Buying presents for babies you've never met, and are loosely related to you?

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DH and I disagree.
FIL's wife (who we only met a few yrs ago, when they got engaged, despite them having been together for years), has a son, (S) who has a son, C (5yo) who we've met a couple of times. S also has an older daughter C (never met her) who has just had a baby, L (never met her!). We have given DD's smallest baby clothes to L via FIL as we had noone else to pass them on to.
DH has bought C a Christmas present the past couple of years (fair enough I suppose), and bought a new baby gift when L was born (this made me a bit ). He also wants to buy a Christmas present for L.
I find buying presents for a baby you've never met, just because your father is married to the baby's great-gran a bit strange. DH finds my attitude odd.

I have a SIL who has a sister (met her twice, last time 10yrs ago, but we are friends on Facebook). I would not consider getting a present for any future children that she had. DH finds this a bit .

Who's attitude do you agree with? (if you've kept up with all the relatives!)

I agree it is odd, but to save the hassle i would buy these squeeky eggs, cheap, cheerful and always go down well!
www.amazon.co.uk/Tomy-Hide-n-Squeak-Eggs/dp/B00068Q7LC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386435039&sr=8-1&keywords=squeeky+eggs

I probably wouldn't - we have a quandary this year with a relative having a new baby (also never seen) and then having split from the mother. But if we buy for the baby there are two half siblings as well that it would seem mean not to buy for and then..

I have few babies to buy for but I enjoy buying for the ones I know.

I agree with you. Buying presents for people you've never met and are never likely to meet (except at the funeral if your mutual connection happens to die) is odd.

Glad it's not just me!
DS has those squeaky eggs, they're fab :)