I hadn't even thought about using cloth until I stuck my head in here on a whim, and am seriously considering my options. My mother naturally just thought I would use cloth because she did, but I figured technology has moved along and so should I, so it was always going to be sposies for me. I'm about to have my first, and none of my friends that have babies use cloth or MCNs and so it is a little daunting on knowing where to start. I have written down all the sites that you have suggested to visit which I will do, but I think the most confusing thing is that I haven't seen it in practice. Anyone using MCNs/cloth in Melbourne want to give me a "private lesson"??? Or group lesson if there are others out there too.

I guess my main concerns are this for now - where do I start for newborns? And how soon do they move up to the next level? What do you do when you go out and about or away for a weekend - don't they get a bit on the whiffy side?

My DH doesn't like the idea because a (male) friend hated it when his DP put their kids in cloth (flat terry toweling) every now and then. So he figures it is all going to be too hard and smelly. I am trying to convince him otherwise, but the problem is I don't have all the answers which makes it extra hard. I think I need remedial classes!!!

The other thing is that I can sew, and so can my Mum and so making my own is an option, but I am not sure about getting all the materials and are they as good as store-bought ones?