Question:
Is one allowed to give a baby gift in the year of aveilus?
Answer:
Hello,
It is permitted for one to give a baby gift during aveilus, because it is not done solely as a connotation of friendship, rather as a social obligation.
Best wishes
Sources:
נשמת ישראל ח"ג פסקי דינים עמ' קמ"ו, וכן פ' בס' הלכות אבילות עמ' 194.