Currently 25 weeks. I'm a part time teacher, I work two 6hr days a week. My school are keen for me to be off from half term (which is five weeks before my due date). I'm not keen on this as I was signed off early last pregnancy so my MAT pay kicked in a 4 weeks before my due date, baby was then two weeks late. So I lost six weeks with my DC at the other end, as I couldn't afford to stay off on SAT. I'd rather not repeat that this time and want as much time with new DC as possible.
As I'm only a part timer, do you think it's lunacy to tell them I intend to work up to my due date?
I had a physically very good pregnancy last time (emotionally a wreck though!), however, I'm already getting a sore pelvis and am getting very uncomfortable beneath my bump - neither of which I had at all in the last pregnancy. It's hard to tell if these will improve with my new swimming regimen or simply continue to get worse throughout the pregnancy! My OH thinks I can get signed off before the due date if it turns out I'm really struggling.
Was just wondering what other people's opinions were. Is anyone else giving their due date as their intended end of work date?
Thank you
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Planning to take MAT leave from due date
SpaceRangerSpace · 12/08/2018 13:29
I'm a full time secondary teacher. My EDD is 5th Nov so I've said my intention is to start maternity leave after Oct half term when I'll be 38 weeks. I wanted to get full pay for the week of half term rather than start maternity pay during the holidays and lose a week after the baby is born. As PP said, you have any time off due to illness in the 4 weeks preceding your maternity leave, they'll automatically start it from then anyway so you won't lose anything by putting your EDD as your intended start date 
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