Ok this maybe a little TMI about labor post along with I need some advice. So I went to the doctor today and we started discussing how I wanted to do the birth. With my first pregnancy I had my son vaginally (barely). I pushed for 1 hour 45 minutes before I began to tear so my Doctor did a full episiotomy and used forceps to get my son out and even then he almost didn't come out. I measured average my entire pregnancy and my son was bigger then expected. My first doctor told me later if he had known that the baby was going to be that big he would have pushes for a c-section instead. With all this being known to my now doctor (had to switch because of insurance issues) he has told me he will not let me go any farther then 39 weeks and that a c-section wouldn't be elected surgery because I sustained class 4 rectal tearing and the likelihood of me tearing again is almost certain with a child about the same size as my first... which she more then likely is. So my question is... To c-section or to not c-section.... It was extremely painful recovering last time and took almost a year for the scar to stop hurting... If I rip again it will more then likely take longer to heal and probably not as clean either