We do, and did when our kids were young, but we had family who lived close by, and were happy to be called when I started a feed, head over so we could leave as soon as the feed was finished and have a few hours out. We'd usually leave a bottle of expressed milk, and the sitter would call if bub wouldn't take it or wouldn't settle.

We didn't go to see movies, but dinners, coffees and shopping we'd do. Anything we could abandon if things got tricky for the sitter.

Anyway - your bub is only 4 months old, so you have to do what works for you! We made a point of trying to get out, even when bub was weeks old (just for a coffee for 30mins right after a feed at a nearby cafe), because for us, our 'us time' is pretty important to our relationship.

I don't think it's something you need to do just because others think you're a bit strange, or because they expect it of you - you do what works for you! But if you do think you need it, there are ways to make it work. xo