Baby Tongue Tie Practitioner Barlestone clinic
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Every feeding journey deserves support, compassion and reassurance.
I provide specialist tongue-tie assessment and infant feeding support for babies and families seeking answers, reassurance, and clear, compassionate guidance when feeding doesn’t feel straightforward.
As an experienced tongue-tie specialist with over a decade of clinical practice and a nursing background since 2005, I combine professional expertise with a gentle, family-centred approach. My aim is to ensure every parent feels heard, supported, and empowered throughout their journey.
If you are looking for experienced care delivered with kindness and empathy, I would be honoured to support you and your baby.
Explore my services to learn more about the support and care I offer EXPLORE SERVICES
I am proud that following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in February 2026, my service has been confirmed as OUTSTANDING. This reflects the highest level of CQC rating awarded for overall quality of care for England. Inspectors highlighted the compassionate support, continuity, and ongoing guidance offered to families throughout their journey. You can read full CQC inspection report and the accompanying CQC press release.
This means a great deal to me. It reflects the care I provide, the continuity throughout each family’s journey, and the ongoing follow-up care I offer long after the initial appointment, so families feel supported and reassured throughout their journey, not just at the point of care.
I am also delighted to have been named a finalist in the UK Small Business Awards for Best Customer Service. This recognition is particularly meaningful, as it reflects the trust families place in my service and my commitment to providing compassionate, responsive, and ongoing support throughout their feeding journey.
How I can support you
I offer individual appointments in carefully selected venues, taking time to understand your feeding journey, concerns and goals. Support is tailored to each baby and feeding dyad, considering how feeding challenges may affect not only the baby but the wider family unit. Whether a conservative approach or a surgical procedure is the most appropriate option, care is focused on what is right for your growing family.
Tongue-tie
Tongue-tie assessment considers the individual baby, their feeding experience and the wider impact on the feeding dyad. Where appropriate, frenulotomy can be offered during the same appointment, although there is no pressure to make an immediate decision and the procedure can be deferred if more time is wanted. Six weeks of virtual aftercare support is included following frenulotomy. Tongue-tie care can also be combined with the YTM® tool method where appropriate.
Infant feeding
Individual support with breastfeeding and bottle feeding, including assessment of positioning, attachment, milk transfer and feeding behaviours. Support is also available with expressing and flange fit, helping you find practical approaches that work for your feeding journey.
YTM® tool method
The YTM® tool method is a structured approach to supporting orofacial function, using principles of release, lengthening and restoration. The infant method incorporates techniques designed to address areas such as cranial nerve stimulation, fascial tension and mobility, tissue length and movement, lymphatic flow, and tone and integration, with techniques adapted specifically for infants. Within the 10-week programme, individual goals are established at the outset and targeted exercises are prescribed from assessment findings, with families supported to complete the prescribed exercises three times each day.
'Patient Intake Form' due at point of booking.
Find answers to common questions about assessment, treatment, and what to expect at each stage of care.
Venues
I see families at 2 trusted clinic locations to ensure a calm, private, and supportive environment for assessment and care. Due to the size of the clinic spaces and no waiting rooms, only a maximum of 2 adults plus the infant are invited to attend. It is not a suitable environment for older siblings, please arrange childcare for other children.
Weekdays including Evening consultations available
Weekdays including Evening consultations available
Weekdays including Evening consultations available
Barlestone, Warwickshire clinic:- Appointments take place in a bespoke, private consultation room designed to provide a calm, comfortable, and welcoming environment for families. On-street parking is available nearby. For sat nav directions, please use 31; CV13 0HX, (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4KTScXLk5EbsxcfP6?g_st=ic)or 'what3words///tissue.vibrate.workbench'.
Saturday Consultations Derbyshire
Saturday Consultations Derbyshire
Saturday Consultations Derbyshire
Hilton, Derbyshire clinic:- Some satellite-navigation systems direct visitors further along Willowpit Lane when using the postcode alone. For the most accurate route: please use the Google Maps directions provided (https://maps.app.goo.gl/TxDNHhH5gKCnAfoR7?g_st=ic) or enter the full street address into your navigation system, or 'what3words///unlimited.clean.testers'.
*Upon arrival, please use the intercom system at the entrance and select “ROOM 1” to gain access to the building.
Advanced Tongue-tie Nurse Clinician & Specialist Infant Feeding Support
Covering Hinckley, Leicester, Derby, Coventry, Nuneaton, Nottingham, Rugby, Coalville and all surrounding areas. Diana is professionally trained to help assess, divide and provide aftercare for your little one with a tongue-tie restriction. Diana also offers ongoing support for up to 6 weeks after a tongue-tie release and also boasts additional measures of support.
About Diana Warren
My journey into infant feeding support and Specialist tongue-tie care began through my background in nursing and my passion for helping families feel supported, informed and confident during the early stages of parenthood. Over the years, my work has developed into providing comprehensive tongue-tie assessments, infant feeding support, division procedures and aftercare for families attending my clinics across Warwickshire and Derbyshire. I am a member of the Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners' (ATP), a professional organisation for practitioners working in the field of tongue-tie. My practitioner listing can be found in the ATP’s Find an Approved Practitioner directory.
As an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Registered Nurse (RGN), I combine clinical knowledge with compassionate, family-centred care, ensuring every parent feels listened to, understood and supported throughout their feeding experience.
I also provide accredited professional education through Tongue-tie School, supporting healthcare professionals to develop their understanding of infant feeding and tongue-tie care through an evidence-informed, function-focused approach.
