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Get that doctor's note ASAP, and if your workplace has an HR department you should ask them how to proceed. GL!

Ok, reading through ur previous questions, u are just newly pregnant, yes? If this is the case and this is a job u have done before then the lift isnt too much...at this stage of ur pregnancy. U do not need to quit ur job or get doctors notes just yet, 130lbs between 2 ppl isnt a lot of weight (unless ur lifting it incorrectly, then it feels like a tonne) and wont put any stress on ur uterus whatsoever. Ultimately its up to u, but I know of many paramedics who worked until 6 months along and had no issues. Use ur legs, maintain good form and u would be surprised just how much u can lift.
Good luck with whatever u choose to do!

Yes talk to your doctor asap and see if he/she can get you a note. Lifting to much weight can cause a miscarriage.

Just depends on how used to it you are. I am a bodybuilder, and I have just changed certain things I doâ?¦.I am not comfortable squatting or pressing with my legs too much. Quads, arms, shoulders, back etc, I feel comfy doing heavy weight without too much strain. But if you strain hard to squat down to keep proper form lifting it upâ?¦I would ask the boxes to be made lighter, or get a doctors note. If you still feel it is easy and are confident in your lift, you are fine for the first few months. As for the response of the Paramedics, I feel that is risky for the pathogens you can expose your child toâ?¦I am an EMT on the side, and my bosses have asked that I work in the office until the baby comesâ?¦.the accidents and the bloodborne paths are not 100% of the time avoidable no matter how you try. So I just dispatch for now, while continuing my studies in school.