I use cloth with lily

The all-in-ones are awesome! it is a bit expensive to set up, but totally worth it.... in the end it's much cheaper, and you don't have to deal with "lawn-diapers" (when the birds pick them out of the trash and litter them all over the lawn on garbage day... hehe)

I have a big garbage can that I throw them into, with vinager and water in it, then just throw them in the wash.

What I like with the all in ones is that they go on like regular diapers, the ones i've got have velcro for closing them. Plus you can get liners for them.... the come on a roll like papertowel, and when baby poos you can just dump them into the toilet and flush them, so you don't have to deal with scraping poo out of the diapers before you wash them.

Charity

Hi Jo! Just to add, like with everything, once you get to the point of not thinking too hard about it, washables are easy peasy. To begin with they are something to think about, but then, disposables on a newborn I had to relearn with my second baby!

I read that, including laudering etc, you can buy washables for about £500, and to get a baby from birth to potty-trained costs about £1,200.

With DD1 I used Kushies All-in-ones. They were good but I found that they lasted about an hour less than disposables, so I used disposables when out of the house. I looked into it before DD2, as the Kushies still had some wear left, but maybe not enough by themselves, and lots had changed. This time round I've got lots of fleece pockets (mostly Minki) and joined www.usednappies.co.uk, so I can get them, often nearly new, for about half price. They last so well that I use them out and about, and even took them to MILs when we stayed in the summer (and line drying was an option). They've leaked on DD2 less than disposables do. And I just add them to the normal kids wash, and run a dry bucket. As Im washing once a day, they never wait long to be washed. I did however wait til DD2 was about a month old before starting to use washables - couldnt stand to sluice the meconium off as I tried with Dd1! And when she is on antibiotics or has an upset tummy, I whimp out and go disposable - no medals needed here! I look at it this way - for every washable you use, that's one less you have to buy & bin. And if you just have a few, you never have to pop to Tescos at midnight coz you ran out of disposables - you can launder and tumble them in a couple of hours in an emergency.

My 1st size 1 pocket went on DD2 at 4 weeks. It is on her approx every 2-3 days. She's now 15 months, and it still fits, tho I guess not for much longer as the applix is getting tight! So as it cost £10 new, you can do the maths - about 200 wearings. I LOVE the patterns. White disposables are just sooooo boring after cars, diggers, camoflage, cows, sheep, etc!

Hope that helps!

I have sent you an invite to a cloth group where you can get all of your questions answered, they were so so so very helpfull when I was starting out!

Here are some advices as well:
http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/5787/My-experiences-using-flat-nappies/
http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1109/What-is-modern-cloth/

 I use cloth on my daughter at home, but disposables when we go out. I hope this helps you!

My daughter prefers cloth for absorbency and the fact they can be doubled at night allowing her son to sleep through.

She has bought whater was around the $20-$25 dollar mark at Big W, she was given some coloured ones. The best have been the coloured ones as they retain their square shape and wash just as easily at the white.

She soaks in sards, then washes them in the machine when she has a full load just as you would for a nnormal load of washing.

She uses the plastic tri-snaps and i have to say they are a terrific way to hold the nappy on instead of pins and plastic pilchers over, she has a larger size to go over the double nappy at night.

She has worked out that the out lay is approximately the same but her son seems happier in the cloth... so she uses a mixture depending on her day.