Little planestupid should be born in May and as I will have to stay grounded for about a year thereafter I am wondering if EC will let me take a baby break? A deal along the lines of my EC membership will be suspended for a year and then reinstated. My current status is set to expire in December 2014 and I'd love it if EC could make it December 2015 instead. By all means EC should feel free to suspend any benefits during the one-year break. Anyone tried to negotiate this with EC? Should be win-win for both sides. I won't lose my status and they won't lose me as a customer.