Holidays can be your last chance to spend time alone as a couple before baby arrives.  But travelling can be stressful – especially with a bump on board!

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) has announced that the 18^th – 25^th June 2011 will be the first ever National Water Safety Awareness Week. The week will highlight the importance of staying safe in, on and around water and will celebrate the fantastic work that life saving clubs up and down the country are doing.

Clearly, you can never start collecting airline miles too young. Lufthansa's Miles&More loyalty scheme has a junior version, JetFriends, which provides children with their own club card and allows them to earn air miles every time they fly.

If you're trying to pluck up courage to book your first skiing holiday with a baby and don't want to fork out for a private nanny, check out Neilson's new2009/2010 Ski and Snowboard brochure.

We're probably all stressed by the idea of swine flu and sadly, it will affect some families' holidays. There are some things you should know before you travel, all of which are detailed on www.fco.gov.uk.