Signed off work

Look after yourself. It's hard as I'm guessing you want to hold out until the holidays but if the pain continues you need to rest.

I got signed off for 2 weeks before my mat leave started it was covid times and I was anxious about getting sick again

Check your contract, in some it will state if you go off sick within a certain amount of time before your mat leave is due to start, it just starts anyway. For me it's 3 weeks. So my mat leave is due to start at 37 weeks, but if I go off sick at any point after 34 weeks my mat leave will just start.

Slightly different but I’ve been signed off by HR at 32 weeks (their choice more than mine) due to the fact there’s complications in the pregnancy and been in and out of hospital a lot the last few weeks and now still there regularly. It was done by discussion between my manager/HR and myself, followed up by a discussion with the doctor. I officially start maternity leave at 36 weeks (work have enforced this). I’m not in the same field but could be worth having a meeting and discussing with your boss and then discuss with the doctor? Hope this helps!

It all depends on your setting.
I’m a HLTA and I had major surgery 2 weeks ago due to babies diagnosis. For recovery, I’m not allowed back to work. They’ve signed me off until 10/09 however, baby will be be born before then so assuming my mat leave will start once she’s here.
Work have been great and accepted the fact that my sick note is in place until September.

I had a sick note two weeks and then started my maternity

Yep i signed off for 2 weeks before my mat started x

I was signed off from 15 weeks onwards from my last pregnancy as I had lots of pregnancy related issues. The most important thing is your health & your babies health. I think my mat leave started at 36 weeks because I was off sick