotionally /physically drained and very anxious. But my baby was delivered quickly & as soon as she was there my stress dissappeared. I had written a birth plan for my CS and they enacted that plan for me which meant I got to hold my baby skin on skin as soon as she was born, we took photos of her birth my surgery and stitching up which i looked at weeks afterwards (I would say that is worth considering, you may never look at them but then again you might) she came with me to recovery and i feed her straight away.

If I had to do it again my choice would be to do a trial of labour (that way you know baby is ready to come) & a vaginal birth is going to be a huge bonus.

I would aim for minimal intervention & if it was'nt working out or I was'nt coping pull the pin and go to a CS.... the epidural is less daunting under those circumstances it was'nt even painful to me it was a huge relief. I would aim for photos of the birth and getting the baby given to me to hold straight away skin to skin to enable the bonding process, i can't see any reason why if the baby is healthy that you can't start that doing all the things you would if you had a vaginal birth I view it as essential for mum and bubs...best of luck with whatever you choose we are all very different and when you loook at all the options you will start to lean a certain way...hopefully this has helped.