There a several people in my office who will be either having babies or whose partners will be having babies in the coming months. I'm delighted for them, I hope they're happy, that everything goes well and that the babies are healthy, etc., but the first whiparound for monies to buy a present for the first newborn has started. I'd rather not get dragged into this now as it's going to become a recurring thing over the coming months. Maybe I'm biased because myself and my partner don't have kids but I try to keep the present-giving to family and close friends as it can get out of hand. However, I don't want to come across as the office scrooge either. Anybody else feel the same about this sort of thing going on in their office or place of work?