There was a stretch of about 6 months that I used cloth diapers on my child in 1995. There were all manner of disposable diapers available. I was in a situation that I really needed to count pennies and save money. To my delight, I was not ostracized because the battle cry of the time anyway was "go green" and the notion of Earth Day was just getting started. Even the well-off mommies were hiring diaper services.
I was glad, however, to go back to disposable diapers when my finances improved.