Soft toilet paper was a must for me. Thank you cards and chocolates for the midwives (im a nurse and I know we appreciate chocolate from patients lol). A shaver, I didn't have time to shave before DD1 and was glad I could do it after (I always feel cleaner when I have shaved my legs and underarms don't know why). It was nice to have a shower, shave and wash my hair after feeling so grotty after I gave birth. I took cordial because I couldn't handle the taste of the Adelaide tap water. Bags to take gifts and dirty clothes home. I got my partner to take some gifts home with him every time he visited because we got so much lovely stuff.