Has anyone regretted their VBAC?

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Sorry for a sad question but did anyone opt for a VBAC and regret their decision? What is the reason?

I do and I dont. I really wanted a vb after my csection. I went into labour 5 weeks early with problems related to the pregnancy. I was asked if I wanted vb and I didnt really know but they wouldnt do csec till day time hours as I was high risk. By time day time hours arrived i was dilated and ready to push. My girl got stuck so I ended up with forceps and a large tear. Then the umbilical cord snapped and my womb had to be packed as the bleeding wouldnt stop. Baby girl was taken to NiCU as she was premature. I couldnt see her for nearly 24 hours as I was a state. I got an infection in my stitches and I'm now left with incontinence. I've had physio and am not bad enough for an operation but it impacts my daily life.

I wanted the vb so much. I was scared of it but wanted it. I wouldnt have had one if I had known what would happen but I could never have known what would happen. I just wanted a natural straight forward birth and couldnt give up that hope.

My girl is now 3 and the birth method matters less. At the time it was all I could think of. I would be ok with it now if I'd had a second csection but I would have felt a failure at the time.

It depends what your reasons are for having one. I'm not clear though as i said i do and dont regret it. I wanted to try.

I agree with @Stuffedcrust55. I desperately wanted a vbac and I tried so hard but ended up with an emergency c-section anyway. Sometimes I'm glad I tried but other times I wish I hadn't.

I want to keep an eye on the replies as I’m considering a planned c-section after my last emcs.

I want a vaginal delivery purely because I feel some irrational failure for not managing a natural birth the first time and would like to see if I could do it again. I want to “prove” to myself that I can do it. I feel inferior to my MiL who delivered 10lb babies without pain killers.

I won’t though do it though. Those are not the right reasons and I think many women feel like me too. I will get an arranged section because I’m not prepared to go through another emsc.

I had a VBAC for my third( last pregnancy).

I don't regret it as I wanted so much a VB. my first was VB, difficult recovery but still I wouldn't have chosen a c-section.

My c-section was an emergency at 32 weeks. Was what I dreaded more, couldn't hold baby afterwards. Also I found recovery was more difficult and the thought that I've been cut open was just scary.

My VBAC was generally ok. It can obviously go bad but that's with all procedures and births.

What was really good is that my hospital has every other month a class for VBAC, which I attended and helped so much.

I'm due in April with baby number 4 and my plan is a second VBAC.