Nursing teaching project

That's a tough one. I was dead-set against having a c-section, took all the hospital's birth classes. I was planning on a natural childbirth without any pain meds. Absolutely nothing went my way and I ended up with a c/s after a long induction. It also didn't help that it was the night before Thanksgiving and my doctor had somewhere to be I still absolutely see the value in a lady partsl delivery and would strongly encourage all women to try for one if possible. But honestly if/when I have another baby I will probably just schedule a c/s. I don't have any risk factors besides being somewhat overweight. But I never want to go through a horrible induction process again and I have to admit I will like being able to know exactly when and how my child will be born. I can't really see any reason to go for a VBAC.

For at least a week after the birth I was very very upset - it was almost like a grieving process - because I did not get the birth I had wanted and planned for. I think one of my major reasons for not having much of an interest in trying a lady partsl birth for a subsequent pregnancy is that the disappointment was truly heartbreaking for me the first time. I don't want to put myself through that again by getting my hopes up, then feeling like a failure if it doesn't go as planned.

So if you'd like you can message me to see if your teaching methods would be effective :) Sorry I couldn't quite answer your question but maybe this will help you understand what patients in this situation might be feeling. Another suggestion I have is to visit pregnancy/parenting forums (there are tons of them out there) and read and talk to people in the VBAC threads.