I haven't started using my MCN yet (obviously!), but I have found most of my friends and relatives just assume I mean 'traditional' cloth when i say cloth. And yes, I have had some pretty unfavourable comments, like 'good luck for that week before you get sick of it'. But on the other hand I also have some friends who's family and friends have eaten their words when they see the modern cloth solutions in action.
So my point is don't listen to them! They probably don't actually understand what MCNs - opposed to traditional cloth - are all about. You may cope fine with the washing, you may find it doesn't suit you but you (like me) want to give it a shot. There is no reason to can the idea just because it might not work.
I had already decided to go cloth rather than disposable, and after seeing the hideously expensive up front cost of the available MCN's (which i know save money long term) my mum actually found a pattern for making them and is going to make them for me. It should work out to be about $5 a nappy, which is awesome in comparison to some of the $25 - $40 ones ive seen! Plus you get to choose your own outer material which means whatever patterns/colours you like!
The only downside i think would be the washing and especially drying time of them, but that's not enough to deter me.
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