I think that's silly, women have been giving birth naturally for millions of years, and now people are going to opt out of it and get c sections because it's more convenient? I'm going to go with laziness.

That's what I thought at first too.

But then the thought of my vagina being torn up and needing to be re-sewn REALLY freaks me out.

You know it freaks me out too, but the though of a scar across my smooth virgin belly freaks me more out. It's a big scar you know? At least in the vagina you don't get to see the scar. However if I ever need a c-section I will remind me of the advantages to feel better lol!

The only thing about choosing a c-section is...

I don't think vaginal birth is safe after you've had a c-section. Slicing the uterus open unnaturally interferes with how it works.

Babies come out of vagina's, it's how they got in your belly and how they come out of your belyy. I would never choose to have a c-section because the thought of it scares me stupid! The only way i would ever choose to have a section is if i was having a multiple birth or a complicated birth and it was recommended for either mine or the child's safety and even then i would have to carefully think my options through because if it can be done naturally that's what i'll do. Obviously if i was in labour and then all of a sudden i had to have a section i would because of the safety aspects for both myself and the child

Not to mention the unnecessary strain on insurance companies...

I had a c-section that was planned. My first child was also born by c-section (emergency).
My doc said I was perfectly fine to try to have a VBAC. I think if they cut your uterus vertically you have to have repeat c-sections, but if they cut horizontially you are perfectly safe to try to deliver naturally. I may have that a$$ backwards.
The way our hospital works is if a woman goes into labor that has had a previous c-section the OB on call has to stay close by because of the risk of complications. So a lot of doctors try to talk patients into having repeat sections so they don't have to be there for what could be days, depending on the woman and how long her labor lasts.

I had a lot of anxiety about delivering naturally and chose to have a c-section. It had nothing to do with fears of ruining my vagina, or any vanity on my part. It also had nothing to do with laziness. I was terrified to do it and my doctor told me I didn't have to. I did like the fact that I knew when my son was coming so I could prepare.

My incision was a bikini cut. It's along the top of my pubic hair in between my hips. It's about 5 inches across. I have no scars on my belly at all. Of course it's noticable if I'm naked and someone is right down there.

I like that we always get both sides of the issue!

Why was your first birth a voluntary c-section, if it's not too private to ask?

There you go a scar of 5 inches long. Now this for me wouldn't look too bad because I'm tall and I have big hips. A coworker of mine whose wife had c-section told me just that. He says that because his wife is of small frame, this 5 inches long scar on that area doesn't look anything nice but that on me since I'm this tall it wouldn't look so bad because it like won't cover the whole area. So men do notice about this..

My first birth was an emergency c-section because my daughter was premature and breech.
My second was my choice.

After awhile the scar fades a bit and it really isn't that noticable. I'm 5'5" and it really isn't that bad. I think how it gets stiched up makes a big difference in how it heals and what it looks like after the fact. My OB laughs and says if she flunked out of med school she could have been one heck of a seamstress. LOL

I've had both incisions. My second one was planned because she came too soon after my son (16 months) to try for VBAC. the doctors advised against it since it hadn't been at least 2 years. They didn't think my uterus could handle it.

First time it was horizontal.. right above my pubic mound, across 5 inches. second time was vertical, from under my belly button and down about 5 inches.

Had an emergency C-Section when daughter was in distress after 26 hours of labor and stuck at 5 centimeters..........best thing that ever happened to me. Had the lower pubic mound about 4-5 inches, can't even see it and not the first stretch mark.......lucky me.....but when I got home, my "playground" had not been cut, was not all stretched out nor resewn or hurting as I've heard most women complain! SOmetims its not elective, sometimes that baby is trying to come out and gets twisted or "stuck"...and I sure as hell would never allow forceps........

I had 2 c sections, even though I had planned on two natural drug free births with mid wives. I recovered well from both. My scar is hardly noticable and I am a little person. The emotional scarring, for me is still healing.

What irritates me is women who have never had a child opting for c-section for convenience, vanity, etc. Particularly common I have noticed among stars who don't want stretch marks.

For some reason some poelp think C-sections are safer than vaginl births. I don't know why this is.

I have no idea. The loss of blood with a c-section is far higher to my knowledge (correct me if I'm wrong).

No, you are correct. Women CAN go on to have a vaginal birth after C-section, provided the section was done via a horizontal incision vs. a vertical incision.