I was the same as you - no idea about modern cloth and so wish I'd discovered it when I had my first baby! I think the marketing of disposables is hard to resist for the majority of people and that combined with there not being enough available information means we are the minority! I think the challenge is that the big companies that make disposables have agreements with hospitals, parenting magazines etc that promote only their products...so that they just aren't allowed to even suggest the alternative of using MCN. I feel quite passionate about MCN as an alternative and I'm a pretty normal mainstream mum so wonder how we can get the message out there????

We use cloth diapers and really like them.  They are no problem at all; no worse than disposable.  It's easy to manage them between washes and easy to wash.  I get everything ready to go (soap in the washer, setting all right, etc), and then hold my breath while I dump them in the washer by turning the bag inside out and shutting the door fast.  You do have to get rid of as much stuff as you can immediately after changing your little bundle, but you're already in it up to yolur eyes, so no biggie.

I know we've paid for our 30 or so "Bum Genius" brand diapers by year 1.5, and we'll use them for baby number 2 as well. 

I use cloth nappies. The cost at the start seems quite high but when you compare it to disposables it is so much cheaper. Remember it is never to late to start using them.

hmm, that's something i never knew. i don't think i ever even thought about cloth diapers.

thanks mcm :)