Wowser, what a difference!! My kids are grown now, but my first was in cloth to save money. We only used disposables when we left the house. But DD is a redhead, and her sensitive skin couldn't handle being damp all the time, so it was disposable for her. Yeah, that hurt.
Now they have such cute and convenient cloth diapers that they're trendy. It seems a lot of good old-fashined ideas are making a comeback, like quilting, canning, and even cloth diapers.