Gosh, although I'm sad I didn't get the opportunity to breast feed, and am getting quite sore nipples from all the hardcore expressing, I think maybe it's still a lot less painful than what you're all going through!
Bathing - Joe's been home 9 days and has had 3 baths (all in the kitchen sink!!) - he loves it, so I'm tempted to do it every day but he came home from NICU wi v v dry skin so really we are doing every 2-3 days and moisturising him afterwards. Dreading when he grows out of the sink and have to break my back leaning over the bath! We do have one of those Angelcare bath chairs but J loves being immersed in the water and it'll mean running a v deep bath for a v small baby! I think I might just bri g him in a shower with me, actually.
Hospital bag - after a Csction, in for 2 nights - pack of Boots maternity pads (the best ones), nappies, 2 babygros, 3 singlet vests, lots of muslins, some yoga-type trousers and couple biggish tshirts for me, giant undies, toiletries, heaps of fresh fruit. I found I craved salads and fruit mostly, on the tropically hot ward. Didn't eat the hospital food at all, bar breakfast toast (which, incidentally, didn't arrive till 9am - I was ravenous!). Obv didn't get to use everything as J was rushed away but seemed a good amount of stuff. My Mum also brought in my V pillow and another from my bed, but that's my preference. I need a heap of pillows! V pillow was aces actually.