We used cloth for a long time with my first girl, though then we lost touch with our diaper service and that was that. DH wanted to do washing our own with the 2nd, and promised to be in charge of it. About 6 months later, we were disposables all the way!!

FWIW, the first girl did potty train easier, but I think that's just a personality thing.

Having a lot of diapers helps, and just getting into a rhythm helps -- as it does with everything. You wash on certain days at certain times, you dry at certain time, you fold and put away at a certain time . . .

Regarding environmental impact, what I once read in Consumer Reports was that it depends on where you live and what the scarce commodity is: landfill or water. For most areas, cloths is ecologically better, but in some places (e.g. parts of California) the water usage is a big issue. I suppose if you used tons of chlorine and other chemicals in your wash it might be a water issue too, but I don't think that's how most folks wash their diapers.

I liked using cloth and did not find it more inconvenient than disposables at all. I would have even done the wash myself but DH started in with the disposables all the time, so it was hardly worth it.

Shaun
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