Please bring the following ritual items to the bris:
1) Kiddush Cup & sweet kosher wine
2) Some yarmulkes (kippot) i.e. head coverings for the men present
3) 3 prayer shawls (talis)
Please bring the following non-ritual items to the bris:
4) A large, thin pillow in a pillow cover
5) 1 elevated chair (2 1/2 feet from floor is sufficient)
6) Foot rest (approx. 6''-12'' high)
7) Cotton diapers and/or Pampers
8) Bacitracin or Neosporin or any general first aid antibiotic ointment
9) Gauze "packing strips" (preferred) and sterile gauze pads, at least 4"x4"
10) Infant Tylenol
11) Purell or any generic antimicrobial hand sanitizer
12) Glucose (sugar) sweet water solution
Glucose sweet water solution. i.e. warm water mixed with sugar until it is very sweet. Reminder: Parents should feed the baby sugar water approximately 15 minutes before they expect the bris to start.
This is intended to reduce the baby's blood pressure.