7 in cloth diapers, prefolds and the Birdseye ones that got folded, all the way through to the last kid in 1991. We used Luvs for the youngest two when they were at day care other than that cloth all the way. our kids then used cloth as well for the most part. Now the youngest grandchild, "can't do cloth, because he gets a rash" according to daughter in law. I suspect soap and how often that bum got changed were more an issues than the cloth but didn't know she wasn't using the custom made diapers and "rubber pants" i made her until they ended up being on the cousin who is only 3 months younger.

What a man! Mom should be so proud! :) Good on them! The savings they enjoy will help them in other areas.

You just jogged my memory in mentioning snuggling or cupping your hand under the bottom of a plain cloth diapered child. I do remember the fluffiness and softness. I was one of those bad moms, because I always used rubber pants.

LOL! Yes, rubber pants in the dryer equated to a bad outcome, as did running them through the rollers of a wringer washing machine the wrong way! Ask me how I know! The folding part I actually enjoyed.

My worst nightmare! Aside from herniating our backs and splitting our tummies handling those big old plastic pails around, the fall factor was very real... thought of it every single time I lugged that big old white plastic pail of ours in front of me down the stairs. So glad you escaped with only a mess to clean-up.

I used cloth diapers too. My daughter was born in 1971. I lived in a 2nd floor apartment and lugged the diaper pail down all those steps to the basement laundry. It seems like a million years ago.

Now that's one prepared grandma! :) Thermal-knit cloth training pants, I sure do remember. That's all I ever used. Used to double them up and put rubber pants over to waterproof when training.

I remember the resurgence of cloth diapers around 1990, and how clotheslines everywhere were sporting diapers and rubber pants. I thought it was a serious turning-point in the revival of cloth diapers, but it didn't last long, as by the mid 90's, seeing a string of diapers on a line drying was a rarity.

Absolutely, loved using old-fashioned flat cotton diapers in my home! That's all I ever used. I could change a kid who was big or small, tall or short, pudgy or skinny, and I always ended up with a proper fitting diaper when using the old traditional style fold-and-pins.

LOL!
I so enjoyed reading everyone's post here. Brings back so many memories. :o

I have always used cloth diapers (1980's - 1995) and love them.
The plastic disposable diapers were just so uncomfortable on the baby's skin when compared to the nice soft cotton. And, of course, there was nothing more pleasant than snuggling with a freshly-changed baby in a cloth diaper.

I had a diaper service, so I suppose that made things a bit easier. The diapers used were the pre-folded/stitched diapers, but for my first child I did use the regular rectangular cloth diapers that I folded myself and used pins.

I remember my baby sitter exclaiming how she did not want to use my cloth diapers cuz she didn't like the pins. (And I'm sure she probably stuck my baby a time or two.)
That's when I discovered those rubber/plastic gizmos that sort of clamped onto the cloth diaper.
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Okay, cloth diapers weren't an option in your home, they were a necessity! :) As far as I'm concerned, old-fashioned flat sheet diapers have modern-day cloth diapers beat to the nth. They washed-up cleanly, dried rapidly, and were as versatile as any mother could ask for, whereas the new are overly bulky, made of all sorts of fancy fabrics - so there's fussing, and there's no way they dry-up in the same amount of time as an old-fashioned diaper, and with pins, the diaper stayed on.