Help please!

Hello,

My partner and I just had a baby obviously I’m at the start of my maternity leave. We’ve always wanted a small age gap as we both had a small age gap, if I was to get pregnant whilst on maternity leave already what happens with my employer? I’m a healthcare assistant in a care home, I started mat leave in March, I’m planning a year off ideally if we can afford for me to be off when the pay gets that low. we’d really like to have a baby in April/May next year if we get lucky and manage to conceive again! Would I have to go back to work? Would my maternity leave just start again like it did with this baby but I obviously just wouldn’t be at work? Please help, I obviously really don’t want to ask my employer. Also it’s statutory maternity pay if that makes any difference. Has anyone been in this position and could share their experience with me? Please no negative comments on wanting another baby so close to this one! We both have good jobs, have our own home and are adults!