I hope you can get it sorted out. I don't know about the EDD thing - it seems odd seeing as it can change so much, I just didn't look into it as soon as I realized wouldn't qualify and wouldn't make much odds. I was disappointed though a few months after because I got a phone call to take part in a survey about it but they only wanted to speak to people who were eligible for both - shame because I had a lot of points to make about it. ;-)

I can understand why they have to have some rules, but I really don't think they though it out very fully in terms of the realities of second children in particular and pregnancies, I think 10 months is too long to ask for between pregnancies and also the 13 months is too short (8 months and 16 I think would make more sense). I think if women need to finish work before their due date the decision should be able to be made on health basis not on well I must work to qualify for PPL.