I packed all sorts of things for the actual labour and touched none of them. Like tennis ball, heat pack (used the hospital's one), supply of t-shirts (wore hospital gown), drinks & snacks (hospital supplied this also.. btw.. I found having a spoonful of jelly now and then great during labour! dunno why, bit of sugar and easy to digest I guess?)

Then for the hospital stay, the only thing I used out of my bag was clothes, pads & toilet paper. I had no need for the ural, only did a couple of salt baths, and even using water or a damp cloth after weeing I found wasn't necessary. I didn't sting at all. However, you don't know, so it doesn't hurt to pack these things!

Bubby spent his stay just in a singlet provided by the hospital and a nappy and wrapped up. I just had some clothes for going home. The hospital provided everything for bubs, nappies, wipes, cotton buds, bath stuff.

Just saw min's post.. yes.. hairdryer and a watch! I hated clock watching for feeding, but to keep the charts and stuff you need to know the time and how long the feed went for! I was always fumbling around looking at my mobile phone.. which was always on the other side of the room when I needed it