I'm another late converter, and love my cloth.

To get enough nappies for my baby, let's work it out. They recommend about 15 MCN nappies for an older baby. Each nappy costs about $20-25, which is the same cost as a pack of Huggies etc. So after 15 weeks, I'm not buying any more huggies - except for the "emergency" ones.

Sure, I have to empty the poo down the loo. But you have to do that with the disposables anyhows - it's an offence in most areas to put poo in the bin! I have to wash every day or 2 - but I'm doing that anyhows. So in $$$ its cheaper, it looks better and I get a warm fuzzy when I see my nappies on the line.