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I've always heard that they will not induce after a c-section... it increases the chance of uterine rupture. At least when I was considering VBACing with my daughter (before I found out that I have a problem that will not allow my cervix to dilate) my doctor basically said, "You can try it, but here are the rules..."... and one of them was that if I reached 42 weeks and hadn't gone into labor on my own I would have a c-section, rather than be induced.

... but, ironically, AFTER my 3rd c-section I was given pitocin and had what felt like horrible ctxns. to shrink my uterus faster (I had a baby over 10 lbs.). Good grief... I couldn't escape "the Pit". lol

I heard the same thing as sahmof3. It's hard to believe they would induce you. I researched this before my 2nd C, and all of the VBAC uterine rupture cases I read about were after pitocin was administered. Even if they tell you that you can be induced, I would really read up as much as you can before you decide. That's way too risky for my personal taste.

My doctor doesnt even want me to try a vbac. He said he'd rather do a c-section, that its safer. I'd rather do it too, just because I had a horrible experience, (basically having to go through 15 hours of labor, then the babys heart rate starting dropping dangerously low, so then having to do a c-section) So I'd rather just do c-section and not have to worry about going through that again. Plus I get more time off with the baby. I've heard its real dangerous to induce after a c-section however, that increases the chances of uterine rupture by 15 percent....I believe...

My friend had her first baby by c-section. And was induced for her 4 other kids....eventhough the dr. advised against it. She has had perfect births. Good luck. :)

You can find a TON of information on this, and from what I can find the main risk in a VBAC is the effect of labor inducing drugs. Here is a quote I found online by a nurse supporting VBAC ---- "Incredibly enough, the press identified the primary danger for VBAC mothers not as the use of powerful uterine stimulants to induce labor in women with a surgically-scarred uterus but rather as having a normal labor and spontaneous birth after a previous cesarean....Make no mistake about it -- it is the use of prostaglandin and other labor inducing drugs on VBAC women that should be abandoned - not normal labor." Here is a link: childbirthsolutions.com/articles/news/vbacpress.php

i had my 2nd child vbac and was 10 days over due. doc noticed some dips & heart rate and said i would have to go in and either have a section or be induced. however... because i had a horrible 1st section i did not want to do that again i was set on a vbac. they induced me by breaking my water- it worked. i had my baby in 5 hours!! he did tell me that if breaking of the waters didn't work they could start on a lose dose of pitocin. i'm glad i didn't have to get to the point to decide. i did however get the l&d nurses to break the rules a bit. being a "high risk" vbac they said you have to have continual internal monitors placed inside the v____a to monitor contractions, etc. i had neither. i had external monitors and was allowed to get up and move and walk and i believe that is how i had such a fast (relatively) easy labor! good luck!