I had a pretty horrible birth first time round - I was induced at 39 weeks (I had twins), very painful 36 hour labour culminating in the doctors advising a c section once I'd reached 10cm as my DD was in a funny position. Then I had the CS to recover from, which didn't go too badly but still more painful than not having one!
Am currently 22 weeks and have spoken to my midwife about my birth plans and she has suggested a vaginal birth. The reason being, I got to 10cm last time and the CS was four years ago, so the risk isn't very high of something going wrong.
A vaginal birth would mean a quicker recovery, but the thought of my womb potentially splitting open is terrifying me beyond belief. And I don't want to have to go through the pain of labour again only to have a CS at the end. The thought of a CS doesn't worry me particularly as I know what to expect, but I'd rather not have one.
So I guess this isn't really a 'what should I do' as much as a 'what did you do?'. All stories welcome, no matter how grisly.