Sounds like more hassle to me than diapers. And I used the old cloth diapers and plastic pants for all three of mine because the disposable ones leaked really bad back then, double cloth at night. It was all part of the routine, just as fast to change a diaper as sit and hold them while you wait for them to go. I don't remember having a problem potty training, did my first in a weekend, when they're ready, they catch on fast. Then until they can manage on their own, you have to sit them on the pot and wait, can't remember how long that lasted until they can do everything themselves. Oh yeah, we had potty chairs and emptied those when we were home.
I think the disposable ones are a lot better now. We had to do all that and make our own formula, sterilize the bottles, it was just part of having a baby then. And I worked most of that time after six weeks or so, too, except waited longer with my youngest.