In what was otherwise a very positive experience, I ran into some hostility from a couple of MWs when I had my elective CS.
The MW attending my birth was good - the consultant MW and community MW who dealt with me and helped arrange the CS were wonderful - a couple of MWs on the MW led unit where I spent one day of recovery were eye rolling about 'maternal choice', as it said in my notes. So what, you might say -
Fair enough, but there was a cock up with my painkillers (one of my doses was missed completely and the next one was late, so on day 1 after a C-section I was only on paracetamol. Not the agreed protocol, and not adequate). Establishing there had been a mistake, and that I wasn't on adequate pain relief took longer than it should because of the MWs who told me that a 'you will get pain after a C-section', and made a comment about my 'choice' meaning I would experience more pain.
In fact, on standard painkillers, it wasn't painful, just uncomfortable. And my overall recovery was excellent.
I also had an unpleasant meeting with an anaesthetist, who was not up to speed with my notes, and made a whole host of unwarranted and patronising assumptions about why I was having a 'maternal choice' CS. He subsequently apologised, I think after the consultant MW had a word with him.
Tbh princessScrumpy, you might well run into negative attitudes from folk in general, and other mums, if you have an elective CS, and it does help to be comfortable with your own feelings about it, and frankly, have a quick 'get out' line prepared for any intrusive or judgey comments.
On the other hand, you might come across people who have nothing but sympathy for you, and have been in the same boat!
If it's a decision you are happy with, or as happy as you can be, and you know your own reasons are good, then that's as much as you can do.