Kinda feeling pressured to start maternity leave early?

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So I started my new job at the beginning of this year at 13+3 weeks pregnant. They knew this and were happy to have me.
I then started suffering slightly with my hips, but before it was even affecting work my supervisor asked me when I was planning on starting maternity and when I told her she said she doesn't think I'll last that long. A few more comments were made and by the time I was asked when I'd like to start by my manager I told her an earlier date (by two weeks which isn't a lot but when you're not entitled to any maternity pay anywhere it is).
Today a child at work asked to be picked up. I refused because I'd already held them for fifteen minutes, they'd wanted to be put down a minute before, and it was just to look at something they can see from the floor. I also said i was in a bit too much pain to pick them up again at that point in time (I'm encouraged to tell the children why I can't do something instead of a flat no because then they can understand the reason rather than think I'm being mean). My supervisor said she doesn't think I'll last another three weeks and hinted I should leave even earlier due to not being able to fulfil job requirements and it came across like I'm making her and another staff members job harder by being there (in reality it's probably going to be harder without me due to staffing issues already let alone when I leave).
I feel pressured to leave, confused as to why she hasn't mentioned this to the manager if she truly believes I'm not capable of working, and I'm just wondering what I can do and what I should do? I have a physio therapy appointment tomorrow and I'm going to ask for advice then but I feel so rubbish and useless. I was in tears a couple weeks ago by how useless I felt and now I feel like it all over again.

Don't leave before you're ready to. They cannot force you on to mat leave for health reasons before 36w.

If you cannot fulfil job requirements, such as lifting, they need to amend the job to remove the bits you cannot do. If they can't do that they need to offer you alternative work or put you on medical suspension at full pay (I'm a HR bod btw)

Maternity Action are very good if you need further advice.

Thank you. They've adjusted the job in some ways like I cant change nappies or put children in cots due to the lifting, and I have a chair to sit on if I need to sit properly rather than on a toddler sized chair but then I'm still expected to sit on the floor 99% of the time and lift children unnecessarily so I'm confused on that front.
I'll look at maternity action thank you!

How far along are you OP?

YOU SHOULDN'T BE PUSHED OUT
however if you can't comfortably sit down on the floor, can't lift children, can't do nappies, can lift babies into the cots I get they're just feeling that there's so little you can do without being in pain that maybe going off earlier is best. It's still your decision.

You should get some maternity pay. Have you looked into statutory pay?

I'm happy to do nappies and lifting in and out of cots, they apparently did a risk assessment and decided I couldn't anymore and when I did lift some children out I got a bollocking. I can also sit on the floor a lot of the time but as any adult sometimes need to sit on a chair just to change positions and have a stretch, easing the pressure on my hips is just a bonus. I sit on the floor more than anyone else if I'm honest.
It feels like no matter what I can't win sometimes. And the pain has never truly affected my work, I might have to take a few seconds to rest against a door frame before continuing to rock a child to sleep in a buggy or walk around for a few minutes if I've been sat for an excessive amount of time without moving but I've always done exactly what's expected of me at the time. They just decide if I am having an off day and need to rest or walk around or like today didn't want to lift the child at that moment in time I'm incapable. If the child was crying, hurt, or in danger of course I'd have picked them up but I didn't want to do it knowing it would affect me negatively for no real benefit to the child.
I'm 32 weeks and leaving in 3 weeks anyway so it won't make a real difference leaving early, it's just rubbish feeling like they want me to go whereas the last member of staff to go on maternity they were really upset to see leave. And she did a lot less than I do now!
I'm not entitled to anything because I left a full time job in July last year, didn't work again until November time which was a stop gap job anyway that offered rubbish hours and I was sick a lot because I was unknowingly pregnant, I only worked there for three weeks anyway because I was offered the job I'm at now, found out I was pregnant three days after accepting the job offer but didn't start the job until January (I shouldn't have left the other job on simply an offer but I was so excited I wasn't thinking straight). It's rubbish and I'll find a way to cope financially when I'm not working but earning as much money as possible for then would be great.

I think you just have to suck it up for three weeks OP. If thry comment just say "it's OK, I'm fine" and repeat. Time will pass in no time