Did you request a c section? If so was it difficult to get it?

I asked for one and got it with no problem. Because of how my first ones birth ended up as an emergency c section and also my age ( geriatric mother, my arse).
Funnily my consultant was going to suggest it anyway.

That's really interesting! I asked two different midwives and they both said "you won't get it". I was absolutely terrified and have always been terrified of giving birth. I ended up being induced and rushed for a crash section. Even with all of that i was so relieved.

I know it sounds really pathetic but even as a kid I lay in bed at night panicking about having to do it someday.

I agree. There’s this movement of women (apparently) being able to advocate for the birth of their own choosing. But the rhetoric around it tends to be about opting for less medical intervention, home birth etc. and doesn’t extend the same courtesy to women who WANT the medicalised options or elective c-sections etc. for whatever reason. If a woman turns up saying she wants to breathe her way through labour with no pain relief no one would be coming in trying to convince her otherwise. I think an “are you sure?” Is perfectly fine, but trying to persuade someone differently especially if there are no known complications isn’t right whatever you are choosing to do.

I asked with my second DD after a less than pleasant vaginal delivery with DD1. It was agreed pretty quickly by consultant after i put my reasons forward. However, the night before my section (was admitted for high blood pressure) a midwife said ‘don’t you at least want to try a vaginal delivery? I nearly ripped her a new arsehole.

I too advocated. I had a planned appointment with a midwife for a usual check up at 37 weeks and mentioned it; she laughed and said something about leaving it until the last minute but it shouldn't be a problem and got me an appointment with a consultant. The consultant asked my reasons (first pregnancy, IVF, bad experiences with smears etc) and I mentioned that I'd read in the guidance about it being patient choice. She went through the pros and cons with me, made sure I understood, and was happy with me and got the paperwork for me to sign. For my second one, I said I had one with my first and wanted another from the off, and it was added to my notes

I asked for one with DD after DSs birth was horrific. One midwife said I can ask but probably won't get one so I went to the consultant appt armed with a mountain of reasons why I wanted one. He said 'do you want an elective section?' I said 'yes', he said 'OK I'll book you in.' I was surprised how easy it was even though I had valid reasons. Turns out the recovery was amazing compared the vaginally birth!

I needed a c section for medical reasons. Years before I got pregnant my consultant told me I can never give birth vaginally and he wrote to my GP saying the same.

I still had midwives trying to get me to reconsider and even just 10 days before my planned c section date, two junior doctors talked to me to persuade me to reconsider. I told each of them I need it for medical reasons but they ignored what I said and still tried. The only person who never questioned me was the obstetrician consultant who obviously understood immediately that vaginal is not an option and so booked me straight in.

I think they must be under some sort of instruction from the powers that be to limit the number of c sections and try and dissuade you without really thinking about it.

I had an elective with my dd because ds was an emergency 2 years before.

God knows why, I have huge hips, but he would not come out. I wasn’t going to go through that again, especially as she was bigger.

no questions asked.

I was the other way; I desperately wanted to not have C-sections but my kids were breach so I was talked into it. I wish I’d fought harder for a vaginal delivery.

I had an elective CS after an emergency for Placenta Praevia. It wasn't a battle at all.

I opted for C-section when they wanted to induce me because she had a big tummy. I did not want induction. She also has a really big head and I also feel like I wouldn’t have been able to get her out. But then again don’t most women feel like that?

They did try to encourage me to be induced but I knew I was entitled to a planned C-section.

I requested and strongly advocated for myself it wasn't much of a battle but I had a meeting with a midwife whose job was to put me off, if I had another child which I am unlikely to do I would refuse that appointment.
It's your right to make a choice.
I am never going to say there wasn't big negatives to a c section but there are plenty of negatives to the VBAC too.

I wanted a c-section but my midwife really tried to put me off it. I ended up getting one as my baby was breech but if not I would have had to fight my corner.