Diapers and formula

Yesterday when I was at the Motherhood maternity store, they asked for my contact information so they could send coupons between now and my due date. I decided sure, why not, and the clerk told me that two of the companies that send out coupons are Huggies and Enfamil. This makes me laugh, though, because these are two companies that I probably won't use when our baby is born - not because I don't like the companies, but we are planning on breastfeeding and cloth diapering. I don't think it's all that ground-breaking to say that we plan on breastfeeding, but the cloth diapering is still something that I don't think many people get. I have my reasons for cloth diapers - one of the biggest reasons is environmental impact of disposable diapers. We live in a very disposable society - anything you can use once then throw away is very convenient, well convenient for us in the short term. The diaper companies know what they are doing when they get you hooked on the convenience - you are a customer for years!
The financial benefits of cloth diapers are another reason for me - the average amount spent on disposable diapers is a couple thousand dollars per child, whereas with cloth diapers it can be much less, and the diapers can be used for more than one child. Sure, there are costs for laundering the diapers, but they are still far less than the cost of disposables...

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox for now. :) No, really I don't want to be on a soapbox - this is just my place to explain why we are going to do what we are going to do. :) And I just find it funny what you get in the "free gifts" from stores for expecting parents - did I mention I also got a Playtex bottle with bottle liners from the Motherhood store when I registered? And Baby's R Us gave us a box with coupons and samples of Huggies wipes... lol They start so early with marketing!