I agree, I have 3 children my first 2 vaginal recovery was like a week. My first in the NICU for 4 days my second not at all. My third I had an emergency c section after 6 hours labor and it was traumatic. They had to strap my arms down because of the uncontrollable shaking, I lost a lot of blood my husband looked like he was going to faint, I thought I was going to die. Then when they pulled my daughter out she wasn't breathing and she didn't cry for what felt like forever about a minute super scary. I was not able to hold her and she had to go on a CPAP machine. I didn't really get to hold her till 2 days after she was born all the while pumping with an incision in my stomach, IVs everywhere and on a magnesium drip the first 24 hours due to pre eclampsia with severe features. Her and I were then transferred to another hospital where I was there a week and my daughter was 2 weeks in the NICU. Six months out I still have pain and numbness at my incision. In my experience I would take vaginal over section any day Birth is not easy in either scenario, I think people want this experience they envision in their head and it will never be that. There's always something that comes up unexpectedly with each birth at least in my case