I'm nearing 30 weeks, and I would give almost anything to be going on leave now. I'm so over work - am sick of being made to feel guilty about the fact that I'll be going in 7 weeks...but it's not like they didn't know! I told my boss when I was only 8 weeks pregnant, so they've had plenty of time to organise an alternative, and THEY STILL HAVEN'T.

I know that at my work place I can start maternity leave from 6 weeks out from my due date...but if i had any annual leave etc I could take that earlier. I don't know if that's the case everywhere?