Dr Brad Armstrong was my doctor for the duration of my pregnancy for my 2nd child. And I cannot recommend him highly enough, in fact I had. My sister in law had her son with him too. I'm so used to doctors being so busy that you wait for ages and then before you know it, they are shunting you out of their office for their next appointment within 15 minutes.
That's why when we first saw Brad and he was happy to chat to us like normal people, it really did surprise us. But you have a waiting room full of people waiting to see you? Why are you talking to us for so long.
He takes the time to find out everything there is to know about you, your family and your condition (and he doesn't mind my 2 year old opening and closing the drawers and running around his office in general) and that is what made all the difference to us. He told us about himself, his family, his kids, he told me about the services they offered, what kind of pregnancies there were. Explained to me stuff about my gestational diabetes.
I also developed PUPPPS (Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy) in my last 2 weeks of pregnancy which is supposed to clear up a week after giving birth but mine hung around for about 2-3 months after... I thought I was going to die of itchiness and be scarred for life. It was bad rashes up my arms, legs, stomach... the worst. Brad was there every step of the way, he told me it was very rare, and told me not to feel like a freak, it would clear up then asked me to take some pictures so he could form a case study as I was only 1 of the 3 he'd ever seen with such severe PUPPPS. Anyway, long story short, he is awesome, has a sense of humour and is happy to chat with you and doesn't rush you out.
He doesn't charge anything above the Medicare gap (bonus) and has one of the lowest management fees compared to the rest. He also has an ultrasound machine so everytime you go see him, you can see your baby too!
Oh, and you get a very nice box full of all things post birth like creams, wraps, lotions after you have your baby from his office. Yay! read more