Please check out the cloth bum group that peachynowamum linked and also ozclothnappies as linked also.
I am willing to answer any questions on cloth.
There are so many choices now. You can use flat terry or flannelette or fitteds. There are a range of cloth now available. I have outlined these in my articles on cloth.
You can get trim nappies that fit under slim clothes but I prefer big nappies! Everyone has their preferences and with all the choices there is much to choose from.  
I have some nappies made from luscious materials inc hemp bamboo, velour, organic cotton, sherpa and more
They are not much more work than disposables (taking out the bin once or twice a day and buying them and putting them in the car etc)
I dry pail so no need to soak, waste water or use nasty chemicals.
Oh and super cute too (see below)
Any questions please feel free to ask.



I also recommend wool covers. I knit my own (as seen on my blog) PUL (waterproofed laminated material)or fleece can also be used as a cover.

You know i don't think either one s better then the other they are both different but as good as each other.  Before i had my daughter i had decided that i was going to use cloth as much as i could however when she was born i found that i didn't have the time or energy to wash all of those nappies and i couldn't get the baby clothes to fit over then(as you have to fold the a lot to fit a small baby) so i decided to use disposables.  I prosonally found that huggies are the better brand as they would not leave those crystel things on her bottem after a full night in the nappy.

I have used Huggies with all my girls. None of them have ever had nappy rash. I swear by huggies. But each to there own. Oh and they arnt that expencive either as you get so many more in a box and they last longer and you never have to buy nappy rash cream.

mcm has a group called cloth bums where you can find out all you need to know about cloth nappies.... She has explained all the pros and cons of different type cloth nappies.... its great and realy informative here just click on the link http://cloth-bums.minti.com/

hope this helps you as much as it did me....

I used clothe nappies with all 3 of my of kids (now 13, 11 and 3 1/2).  They were great.  They didn't leak out the sides like I saw my friends babies nappies do (who used various disposibles), They were safer for the environment and reusable.

I just had a bucket of nappisan solution and would rinse the nappy and throw it into the bucket and then wash them once a day at first when the baby was young and going through so many nappies, and then every 2nd day when we weren't using as many.

If you put a nappy liner on the base of the nappy, it helps take the moisture away from the baby and also makes it a lot easier to clean soiled nappies.  Just throw the liner away, and the liners can also be washed with the nappies and reused if they are just wet.

I never used the plastic pilchers over them, I prefered to use the fabic 'fluffys"  They look so much nicer, feel nicer when you pick the baby up and last longer and can be also washed with the nappies. 

To keep the nappies soft, wash with wool mix instead of soap powder, and if you can, put them in the dryer once per week. 

I found the clothe nappies I brought for my youngest son, where of better quality then the ones I brought for my first son and daughter many years earlier.

It is your choice, but if you want a cheaper nappy that remains of good quality, go for cloth.  Yes there is more work involved with washing etc, but it is worth it in the end.

Tracey

My daughter began using homemade fitted polar fleece & / or terry cotton nappies with her last baby. I admit I thought she was mad & refused to use them for the first couple of weeks. She got her first few online, then learned how to make them herself. Well, the baby not only was drier longer, but looked as cute as a bug in a rug. They fitted so snuggly & the fabrics looked adorable as there was no end to the designs she made. People constantly would stop her and comment on how adorable the little one looked. The nappies were fully washable, there were less rashes. Her kids are super sensitive to the plastic in disposable nappies & get horribly burnt through the acid touching the skin - coupled with home made calendula oil cream the rashes ceased (spelling?).An added bonus to cloth is that they reduce household waste, etc. In the end I loved the nappies, they were so easy to use & didn't have all the gaping holes or cheap appearance of the regular disposable; An added bonus was that the toilet training seemed to be easier to. My daughter changed the style of nappy she made as the little one got older so that the baby felt when she did a wee but the household furniture was protected... but thats a whole other story. The orignial outlay was dear, but the amount of money she saved in the long run was exceptional. I've included a link to one of the  sites she used to frequent for your consideration. http://www.ozclothnappies.org/