My boys were born before disposable diapers were a thing. So I used cloth diapers and plastic "rubber" pants. I remember my baby brother had what felt like rubber pants over his diapers. We did have diaper liners. I could slide the mess into the toilet. Tried diaper service for a month. Didn't like that. Bad diapers etc. we weren't of means so just did what other mothers around me did. I also hung diapers on clothesline if weather permitted. I was lucky enough to have a Maytag porta-dryer that didn't need venting and did about 20 diapers at a time. Also had washer that connected to kitchen sink. Truly a blessing.