I had three children under 5 nearly 40 years ago and I remember the buckets of terry nappies and the constant smell of Napisan and dirty nappies. Terry Nappies were great for the environment, but disposables are so liberating. I used to keep a packet for when we went on a day trip, they were such a luxury, as we were always skint, as I didn't work.
We look after our DGD two days a week and she wears pull up nappies. I have rheumatoid arthritis and they make my life so much easier. I would struggle to hold her still enough and do up the pin on a terry nappy. I also have a packet of those water wipes, as DIL request I use them. Young mothers today, have it so much easier than we did, or do they? They are under so much pressure from peers and the media to have the best of equipment and latest fashions.