Ok, so I have never experienced labour having a c/s 1st time around scheduled 2 weeks before due date. This time around am going for a VBAC, and I am really anxious about the idea of possibly not being able to have an epidural. I don't have a very high pain threshold so I wonder how I would cope.

The reason for possibly no epidural (I think this was right) is that with a VBAC they want it to move along as quickly as possible, so they may need the labour to be asissted with some kind of induction, and whatever it is that they use - the anaethestist at the hospital don't like it to be used in conjuction with an epidural, so it is a case of either one or the other.

Was wondering from any VBACers out there what kind of pain management they were allowed to use, and if they have only had c/s before if they were scared at the thought of going through labour as well and not being able to cope with it?