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I did cloth for my first and half of my second, then switched to throwaways toward the end of my second and third kid.

The thing that will get you off of them is extra time and effort. They take up more space, are harder to manage when you have 3 kids running around, and make a lot more laundry. I found I had to do a load every other day or the smell would be not very fun when putting them in the washer.

I found pockets were the best at stopping leaks and keeping baby happy and dry, but required most effort, all in ones took more drying time but had less hands-on time while doing laundry, but sometimes leaked if baby had a heavy night, and weren't always as good at wicking away moisture as the pockets were. I only used prefolds for the infants, but if I had larger ones I might have preferred those over the pockets since they are the least time consuming of the three. Also you can reuse the covers, just wipe, dry, and put in a new prefold. Great when you are changing them every hour because they won't. stop. pooping.

I used Charlie's Soap, and we still use it for all our laundry. Our first had really sensitive skin and when we got Charlies for the diapers, we used it for a couple loads of her clothes and her skin looked much better almost right away. It's pretty good soap. We get it from Amazon delivered every month, I'd recommend it. I don't know how good it is at disinfecting.. but we've never ever had a problem with it. We used BAC-OUT from biokleen every couple of washes to help with the smell, as Charlies was great on normal laundry but after a few washes diapers get a faint odor that I didn't like. Also you need to do a special wash every once in a while, I forget what it's called but I'm sure you'll see it.

As you can see... washing is the big thing. It's the main thing that turned me off to them. If I didn't dislike laundry as much we would be using them for number 3.

Best of luck! I'd recommend a book too, nothing to do with diapers, but it's fantastic for your first kid. I give it to all my friends when they have one. The Baby Owner's Manual

Trust me, it's fantastic and totally worth 10 bucks, but you can find it cheaper on Amazon some places. I found it for 3 bucks at a local bookstore, so a bought more than one :)

Not OP but we LOVE these pouches. We started to use them as an add on to BLW for her to feed herself purees. And then we realized how awesome they are on the go. We've literally used them every day for 2+years and only had to replace one due to the toddler chewing the spout. We use them for yogurt every day for both kids, and apple sauce, or whatever puree we happen to have for the baby.

Squooshi Reusable Food Pouch | Animal 6 Pack | New Larger Size! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IYW6AVS/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_srP6xbH0T0W3R

Eta they can be frozen as well AND go through the dish washer.

Creativity with small children is a learned habit. :) The more you do the more opportunities you see for fun. If you're desperate you can buy something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Toddlers-Busy-Book-Activities-3-Year-Old/dp/0671317741/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323272663&sr=8-1 which will give you a lot of very very very SIMPLE ideas that make you think "Gee, this is dumb. I can do better than this" and suddenly you come up with a genius idea involving empty cans, string, and paperclips.

Thought of another thing!


We do a lot of these chunky puzzles

I love them because it works on puzzle piecing, animal sounds, for hide and seek, & then we also play with them like figurines. So they have a lot of uses.

I like flylady but couldn't keep up with it. I read A Slob Comes Clean--she has a book How to Manage your home without losing your mind, blog, and podcasts. I have found that lots of what she says is really useful to me because we tend to think the same way.

https://www.amazon.com/Beaba-912066-BEABA-Babycook-Sorbet/dp/B001LQCOIS

I also bought a thingy that enables you to make your own pouches of baby food (made by Infantino i think) and some freezer trays.

This I buy a copy for the Mom and Dad at every baby shower, baby's first birthday.

http://www.amazon.com/Unplug-Play-Games-That-Charging-ebook/dp/B00IH5I3U4