Vaginal is better, the recovery time is a whole lot quicker. U will get to feel the pain but if it get unbearable. There is always epidural. After birth the pain is almost gone. Manageable anyway. Most times if nothing is wrong u leave n one day two at the most. Even tho c section may b painless n the beginning the end results r different. Plus they put a limit on how many csections is safe to have. Unlike vaginal