Even with CFM, you don't have to be on your back, or on the bed. You can sit up, walk (short distances if you don't have a mobile unit), squat, bounce on a birth ball, lean on a partner, lean on the bed...
I would ask your providers for evidence of why CFM is necessary, because my understanding is that it doesn't improve outcome for mum or baby.
Are you able to have a doula, private midwife or other strong woman to support you during labour?
If you have a uterine rupture, i think you will be heading to surgery, so the belts etc won't be a priority.
The chance of a rupture is quite slim, however being on constant monitoring and strapped to a bed is the highest chance of ending up with a repeat c-section.
Ask for intermittent monitoring with a doppler instead of constant monitoring. Most things are negotiable in some way, especially if you take research to back you up - hospitals err on the side of caution to cover their own backsides, regardless of whether it is helpful in actually getting a successful vbac in the first place.
Statistics say that the best way to achieve a vbac is to have a health provider who doesn't see vbac as being high risk, who has low intervention rates and who lets you labour without monitoring.
If you rupture you will be rushed for an emergency c-section, but there are signs of rupture beforehand so there isn't a need to panic. Most things I have read about people having a rupture and losing their baby is because they were given an epidural, so couldn't feel any pain between their contractions - which is one of the first signs of a rupture.
Labouring in water, moving around lots and deep breathing are all successful coping mechanisms when you are talking labour pain
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