Okay - so I have Number Two coming in just over 3 months. Can't decide whether or not to bother trying to potty train DS, who is nearly 22 months.

MCHN says don't even try, he will regress.

Everyone else says I don't want 2 in nappies.

Mums with new babies and a toddler tell me to potty train, won't have the time with a newborn around.

I personally don't care about having 2 in nappies because at the moment I only change DS when his nappy is full, say about 4 times a day. He HATES it.

However...because DS is such a pain about having his nappies changed - with the coaxing, the wrangling, the flipping over onto his tummy, kicking, headbutting, the shrieks when I tell him nappy is going to be changed etc that there are times when it takes all my willpower not to shout at him. When I am all sleep deprived etc I think it will drive me potty (haha pun intended!) ATM it's quite a palaver - once I coax him onto his back he needs a book to look at and then I have to read the book to him as well and there's usually a song or 2 involved in keeping him entertained.

Because I don't change his nappy lots of times during the day I really don't have any idea how much bladder control he has but he loves coming to the loo with me and watching Daddy do wees and can pull his own trousers off.

I wonder if I should give potty training a whirl. Do they always regress? Would I really be wasting my time?