i planned and organised to work right up to 34 weeks as any time after that i needed an ob letter to say i was fit to continue to work. anyway with ALL of the complications i had (5 in total ) my ob wouldnt let me work beyond 34 weeks. as it was i started spotting at 30 weeks, then at 32 and a half weeks couldnt finish my shift due to bad bh and crying at almost every shift (loooong story) i took the rest of that time off in sick leave. as it was DS was born a 2 weeks after that anyway! my boss said thank god i finished when i did. i ended up having 3 weeks annual leave then 28 weeks half pay which was great. i also work in a very busy emergency department so my boss made sure i worked in the "easier" part of the department itms. good luck xx