We started cloth at nine months and never looked back. It was easy. Just a little more laundry but that's about it. We even do it when we're out an about (just remember to bring a wet bag or plastic bag for the wet ones!). One thing about cloth diapering is that it makes me feel more involved with my child (and we EC, so we were already very involved in this part of parenting!).

Um…so I just say start with anything. We just used his prefolds that we used as burp cloths before, and some flat diapers handed down to us and put them in covers that seemed to fit well. We've also tried pocket diapers from fuzzy bunz which I love.

And yeah…poop needs to go down the toilet regardless.
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Just an FYI, some people may love their diaper sprayers. And I'll admit I really wanted one when we started. BUT…..you don't really need one. Nor do you need flushable liners. For newborns (which you won't have to deal with, at least for now) you can just throw the diaper in the washer with the poop on it. Well..if you BF. Once they're on solids, the poop is pretty well formed so it just sorta plops out of the diaper. Actually much easier now!

You might want to try practicing with your 'sposies. If you're not already, you should flush the poop instead of tossing it in the garbage. Ask your hubby to do this for a few days and see how he deals.

If it's the laundry aspect he has issue with, then maybe you only deal with the cleaning portion. Peter, my almost-DH, has never washed a load of diapers, but he happily uses the ones I've cleaned. If you make sure they're cleaned and ready to go for your guy…they're really just as easy as 'sposies.

In case you wanted to know, we use BumGenius One-Size. They're pocket diapers, so we have to stuff the inserts into the covers…which takes a second. I love them because we've used the same set of diapers from the time Alexa was 8lbs till now at 20lbs, and they're good till 30lbs (we had teeny ones for the first few weeks because she was a preemie).
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i'd say it is still worth it at a year. my 2 1/2 yr old is still in cloth, and maybe you'll have more? even if you don't, you'll still save money (and a ton of landfilled diapers.)

here are my tips: http://www.somuchshoutingsomuchlaughter.com/p/clo…

good luck–it really isn't that hard or gross, and you could probably find some different used diapers on craigslist and decide what type you like before making a bigger investment.

another selling point–my babies almost NEVER get rashes in cloth.
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At our house, I'm the stay-at-home, and my hubby helps out tons – you could reverse what we do, and maybe that will help. Our system is that when a poopie diaper comes along, I just throw it, poop and all, into the toilet to be sprayed off by hubby when he gets home. (Putting them in the toilet when they're "fresh" is key to help get the solids off later.) Pee diapers just go directly into the big diaper bag along with the wipes. No extra rinsing required. This allows me to continue running after the toddler without having to stop and deal with the poo. For your hubby, if he can just throw them in the toilet and know that you're going to deal with them later, it might take away the ewwwww factor for him. Also, they sell disposable "liners" that you place into the diaper so that you can just peel that off and the solids go with it into the toilet, then you're done. That might also sell him on the easiness factor…

Laundry is easy, too! You'll get your system down after a few months, and there are several sites for troubleshooting diaper issues like smell, stains, etc. But really for one kid in diapers, it's every 3 days (fewer days if you have fewer diapers, duh). We take all the dipes in the "dry" bag and do a cold rinse cycle (don't want to be doing the washing work in "gray" water). Usually we toss in a cup of vinegar into the rinse cycle. Then a hot wash with good natural soap – we LOVE Charlie's Soap, and it's CHEAP!), and an extra cold rinse to make sure all the soap is out. It's that simple. Don't let people make you think it's harder than that!

Don't be scared – just jump in and try it! It's soooooo better late than never! Your baby may be in diapers for 2 more years, and if another comes along, you can reuse all this stuff. Maybe convince him of a trial run for 3 months? Good luck! You can do it!

I have been meaning to do a blog post on cloth diapering.

My husband loves the All in Ones, and the Pockets. Easy to put on and get off, just like a disposable.
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