Tender Gifts Birth

Tender Gifts Birth Dedicated to empowering families through a serene and holistic birthing experience whether you are in our center or cozy at home.

NOCOS only freestanding Birth Center As an alternative to hospital birth, Tender Gifts Birth Center is Northern Colorado's first full-service, freestanding birth center. The atmosphere of our Colorado birth center will give you a caring, warm, and home-like environment where you are supported and respected as well as safe and secure. You will have a private room, bathroom & birthing tub for giving birth the way you choose: make yourself comfortable, wear the clothing you choose, eat when you feel hungry, move as you please and choose to labor in a birth tub or have a waterbirth. In addition to our birth center, we also provide homebirth midwifery care, women's health services, prenatal care, and doula training for the Northern Colorado community.

03/15/2026

This is the room! This is the room where you can see your sweet babe on the screen and see their little features for the first time. This is our Grand Junction ultrasound room. šŸ„¹

ATTENTIONā€¼ļøWe now have a satellite clinic in Delta! Midwives Hope and Karin are seeing clients coming from the South in ...
03/13/2026

ATTENTIONā€¼ļø
We now have a satellite clinic in Delta! Midwives Hope and Karin are seeing clients coming from the South in this location. We are excited to meet many of our clients, current and future, closer to home for prenatals and clinical needs!

Mama did amazing and had a terrific support system through a challenging but beautiful birth! šŸ’ŖšŸ¼ Welcoming this sweet ba...
03/13/2026

Mama did amazing and had a terrific support system through a challenging but beautiful birth! šŸ’ŖšŸ¼
Welcoming this sweet babe into Momā€˜s arms and welcoming these two into parenthood! Congratulations!

This might be an unpopular opinion:You have to commit to having an unmedicated birth. Women who say ā€œIā€™ll see how far I ...
03/13/2026

This might be an unpopular opinion:
You have to commit to having an unmedicated birth.

Women who say ā€œIā€™ll see how far I can make itā€ rarely have done the mental preparation for an unmedicated birth.
Itā€™s never about pain threshold or how tough you are, itā€™s always about preparation and commitment! The more you understand your reason in choosing unmedicated birth, the safer your body will feel and the search for relief in labor is never stronger than your ā€œwhyā€.

We know birth is always unpredictable, but we also know it makes us work that much harder. šŸ’ŖšŸ¼

03/13/2026

We are waiting for YOU! Want to feel supported no matter where you give birth? Book a consult and hour our doula team! With various experiences and specialties, but with a shared foundation of birth philosophies, values, and believes, you get a powerful support team to walk alongside you on your journey.

šŸ“£ Grand Junction šŸ“£ Meet the Team is next Friday, March 20th! come by to meet your Midwives, Doulaā€™s and Birth Assistants...
03/12/2026

šŸ“£ Grand Junction šŸ“£
Meet the Team is next Friday, March 20th!
come by to meet your Midwives, Doulaā€™s and Birth Assistants and see our brand new center for yourself!
we canā€™t wait to have you join!

03/11/2026

Birth classes that include practicing positions for labor and knowing the why behind them?! That definitely means weā€™ll need this awesome stock of yoga mats for comfort. šŸ˜‰

When you lean forward and let baby hang away from your pelvis for a moment, gravity helps create more space in the lower...
03/11/2026

When you lean forward and let baby hang away from your pelvis for a moment, gravity helps create more space in the lower uterus and pelvis. This can encourage baby to find a more optimal position for birth!

Benefits during pregnancy:
ā€¢ Helps balance the uterus and surrounding ligaments
ā€¢ Can encourage baby into a better head-down position
ā€¢ May relieve pressure on the back and hips
ā€¢ Promotes better alignment between baby and pelvis

During labor, forward-leaning inversions can be incredibly helpful if labor feels ā€œstuckā€ or if back labor shows up. By briefly lifting baby off the cervix, it gives them a chance to reposition and come back down in a more favorable way.

In labor it may:
ā€¢ Help rotate a posterior baby
ā€¢ Reduce back labor intensity
ā€¢ Encourage progress if contractions slow
ā€¢ Create space for baby to tuck their chin and descend

Like any movement in pregnancy, listen to your body and work with a provider if youā€™re unsure whatā€™s right for you!

Movement is powerful ā€” sometimes a small shift can make a big difference for both mom and baby.

03/10/2026

Welcome to our Grand Junction consultation room! We hold consults here, doula visits, smaller meetings, and so much more here.

But, did you know that you can rent this room?! Thatā€™s right! With its own private entrance and keypad, cozy atmosphere, and professional set up, this room is perfect for your own office, meeting, consult, and visiting needs. Call today to learn more and get on the schedule!

In Honor of International Womenā€™s Day, we honor and celebrate each of these little girls that grew into the strong and b...
03/09/2026

In Honor of International Womenā€™s Day, we honor and celebrate each of these little girls that grew into the strong and beautiful women that support families through our birth centers. We are a woman owned and operated business and proud to be so. šŸ©·

03/08/2026

Have you heard of our lending library?! Here is a peek at the books on the shelf at our Grand Junction Birth Center. Take a look! Come by and borrow one! We highly recommend these books for mothers, fathers, and birth workers alike. šŸ“•

ā€œDiscovering Tender Gifts was such a blessing. From the first appointment to the last, it was an all around amazing expe...
03/08/2026

ā€œDiscovering Tender Gifts was such a blessing. From the first appointment to the last, it was an all around amazing experience. Every single person there truly has a passion for what they do and they truly care about every single person who enters their doors. Alaysia, Kayli, Althea, and Jessica were the amazing women on our birth team when we welcomed our baby boy. I cannot express how amazing they all were from beginning to end. The encouragement, the dedication, and the passion these women have is unmatched. This is an experience that I will forever hold close to my heart.ā€œ

We LOVE what we do and we LOVE our clients!

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1817 Jessup Drive
Fort Collins, CO
80525

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18662185769

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Althea Hrdlichka, CPM

As a mother of four, I found my enjoyment and satisfaction during pregnancy was truly dependent on the support I received. I have had four completely different birthing experiences. Some were fulfilling while others fell short. This is why I chose to dedicate my life's work to assist women during pregnancy and childbirth by becoming a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife).

ā€‹ I also keep a current certification in neonatal resuscitation and CPR. While homebirth is a mostly natural form of childbirth, I work closely with doctors, chiropractors and other medical providers to bring every element of care necessary to service all of my clients needs throughout their pregnancy and childbirth. Iā€™ve worked with women through both natural and medicated births, and assisted with many successful VBACā€™s in the hospital and at home.

I am passionate about providing supportive, gentle and loving care to all my clients so that they may experience the birth they deserve. I look forward to providing care and knowledge to you and your partner as well as a safe and satisfying pregnancy and birthing experience. I cannot wait to meet you and assist you through your journey to a wonderful and satisfying pregnancy and birth.