Anyone know Dr Daniel Truter from Hermanus???

Hi missy

Oh dear, that must have been awkward. But at least he knows how you feel now.
How did your appointment go on the 5th?

I really can say again that he was definitely pro natural throughout my whole labour process. I was in labour for 15 hours before baby arrived and he didn't once mention a c section.

Hope you get to have your vac and that all goes well.

OMW Roms Congrats on your new arrival

Thank you sooo much for your post it means sooo much to me.

Well i saw him early January and after our first app i was two minded. He said quite a few negative things talking bout baby is big already and howcome i could'nt birth a 2.5kg baby before etc.

So i was very despondent and starting enquiring about another gynae who is pro natural but she was fully booked. Anyway i emailed Potgieter (stating that Truter is pro natural but have just said lots of negative things to me and that makes me uncomfortable because i don't want to be fighting off another ceasar i really need my gynae to support me like he did. And if he knew another gynae who he could recommend) only to have the receptionist fone me a week later asking if i am cancelling all app with Truter. I was so confused, she said they received the email and not Potgieter as this email address is still at their offices

Anway when i went for my second app with Truter i saw the email in my file I felt very awkward but mind you he was completely different towards me. There was not one negative thing that he said. He said that my pregnancy is going wel, everything is the way it should be and he has no doubt things will work out. He did say if i carry to term the baby could weigh between 3.5 - 4kg but the scans are only estimates.

By the time this app came i already told myself that i have no choice but to use Truter because the other gynae was full. I am putting complete faith in God as he knows whats in my heart. i have to trust and believe that he will make my VBAC possible.

So my next app is 5 Feb 2014. Praying that everything goes according to plan and that the pregnancy continues to be healthy and i have my VBAC in the end

Hi girls

Sorry I'm only replying now.

Missy, how did your appointment go with Dr Truter?

I saw him twice in December and those two occasions were not enough for me to make up my mind about him.

But he delivered my baby naturally this week and I can now easily say that he is absolutely wonderful!! He kept popping in to see me while I was in labour, which I really appreciated. And even though I was in labour for the whole day he didn't once mention a Caesar, he is definitely very pro natural. He delivered my baby naturally without any for of intervention.
I really can recommend him, he is absolutely amazing!!!

I can say without a doubt that I believe he would only suggest a Caesar if it was a last resort.

Good luck with the birth of your baby missy and let us know how it goes.

Hello Ladies

My sincerest apologies for only writing again now. By now dr. Truter is already in PE and a lot of you have already had a chance to meet him.

My appointment was quite a quick one. I don't think I spent more than 8 minutes in his room. This was our first scan. I must confess I was a bit dissapointed at not being offered to listen to the baby's heartbeat. I should've probably asked for it. I was 10 weeks and 2 days at the time and decided to wait until 10 weeks to make sure a heartbeat could be heard. But as mentioned, I probably should've asked to hear it. I also only got one photo printed and about 3 on my memory stick.

I was actually still very ill at the time I went for the scan, so I just wanted to know there was a baby - in other words a reason I've been feeling so horrible and also whether it was only one, so hearing the heartbeat was not on my priority list then - I know - how can it not be. I felt like I was expecting at least 3 with the way I've been sick. How can only one make one feel this miserable
Although I did voice my concerns that I haven't been able to hold down any food or water/beverages for the last 5 days, it seems again (as per my previous post), that I was considered a bit of a drama queen, but it really was that bad. I also mentioned that the pills I was prescribed by my GP - Asics - as Vomiphene is no longer available, wasn't working at all. I wasn't offered anything other than being told, "it will start to better at around 14 weeks"

Since my scan was done in the last week that dr. Truter was still there, he referred me to dr. Smit in Worcester.

I am very happy with dr. Smit. I phoned him when I was still very sick and he faxed me a prescription and told me if I can't keep anything down by the next day (which was the Thursday and I haven't eaten or been able to keep anything down since the Saturday), I would need to go to the hospital. Luckily, either the pills worked - or because I was going towards 12 weeks the extreme nausea had subsided.

I am happy to say that I am 16weeks + 2 today and I'm feeling much better for the last 2 weeks. Only had a couple of headaches and dizziness in week 14, but I'm not complaining as I'm feeling a lot better than the previous 6 weeks.

Dr. Truter was very friendly though and made a joke or two and when he referred me to my new gynie I asked him if the new gynie was pro normal birth (just so that I have a choice) and from the way he spoke, I could hear that he too was pro normal birth, so I'm sure you will be happy.

I hope all is doing fine otherwise. I will be doing some reading on the forum as I'm sure I've missed out on quite a bit.

Hi Romss

Thanks for the feedback.

Im seeing him today.... Praying he is as passionate as Potgieter wrt to normal birth and VBACS.

When are you due?

Hi missy

I had my appointment with dr truter. I have only seen him once, so it's very hard for me to form an opinion of him yet. I still miss dr potgieter very much. But one thing I can say is that dr truter does seem very pro natural.

When are you seeing him?

Hi Louisa,

How did your app go?