Cloth diapers are good to have in case you run out of disposable ones. 
Gives you enough time to run to the stores for Pampers or Huggies...but with babies, quicker is better - saves you a bit of time to use the disposable diapers. I personally prefer to use 'em once, then toss them into the trash, but if cloth is your preferance, then it's best to have a healthy stock. You can expect to do several washes per day - or one per night for the day's uses.
Less headaches to use the disposable ones, IMO! It's been a while since my kids were in diapers, but if I had a baby right now, I'd go disposable.
