I totally second the soft toilet paper- a few rolls, in fact. All you want on that area after birth is something soft and gentle.

I also had my husband bring in a small radio, which was great. I was in a private room so it was really quiet otherwise, and you had to pay for TV and that was expensive.

Take some snacks too. I was super hungry after labour and, frankly, the hospital food was less than nice.

Um...oh, also take baby clothes that are a size bigger than newborn. I took only 0000 sizes and I had this whopper baby who didn't fit into any of the clothes!!!