The Blue Disc Project

10/13/2026

💙 FEEDING TIPS TUESDAY: POSITIONING MATTERS! 🍼

Did you know that how you position your baby during bottle-feeding matters?

Whether you're feeding an average baby or a baby with a cleft, positioning is an important part of feeding safely and comfortably. 💙

🍼 A few things to remember:
💙 Hold your baby in a supported, upright or semi-upright position as recommended for their needs.
💙 Keep baby's head and neck aligned, without tipping their head backward.
💙 Watch your baby's cues and allow breaks when needed.
💙 Never prop a bottle or leave your baby feeding unattended.

✨ Every baby is different! Always follow the specific positioning and feeding instructions given by your feeding specialist or care team. Their recommendations should take priority over general tips.

💙 Parents, what is one feeding tip you wish you had known when you first brought your baby home? Share it below ⤵️ your experience might help another family! 🫶🏼

10/12/2026

💙 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY: LEARN, LISTEN & SUPPORT 🫶🏼

Today, we recognize and honor the Indigenous peoples, nations, cultures, traditions, languages, and histories that have shaped the lands we live on and continue to enrich our world.

Indigenous communities are not one single story. Each nation and community has its own identity, history, traditions, and voices that deserve to be recognized and respected.

Today is an opportunity to pause, learn, and listen not just today, but throughout the year. 💙

✨ Here are a few ways we can show up:

📚 LEARN — Take time to learn about the Indigenous nations whose lands you live on and the history of your local community.

🫶🏼 LISTEN — Seek out Indigenous voices, creators, leaders, and educators. Make space for their stories and perspectives.

💙 SUPPORT — Support Indigenous-owned businesses, artists, organizations, and community led initiatives.

🌱 BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR — Keep learning, challenge stereotypes, and treat Indigenous communities and their histories with respect.

At The Blue Disc Project, we believe every family deserves dignity, understanding, and support. Today is also a reminder that building a more inclusive community starts with listening, learning, and respecting one another.

Many nations. Many stories. Cultures to honor. 💙

Recognition is just the beginning. Let's continue learning, listening, and showing up not only today, but every day.

10/11/2026

💙📬 A LITTLE DISC CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE! 🫶🏼

Have some Blue Discs your little one has outgrown or no longer needs? 💙 They could help another family on their feeding journey!

We’d love to give those discs a second chance to make a difference. ✨

📦 Here’s how to donate:
💙 Place your discs in a larger envelope or package with padding to help protect them during shipping.
💙 Include a little note with your email address so we can let you know when your donation arrives.
💙 Mail them to:

📬 The Blue Disc Project
PO Box 67
New Baltimore, MI 48047

💙 DON’T HAVE DISCS TO DONATE? YOU CAN STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

📣 SHARE THIS POST! You never know who in your circle might have extra Blue Discs sitting in a drawer, tucked away in a feeding-supply bin, or waiting to be passed along. Your share could connect those discs with a family who needs them.

💙 Tag a cleft parent, share this with your parent groups, send it to a friend, or repost it to your story. Every share helps our message travel a little farther and could help us reach the very family searching for support.

Let's keep these little blue discs moving and make sure more families know they're not alone! 🫶🏼

Small disc. Big difference. 💙

🌐 thebluediscproject.org

10/10/2026

💙 WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: A REMINDER FOR EVERY PARENT & CAREGIVER 🫶🏼

Let's talk about the people who spend so much time taking care of everyone else.

The parents keeping track of appointments, feedings, medications, school schedules, therapies, and a million little things nobody else sees.

The caregivers who show up even when they're exhausted. The parents who worry in silence, feel overwhelmed, or wonder how they're supposed to keep doing it all.

Sometimes we're so busy making sure everyone else is okay that we forget to ask ourselves one important question…

“Am I okay, too?” 💙

Taking care of your mental health isn't selfish. Asking for help doesn't make you a bad parent. And needing a break doesn't mean you love your family any less.

You are allowed to feel overwhelmed.
You are allowed to need support.
You are allowed to ask someone to help carry the load.
And you deserve care, too. 🫶🏼

You don't have to wait until you're completely burned out to reach out. Sometimes caring for yourself starts with telling someone you're struggling, asking for help with one appointment, taking a little time to breathe, or talking to a professional.

And sometimes, support looks like something more practical: help putting food on the table, finding a safe place to stay, or getting through a difficult month. 💙

🫶🏼 PLEASE SAVE THESE RESOURCES OR SHARE THEM WITH SOMEONE WHO MAY NEED THEM.

📱 National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
Call or text 1-833-852-6262
Free, confidential support, available 24/7 for pregnant and postpartum moms in the U.S.
🌐 https://mchb.hrsa.gov/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline

🤱 Postpartum Support International (PSI)
Call 1-800-944-4773 or text HELP to that number for English-language support.
Connect with support and resources for pregnancy, postpartum, and pregnancy or infant loss.
🌐 https://postpartum.net/

💙 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for free, confidential support if you're struggling emotionally or experiencing a mental health crisis. You don't have to be suicidal to reach out.
🌐 https://988lifeline.org/

🥫 Food, Housing & Community Assistance — 211
Need help finding food pantries, meal programs, emergency shelter, housing assistance, or other local resources? Call 211 or visit the website to explore available support in your area.
🌐 https://www.211.org/

💙 A gentle reminder from The Blue Disc Project:

You spend so much time caring for your little ones and the people you love. Please remember that you are worth caring for, too.

