Supplies

Here are the items you'll need for before, during, and after the bris ceremony - with a brief description of when or why each is needed.

• 2 firm pillows (to hold the baby before, during and immediately after the ceremony)
• 1 small wastebasket (for packagings, bandages, and the occasional dirty diaper)
• 5 disposable diapers with wipes (in case baby soils more than his share...)
• 5 hospital-style receiving blankets (not expensive blankets) (see previous)
• 1 large tube of A&D Ointment (with the gold label) (NOT the "cream") (to lubricate the bandage)
• 1 box of 25 individually wrapped 3"x3" gauze pads (to put on top of the dressing)
• 2 tubes of polysporin (ointment) (or polybacitracin) (For after the dressing is removed)
• 1 bottle of sweet kosher red wine (for the blessings which accompany the bris)
• 1 kiddush cup (to hold the wine :) )
• If you are not nursing, bring a bottle for the baby. Otherwise bring mommy!
• Some people like to bring a camera, but that is a personal choice and not needed.

Italicized items can be purchased at any pharmacy, and the ointments can be generic