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I told myself that next time around I want to do gdiapers. I know the price can be daunting but I think in the long run you save so much.

We are going to try the Bum-Genius AIOs. Hubs said he would be up for giving the cloth a whirl (especially since I am so set on them) but he is SUPER hesitant about inserts, and having to touch poo unless it is absolutely necessary. ha! I've read a lot of blogs that seem to have given them great reviews, and I am even more set on the decision to try every time I see the mounds of diaper boxes that our neighbors put out to the curb every week!

Another vote for bumgenius...we love the 4.0 pocket diapers. If you'll already be washing the covers, washing the inserts is no extra work. I've blogged a bunch about them, but I'm happy to answer any questions if I can help at all!

i was wondering-- if you use a disposable liner, doesn't that defeat the purpose of cloth diapers? you're still buying something disposable, etc. don't the costs of the liners end up canceling out the savings of the cloth diapers in the first place?

We've already talked about this and we both agree that cloth diapers will be right for us. It's actually probably weird how excited I am about cloth diapering...

@ohapostrophe, I love your posts about cloth diapers : )

I use cloth diapers because it is cheaper and better for DS's skin. Considering how much water I use to rinse and wash, I doubt I am helping the planet.
Where I live, garbage is incinerated, so I don't worry too much about filling a landfill with diapers that take forever to decompose. FWIW, you're not supposed to put poop diapers in the trash, you are supposed to dump the poop in the toilet and dispose of only pee diapers. I don't think many people do this, though.
We use gdiapers with gcloth during the day. I use a disposable/flushable liner with them to help with clean up. I rinse what I can, soak the insert in water and wash every few days. I do use disposables at night, because DS is a heavy wetter and I don't want him to wake up because his diaper is leaking.
I chose gcloth because I liked the concept of having a one size fits all liner. I bought 24 of them and 6 size medium pants, which will last until DS is 28 pounds. Then we'll get 6 size large pants and call it done until he is toilet trained.

We are hoping to CD, but it will depend on whether our childcare provider will be OK with them. I hope so!

We use the bum genius AOI (elementals) and they are super super easy. No inserts to remove and wash, also saving us from re-stuffing them again which (to me) is a time commitment when you have a new baby. We just throw them in the wash along with cloth wipes, then the dryer (or line dry when weather permits) and then back into the 'clean' basket. The only difference between these and disposables is the wash every 2nd or 3rd day. And on top of being good for the environment, they save a ton of money and no diaper rashes/chemicals on baby's bum.

I never really considered cloth diapers but maybe I would for #2. However, does anyone's day care allow cloth diapers?

@Amy - interesting! Thanks!