Yes, I used cloth diapers--the large flat ones that needed to be folded. They were great because I could change the way I folded them as my daughters grew--they always fit. Hung them on the line to bleach in the sun during summer. Only used dryer in coldest part of Wisconsin winters. Loved cloth diapers.

Omg, I have forgotten the joy of soaking them in the toilet. My dorky younger brother (age seven) was visiting and used the toilet while I was soaking one, and flushed it before I could stop him. He said, "I thought you did not want it..." That was my first experience paying for a plumber. I also bought a bucket for soaking them the same day.

For us, I think it was more of a financial decision. Disposables were expensive, but cloth was "free" since we had mountains of diapers and rubber pants. (Some left from me, others passed along from various family members.)

I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled!

I still remember how bad that diaper pail smelled![/QUOTE]

I am very nose conscious, so I always kept a box of baking soda to sprinkle on the diaper every time I put one in the bucket, then just dumped the whole thing in the washer before I went to bed at night. My diapers never had a small from soap or anything but sinshine. I love the smell of sunshine.

I used them for my three 71-82 or so oh and those rubber pants....my kids would get a rash with the pampers I used the prefolded......and I still have a few that I come across as dust rags.....

At least you gave it a go. :) I never found it to be much work, the automatic washing machine did all the dirty work, after the fact... LOL, and I simply kept everything in order and running smoothly. Two to three loads per week... line-drying... folding... clean fresh diapers for another few days. Will admit I loved always having a supply of diapers on-hand in my home. Also remember putting my kids old cloth diapers to use a few times when company stayed with us who had little ones.

LOL, about the early toilet training. I've come across articles that state, cloth diapers promote early training, yet my kids blew that theory right out of the diaper pail! As for pre-fold diapers, I didn't even know what a pre-fold diaper was until a handful of years ago. :o

So staunch I was regarding using cloth diapers, I made those babies work in, and out of the home, travelling included! :p

Equal parts Borax and confectioners sugar or fine granulated sugar, makes for the best carpenter ant killer around.

Oh yes, bleaching and line-drying went hand-in-hand in my home, too, when it came to the rubber pants, and my kids got diaper rash occasionally, too. What I loved about rubber pants, is I could busy myself doing household chores and things (in and around the house) without having to worry about changing a kid the instant they were wet.

LOL! I got so efficient at checking diapers, I could pluck said kid from the floor while they were in full-stride, and using one arm to hook them under their tummy, I'd lift them up in the air, pull back the waistband of their rubber pants, check their diaper, and plop them back down on the floor again, and away they'd go, no interruptions, no down-time, no nothing, everything done at full-speed! :)