Hi ladies.  I'm currently 21 weeks 6 days pregnant with our 2nd son and I have my heart set on a vbac.  I had a c-section with my ds after being induced, 12 hours of labor, making it to 91/2 cm.  My doctor had me push twice and then told me that my son wasn't coming out that way, we needed to consider a c-section.  She said that she would do a vbac this time as long as I went into labor on my own.  I was very confused last time since they were acting like I was in labor.  I had back labor, but didn't know what it was and was very scared since my "contractions" weren't like the ones they described in my childbirth class.  She said she could induce me the following morning since she was going to be in the hospital that day anyway.  They started the pitocin at 7 the next morning and I asked for my epidural at 7:30 for fear that if the back labor started again I wouldn't be able to sit still for the epidrual.  So I stayed in bed occasionally switching sides as the nurses told me to.  The reason for my c-section was "failure to progress".  I like to think of it as "doctor was impatient and just wanted to get it over with."  
I just recently had my last apt with that doctor and I'm going to interview with a different doctor closer to home on Tuesday.  I will also be delivering in a different hospital.  Even though my old doctor told me that she would do a vbac, I just don't have faith that she would do everything in her power to help me do that.  She never told me that being induced increased my chances of having a c-section.  I was never encouraged to get up and move around at all.  I was checked into the hospital at 7pm the night before I was induced in case I made any progress that night.  I was in bed for 24 hours bf my son was born.  
This time around I'm educating myself as much as possible and my husband and I are going to take a Lamaze class.  I'd like to either do this totally natural or go as long as I can without pain meds.  At least if I have back labor this time, I'll know what it is and not freak out.  I don't wish to repeat any of what happened last time, with the exception of the birth of my son of course.  When I meet with this doctor on Tuesday I plan on letting him know exactly what I want and dont want and if he's not on board with it, I guess the search continues. I will of course be flexible with some things and if a c-section is needed due to emergency situations than it is what it is.
Sorry that this is such a long post.  I'm really not usually this long winded.  Thank you for reading the whole thing if you did.  I look forward to getting to know everyone and hearing everyone's successful vbac stories.  I'm picturing it happen everyday and can't wait for my chance to hold my baby on my chest instead of seeing him wheeled away as I'm sewn up.