Hmmm,my favourite things...mostly for post birth stay - was too busy during the labour to need much
# my own pillow
# flushable wipes
# iPod + speaker dock
# laptop and wireless card
# Poise incontince pads rather than mat pads for the first day or so - sooo big n soft
# Nice "lounging" pyjamas - comfy enough to sleep/rest in but nice enough for visitors
I didn't pack baby wipes - and did actually need them - hossy didn't supply
If I was at a public hossy and/or had to share a bathroom I would definitely have taken thongs - the thought of sharing a bathroom with other post birth women makes me shudder - I know how "messy" my bathroom got - YUCK
snacks! the hospital food was average & i was bloody starving! plus i'd had gest diabetes & they kept giving me meals minus anything sweet. i was dying for dessert!
I wish I'd packed some magazines or a book - DH went home to sleep and I was bored!!
I second the more pj's or comfy pants - I sent mum to go buy me some cheapie jogging pants, as the only pair I had taken I bled onto, same with the pj bottoms too.
I agree with the more pants, i also went through a couple of pairs in the first day because I was bleeding really heavily.
My other wish was that we had thought about packing a bag of things for DD to do when she was visiting as she got very bored very quickly and we hadn't thought to bring anything for her ie. colouring, portable DVD player etc.
Next time I'm going to pack shoes! I was so rushed leaving the house (was in full-blown labour) that I went bare foot and didn't even notice (well I had other things to concentrate on!) I had packed slippers but never wore them while I was there. On the day we left to go home, dp packed all the bags into the car and came back to get ds and I and I realised I never took the slippers out of the bag. So I walked through the hospital and carpark barefoot That time I certainly did notice.
LOADS of PJ bottoms. I went through too many of those!
I packed travel scrabble and made DH play with me for hours during labour (the dilating bit). That was great. I also packed note-pad and book and wrote my birth story until the book was taken away LOL. I think I got more than 24 hours of the stuff down as it happened.
I'd pack a selection of books too. Especially for labour, and even more especially if I were going to be left alone for hours with DH sent home too.
(I'm now REALLY thinking homebirth... I want to bug DH as much as possible if he's around and watch late-night TV when I can't sleep because of contractions. And also wander around naked. And do washing when I need to.)
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I had packed slippers but never wore them while I was there. On the day we left to go home, dp packed all the bags into the car and came back to get ds and I and I realised I never took the slippers out of the bag. So I walked through the hospital and carpark barefoot 
That time I certainly did notice.
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