1. Cheaper rates can often apply if you plan and book your vacation well in advance. Last minute bookings with family vacation travel could cause you too much stress though, wondering if you were going to be able to take the whole family or have to leave someone behind, but which one? Book online, it makes it so easy to check out the best deals available.

2. Package deals often include flights, transport to and from the airport, budget car hire, accommodation, breakfasts, free organised activities for the kids (great time for adults to duck off for a quick nap), and sometimes tours or river cruises. Deals like these can be a huge saving with a family and a strict budget.

3. It is important to check when it is peak time at your destination as prices can go sky high and break your bank account. Off peak rates are the best times to book that family holiday.

4. Last minute hotel bookings are the way to go for your family vacation travel. This is only for the brave at heart, especially with a family in tow. But still worth a try as they may have rooms left to rent at a discount price and you could be lucky.

5. Hire a mobile home, load up with plenty of food, maps, gas, and a full tank of petrol, choose a destination and hit the road. Go on an adventure with your family, it’s a good time for bonding with them.

6. Stay away from traditional places to eat and shop, the best way is to ask the locals for the cheapest and best. Renting cabins or self contained units where you can do your own cooking. Barbeques are a quick and easy fun family meal (inexpensive too).

7. Some of the larger businesses offer rewards points or cheques for money spent at their shop, so if possible make a point to buy your items where these rewards are being offered. You usually have 12-24 months to spend them. These can be used at Resorts, cruises and weekends away, saving lots of your family vacation travel money.

Being pregnant comes with its fair share of ups and downs as well as what is called "porridge brain". This term is used when the mom to be becomes, shall we say, forgetful and clumsy. So, how do you make sure you have everything you need when the baby comes? Well, the best way to avoid any last minute dilemmas is to make a list with everything you need and pack your hospital bags well in advance. You should have your bag fully stocked with, PJ's, nursing bras, sanitary towels (lots of them!), underwear, slippers, bathing products and your cosmetics. You will also need the baby bag for your little angel. Most of these products you can find at ebaymaternity.co.uk.

You should pack a few changes of clothes, because until you get used to changing the nappy and breast feeding, there may be some accidents. You will also need a supply of newborn nappies, baby wipes, nappy rash cream, soap and shampoo (an all in one will be sufficient), towels, cream, blankets and baby powder. Last, but not least, don't forget our hospital cards. This is just the basic list and you can add on other items, but try to make the bags as small as possible.

You will probably be too tired to read, but if you do want to take some magazines or books, then make them light and easy to read. You will probably want to read about your new baby, so be sure to look at the ebaymaternity.co.uk range of books about newborn babies. You will learn all sorts of fascinating and important things, and even if you have read them already, it never hurts to go over some chapters again for your peace of mind.

When you are going into labour, you husband will be the main one in charge of the belongings and getting everything to the hospital. Once you go into labour, relax! Yes, relax - there is no need to panic. The contraction will still build slowly and it may take several hours for them to be close enough to go to the hospital. This will give you time to have a lovely warm bath which will calm you down and it helps to reduce the pain. Your husband will need to pack the car, so make sure all the items that you are taking with you are ready in a specific place. If there are items that you are still using like your toothbrush and hairbrush, make sure that you have written a list for your husband, so that he knows what to pack. This is a new and exciting experience for the both of you and being well prepared with a little help from ebaymaterntiy.co.uk, will allow you to have a memorable and stress free birthing experience, because there is nothing that you should be concentrating on except your baby.