I've not had a C-section - however I was minutes from having one for my son.  I had been in hard labor for over 27 hours when my son started to show distress, so I was prepped for a C-section.  As a last ditch effort before the surgery, they were able to deliver my son with forceps.  I am glad I did not have to have the C-section, but I was ready and willing to have one if it was necessary.  Thank goodness it is an option as it saves many babies and mothers' lives.  Natural birth can be scarey especially if your first labor/delivery was not a pleasant experience.  I can understand your desire to avoid that and go with the C-section.  I feel it is the doctor and mother's decision whether a C-section should be performed.  There are many factors to consider when making the decision, you have listed your reasons and if your doctor is comfortable with your request, I see nothing wrong with it.

Breastfeeding is also a personal decision.  Some mothers have a more difficult time with it than others.  If you are stressed or depressed, breastfeeding will not be sucessful.  I was a lucky one that was able to breastfeed my son for over 4 months.  I was glad to be able to give him the anti-bodies to keep him healthy and the bonding experience was a good one, especially since I had to return to work so quickly.  My sister, however, was a different story.  She was a nervous wreck about breastfeeding and therefore was not able to produce enough milk to satisfy her child, which stressed her more, making it even more difficult.  Her kids were better off with the bottle.

Both decisions - C-section and breastfeeding, are ones that are very personal.  But you don't have to make them now, fortunately they are decisions that can be made at the last minute.  You might find that starting the labor, things are different this time and a natural birth could be an exciting wonderful experience for you and your husband.  The same with breastfeeding, you might find that the 2nd time around you are more relaxed about having a newborn and the breastfeeding is easier.  You can make that decision when the time comes.

Good luck with finishing your schooling and I hope everthing works out for you with adding to your family.

My brother was an emergency C-section (had the cord twice around his neck, as well as being overdue), and I was an elective, because my mum is quite small anyway.  I am not old enough to worry about my own yet!

On the breast-feeding front, my mum found that I couldn't - this was (a lot) later found out to be because I had an extra bit of skin underneath my tongue.  One snip and a couple of stitches later, it was all sorted.  

kay - i know how you feel there are some downsides, it ttook me 6months to gain back the feeling in my tummy again some people have a slight area of no feeling after many c-sections, however complete feeling came back to me eventually, i was quite worried for a while.

I found breastfeeding hard because when i breastfed for the first week i got mini contractions in my tummy which made my c-section hurt so bad.

Plus it took me 6weeks to regain the strength in my tummy again. However the good things overuled the bad for me but like you said everyone is different.