Yeah they make it seem like sooooooo much more work than it needs to be. Tbh they create a lot of their own problems. Mostly because they massively over wash and overuse detergent.

It’s easier if you have a washer and dryer of your own because you can’t use a communal one (other people’s detergent residue gets into them and you want non scented baby stuff only). But even if you don’t, it’s not hard. We use a hand crank drum washer designed for RVs. We wash roughly 5-8 diapers at a time once a day. I do about a teaspoon of detergent and half fill the drum with water, about 90 rotations. Then I squeeze it out, rinse cycle it with just water. Then I do another teaspoon of detergent and a teaspoon of Borox, 90 rotations. Another rinse cycle and I’m done. (If it was a heavy pee day I might do an extra rinse cycle) That’s it. Takes maybe ten minutes start to finish. We air dry.

We use cloth diapers part time. 5 a day. That adds up to a good $50 a month in disposable diapers we don’t use.

Edit: added link to the washer we use