Asking for help is not a failure. You and your family deserve support, compassion, and care, without judgment.

You don't have to carry everything alone. And if today is hard, you don't have to have it all figured out. 🫶🏼

Check on your parent friends. Check on your caregivers. And please, check on yourself. 💙

10/09/2026

💙 Cleft Community Roll Call! 🌎
We want to hear from YOU!

We’re always looking for ways to make this page more helpful, informative, and supportive for cleft families.

✨ Is there something specific you’d like to learn about?
✨ Is there a topic you’d like us to explain?
✨ Is there something you’d love to see more of on our page?

And while you're here…

Where are you checking in from? 🌎
Drop your state/country AND a tip that helped your family! 💙

It could be a feeding tip, an appointment tip, something you learned along the way, or even something you wish you had known sooner.

Your little piece of wisdom might be exactly what another cleft family needs today. 🫶

Different places. Different journeys. One amazing community. 💙

10/06/2026

Hey everyone, Matt here. I wanted to share something we’ve been working on outside of The Blue Disc Project.

It’s called Sleepy Angel Stories.

The idea came from wanting a simple way to make bedtime with our own son a little more meaningful. Every night, it sends parents a personalized Christian bedtime story with their child’s name, their pet, and whoever puts them to bed worked into the story. The stories start in Genesis and work their way through the Bible, and each one ends with a memory verse and a short prayer.

We just launched it, and right now more than anything, I’d love to get some families actually using it and telling us what they think.

If you have kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews, I’d really appreciate you giving it a try. The first 7 nights are completely free, and you can cancel if it’s not for you.

sleepyangelstories.com

A lot of you have supported us since we started The Blue Disc Project, so I figured this was a good place to share this too. If you try it, please let me know what you think. I really do want the feedback.

— Matt

Every evening, a calm 10-minute Bible story written around your child (their name, pet, family, and age) arrives in your email. No app needed. 7 nights free.

10/05/2026

💙 A Thank You to Our Teachers 🍎

To the teachers who show up every day with patience, kindness, and dedication, thank you.

You’re not just teaching lessons. You’re helping shape the minds of the future engineers, doctors, scientists, artists, teachers, leaders, and so much more. 🧠✨

You encourage our children to ask questions, try again when things are hard, believe in themselves, and discover what they’re capable of.

For the children in our cleft community, that support can mean even more. A teacher who listens, understands, encourages, and makes a child feel included can become an important part of their journey. 💙

From all of us at The Blue Disc Project, thank you for helping our children learn, grow, and dream about the future.

You may never know just how many lives you’re shaping but we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re incredibly grateful. 🫶🏼💙

Small hearts. Big dreams. And teachers helping make them possible. 💙

10/05/2026

💙 BLUE DISC BASICS
It’s More Than a Cleft Bottle!

When you hear “specialty feeding system,” you might immediately think of cleft lip and palate, but these bottles can help with a variety of feeding challenges. 💙
Some babies may have difficulty creating the seal or suction needed to feed effectively from a standard bottle. That's where a specialty feeding system may help.
The Dr. Brown’s Specialty Feeding System uses a specially designed ni**le and valve system that allows baby to use their tongue and oral movements to compress the ni**le and help express milk. 🍼💙
And that's important because every baby’s anatomy, abilities, and feeding journey are different.
A specialty feeding system isn't about making one bottle work for every baby. It's about finding a feeding approach that works with your baby's abilities. 💙

✨ Our goal with Blue Disc Basics is to educate, share experiences, and help families feel a little less alone while navigating feeding.

Have you used a specialty feeding system?
What was your experience like? 👇🏼💙

10/04/2026

We wanted to share something a little different with our Blue Disc Project family. 💙

The family behind The Blue Disc Project has been working on a new project called Sleepy Angel Stories. 🌙

Sleepy Angel Stories sends parents a personalized Christian bedtime story every night. Your child’s name, their pet, and the person putting them to bed are woven into each story.

The stories start in Genesis and work through the Bible in order, with each night ending with a Bible verse and a short prayer.

The Blue Disc Project was born from our experience as parents to Gabriel, and that same experience of wanting to create something meaningful for families helped inspire Sleepy Angel Stories.

If you have little ones at home, we’d love for you to give it a try. The first 7 nights are free.

🌙 sleepyangelstories.com

Thank you for always supporting our family and The Blue Disc Project. It means more to us than you know. 💙

Every evening, a calm 10-minute Bible story written around your child (their name, pet, family, and age) arrives in your email. No app needed. 7 nights free.

10/03/2026

Cleft Community Roll Call 🌎
Where are our cleft families checking in from? 💙
Drop your state/country below! ⤵️

Sponsor a family today 💙
Thebluediscproject.org