as in, you're not there to put your baby down?
two times for me (DS is 5 months)
once was our first overnight away at 12 weeks (he was sttn, and my mom watched him)
last wknd was my second (wedding, and my mom babysat until we came home at 10pm)
i realize this is the main reason why i haven't seen friends or even tried to make plans.
i'm very centered/focused around his bedtime routine/time and our night nursing session-- that i make sure i'm home if i can help it.
grapefruit / 4110 posts
Monday thru Thursday. I work many nights but it means I get to be home more in the day with him.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I have never missed the entire thing. I have been sick a few times where I have gone to bed after nursing her and let my husband rock her to sleep.
pomelo / 5178 posts
4 times in DD's life (once at 9 months when I had to go out of town for work one day, and three nights while I was in the hospital having DS) and never in DS's life.
honeydew / 7303 posts
@mrsjyw: only once when dh and I went on a date night. I really don't like to miss it!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I don't remember. I used to do water zumba and id miss bedtime once a week for that. And dh and I have gone on a fee dates that lasted long so one of our parents put her to bed.
squash / 13764 posts
I think twice...I was out to dinner once and dh and I were on date night the other.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Missing one right now! But DH needs the one on one time. And I needed a night to just cook and relax. It has been a KILLER week at work.
I think we've gone out on a date twice. Once she went to bed okay (it was really early on so there wasn't a real bed time routine going on or anything yet)
The second time, the caregiver was not able to get her to go to sleep, so while we missed the time that she usually goes to sleep, she was still up when we got home so I put her to bed then.
coconut / 8475 posts
once.
It should be more but our babysitters (grandmothers) seem to like to keep LO up 
I've come home at 11pm on some nights from a date night or wedding or something, and LO is WIDE AWAKE:)
honeydew / 7687 posts
Never... it's been going so well I'm terrified to mess with it! He doesn't love bottles so I'm not sure how it would go over. In 2 weeks we'll be at a wedding with my Mom staying with LO at a nearby hotel and I'm going to go back from the wedding to nurse him but she'll do everything else.. eep!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
Probably 10 times in 11 mos. a few we're work related and the rest were planned.
grapefruit / 4006 posts
Never! Dh did the bedtime routine once but I was in the kitchen.
clementine / 824 posts
I think 4-5 times so far. Once was a date night and the others have been while I was at a monthly dinner out with friends.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4555 posts
About five times. Once when DH and I were out 'having a good time' and my ILs put him to bed then at least three times while I was in the hospital giving birth. DS is 15 months.
nectarine / 2771 posts
so far zero but she is only 3.5 months old. i don't think i would miss one unless we convince our nanny to stay that night as LO will only take a bottle from her so far and i couldn't stand to let her go to bed hungry. or once LO starts taking the bottle from well, anyone else.
pomegranate / 3204 posts
He's 12 months, maybe 4-5 times I have missed bedtime. I've been gone overnight only twice though.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
A few times.. A few nights when we had help because ppd kept me from even being in the same room too long (worst experience of my life hands down), once on my bday, when we went on a trip sans LO (but by then I was recovered from the ppd and WANTED to be there), and that's it. Not recently and probably not for a long time though... I'm a SAHM and the only family member I had for help is leaving town for an extended trip!
nectarine / 2994 posts
Twice. The first time was for date night and the second was when dh and I went out with some friends for my birthday! LO is 7 months. I hate missing her bedtime routine.
nectarine / 2217 posts
he's 11 months, i think at least 25 times? or more?
we have meetings at night once in a while so one of us will put him down and the other goes out. or mil will come babysit around his dinner time.
pineapple / 12053 posts
hm, LO is 16 weeks and i've probably missed 4 bedtimes? maybe a couple more.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
Um, a lot? I usually nurse him and then go to bed myself. My husband finishes with the swaddle and the rocking to put him to sleep.
pear / 1599 posts
I miss it 5 nights a week since I work nights. But I love that I get to spend the day with her.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Once for a wedding very early on when my mom was still here.
But she was still awake when we got home.
No baby sitters. 
coconut / 8234 posts
Never. Even though I WOHM since I'm breastfeeding I try not to be home after 8. LOs bedtime used to be about 8:30 p.m. And the couple of times I've come home after her bedtime DH is usually sitting up with her waiting for me!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Lots. DH will do bedtime if I am going out with friends.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Never. She won't take a bottle so my boobs are needed to get her down.
pear / 1586 posts
All the time. I nurse R then DH does stories and tucks her in. I am generally at home for this (if we go out we put her down). It is their bonding time since I stay home with her.
nectarine / 2797 posts
Six times -two weddings that we attended last summer and 4 days for a business trip I went on. I'm going on another trip next week so that will add another 4. LO is 10.5 months.
persimmon / 1147 posts
My LO is 8 months and I've only missed bedtime once (we were at a wedding) when she was 3 months. We have some more weddings coming up and I'm sort of apprehensive about how she will be. I don't mind always being home for bedtime though. I say, don't mess with something that works!
pomegranate / 3388 posts
Approximately once per week either DH or I will do bedtime alone while the other one does something work-related or goes out with friends for some much needed social time. Last week I missed bedtime once for a work dinner and once for a night out with two of my girlfriends. This week I've been home every night for bedtime.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
Many times before Olive was born? But not too many times since. I just missed Charlie's bedtime tonight to have dinner with a friend!
I don't like missing bedtime, especially now that we have two kids.
pear / 1510 posts
Never. LO is almost 4 mo. I 'll miss it on her4 month birthday though - DH and I are going to a concert
grapefruit / 4085 posts
I miss her bedtime on Thursdays when I have orchestra rehearsal and I've had a bunch of night meetings in the last couple of months. My husband is usually the main person putting her to bed since he doesn't have a chance to see her during the work day.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
Never, she's 6 months...I am so scared to miss her bedtime! We have a pretty set routine- hubs gives her the bath, then I take over and do nurse/book and put her down awake and it works like a charm- too scared to mess it up but I know I will need to miss bedtime eventually!
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