‘Coworker assumed I was pregnant,Im not even kidding’: colleague gifts baby items to someone not pregnant, claims a “glow” gave it away, and sparks an office-wide lesson in confidence without awareness

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Etai Eshet • Editor
Dec 21, 2025 1:00 PM EST

Mid-morning in the office, everything feels normal until a coworker strolls in with a baby gift for someone who isn't, by any stretch of imagination, expecting. There are certain stories that really make me wonder if we all live through the same experiences, because, in my reality there are certain mistakes you just don't make, and assuming, out loud, that someone is pregenatnt is pretty high up that list.

A soft toy, a pastel ribbon, the whole celebration kit. The confusion barely settles before she follows up with casual curiosity about how far along things are. The answer is zero. No pregnancy, no mystery, no miracle. Just stunned silence and a small existential crisis parked beside a stapler.  

What follows is a fascinating study in misplaced confidence. The gift giver, armed with five children and an ego to match, insists she can sense these things. She points at "the glow," that mythical sign of motherhood, never pausing to consider that good skin and a balanced diet might also shine. Her conviction is bulletproof, her timing impeccable in the worst way possible.

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  • Coworker assumed I was pregnant

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  • Im not even kidding my coworker gave me a baby gift and I was so confused and then later in the day she asked how far along I was and I was so taken aback by that.
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  • I asked why she thinks that and she said its cause she has 5 kids and can tell and it's cause "I have that glow to me" Im not even kidding she literally assumed before asking if I was.
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  • I am NOT and it's literally impossible that I would be right now. And I get that she has 5 kids and thinks Im glowing but I keep thinking about it cause maybe she thought I was fat or getting fat and it got to me.
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  • I am a healthy weight I recently went to the doctors and when I went to the doctors they said I was a healthy weight.
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  • And I workout I do workout. I am trying to brush it off honestly. I am trying to tell myself its not because Im fat but maybe I am fat to her maybe.
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  • Weird asf its weird asf to go up to someone and not even ask if they are pregnant but give them a baby gift and ask how far along they are..
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  • Like what.
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  • Around her, the office hums with that awkward electricity that builds when politeness starts to suffocate. The recipient laughs it off, but the thought lingers: what did she see exactly, and why did it stick? A full-blown body audit begins before lunch even ends.  

    In this office, intuition comes uninvited and leaves everyone slightly paler for it.

  • kitkat1224666 Get a pet cat/dog and then show her pics of your new "child"
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Great idea O
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  • sgbg1904 This is the most elaborate "you've gotten fat" message ever.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Yeah but Im literally the same weight and confused and shocked cause Im the same weight like
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  • sgbg1904 Your coworker is weird at best. Good luck.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Thank you I appreciate it. This is kinda wild and insane to me s.
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  • Far-Cucumber2929 Ok you should have said "sorry you're mistaken I'm not pregnant" then given her the present back.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Yes I could have responded better I was caught off guard and embarrassed, so I didn't respond clearly in the moment. I wasn't dishonest I escaped the embarrassing awkward situation the best way I new how in the moment but III try to be try to be more direct about it next time even if it turns even more awkward or something.. but yeah I was honest but not as direct about it as I wanted to be..
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  • Squiggally-umf Did you tell her you're not pregnant? If you did, what was her reaction? That will tell you her intention. If she's mortified and repeatedly apologising then she made a genuine albeit stupid mistake. If she brushes it off as no big deal or acts like she doesn't need to apologise then she's doing it to hurt you.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 After I asked why she thought that I was like "well I haven't confirmed anything" to get out of the embarrassing situation she put me in cause it was embarrassing and then she said I should do that and I should "take a test" and I left it at that I know I dont need a test its wild insane honestly that after she thought I was she didnt ask but went straight to giving me a baby gift I dont need a baby gift likeeee..
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  • not responsible You could view it as a compliment to your complexion; she could legitimately think your skin is glowing and for whatever reason believes that must mean you're pregnant. People are weird. Not everyone has bad intentions.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Yeah thats what I am trying to tell myself Im trying to not think she thought anything else like my weight my weight HHHH
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  • Ok_Maintenance7716 She said the glow thing as a cover. She thinks you're fat.
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  • OP Love_Owl_0248 Thats crazy. And giving me a whole baby gift is even more wild like the baby gift had me shook. Like baffled. And I'm 5'2 and about 124 lbs.
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  • battymattmattymatt This is super weird but I wouldn't anything more into it than she was presumptuous and is a bit weird. I had a client (long standing but still) who, after a teams catch up, asked me what I was doing to make my skin glow and make my hair so nice. I was like 10 weeks? No one else had really noticed except my manager and her and they both have children. I was touched but I have a good relationship with her. But yeah you're valid to think it's weird.
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  • Brilliant-Dress8351 Yes one time I saw a woman in line at a department store. I said when's the baby due? She said I had her 4 weeks ago. I was 16 and horrified. Lesson learned
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  • YourNosey Neighbour Unless I see the baby literally coming out of you I would never assume someone is pregnant until they tell me.
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