Prior to Brit:
Permission from your pediatrician

• Please inform your pediatrician about your plans to have brit performed and obtain verbal permission Your son should weigh at lease 2400 grams (5 pounds, 4.5 oz.) Baby’s penis must be noted by pediatrician to appear normal Bilirubin level should be under 14mgs. To be certain, Rabbi Doctor Bauman will check the penis prior to the brit Please do not nurse or bottle feed your son within two hours prior to the scheduled brit

  
  
  
  
  Please Prepare and Bring to the Brit Ceremony:
• Large and comfortable pillow
• Minimum of three disposable diapers
• Baby wipes (without alcohol; aloe ok)
• Baby bottles (even if nursing)
• Tallit for father of baby and Sandak
• Kippot for men
• Kosher wine (red or white) and opener
• Two stationary chairs & table
• Tube of Bacitracin or Neosporin (five or six more will be needed for the week following brit)
• If you desire to use Emla Cream prior to brit, please let Rabbi Doctor Bauman be aware  so he may give you proper instruction for its application
• Please choose a setting that will be too crowded, pleasant temperature
• It is good practice to keep your newborn isolated from your guests, whenever possible, before and after brit to reduce his chances of contracting an illness
  
  
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