Wow Hoobley, you a such a wealth of knowledge.
I am so determined to have a VBAC next time. My caesar was under a general (the anaesthetist was unsucessful at getting the epi in) and I cannot bare the thought of missing out on my baby's birth a second time. I truely do not think I have CPD at all and I am also hopeful that I will not get PE again next time.
Unfortunately, I am a little too chicken to have a HBAC.
I will be a lot more determined and pro-active with regards to my next birth. With Charli's birth I was naive and thought it was best to go along with my OB's recomendation without really questioning her or looking for alternatives. Next time I will be waiting until my baby is good and ready to come out on his/her own. Even if I have to go to hospital to get daily monitoring of bubs in order to satisfy my OB.

Thanks again for your enlightening posts here in my thread.