can a doc refused to give a note?

[aj9309]

I just turned 25 weeks, still in the second trimester and til this very day, I'm always in bed by 10. I'm always tired but make it through my shifts when it ends at 1030,11. Can a doctor refuse to give me a note of working specific shifts/hours? I was just scheduled to 6pm-1am shifts and I doubt I can last. Plus. Knowing my manager knows, I thought she would cut me some slack.yes, I'm always on my feet. Any advice or answers please?

[RheaAnn2]

Actually a Dr can refuse a note especially if they haven't seen you or find no reason to. Go in and speak with your Dr. If they find no reason for it then there is nothing you can do. But it doesn't hurt to try.

[Merylov]

at work they want me to now work from 3:30am-12pm, I spoke with the nurse I'm only 7 weeks and when I start the shift I'll be around 8-9 weeks. She told me to try it but if I can't take it and feel to nasues or always vomit at work then they will give me a note that I can't work that shift. If your not going to good I don't think they can refuse to give u a note ur the patient they are not in ur shoes to tell u how u feel. No one knows how u feel besides u, and ur work place needs to understand ur situation.

[Cassi1992]

You can ask. When i was 20 weeks my doctor wrote me a not that i can't work from 9pm till 7am cause my doctor  agreed that she wanted baby to get use to sleeping at night. Cause baby gets his or her sleep pattern when you rest the most and that is at night. The more your awake at night the baby will think the sleep pattern is during the day.

And most companies have a schedule form you can fill out based on days and times.

[Jelly_kelly]

If you want to get put on the medical leave your doctor won't write that note till your 37 weeks. And it's a lot of stuff as far as talking with your doctor and employer.

[Sareney_beany12]

I agree you just need to sleep around your work schedual. Take a nap before work. A doctor most likely will not write you a note regarding work unless you are high risk and put on bed rest

[GeekMom1213]

I'm confused as to why the time of day matters. My suggestion is to take a nap during the day so you aren't so tired when it's time to go to work. I work 11PM-8AM. So I have to adjust my sleep schedule accordingly. And yes, I'm on my feet all night.
If your doctor has cleared you to work 7 hour shifts it probably won't make a difference to him or her what time they are. A shift is a shift. If you can work it at noon you can work it at night too. If your job requires that kind of flexibility then your manager has every right to hold you to the same expectations as everyone else. Giving you preferential treatment in scheduling because you're pregnant wouldn't be fair to everyone else.