I used cloth with my first two, then become quite ill during the pregnancy of my third (landing me in hospital with tubes and transfusions and going into shock). Even after I got out of the hospital, I was in survival mode. It was a big shock to the system as I went from slow decline to thinking I was going to die. Anything that helped me cope and took less pressure off of me was a blessing. Yes, my DP could have continued, but he was then in charge of three under five, a very ill wife, his own disabilities, and the general running of household and business. My third is 4 years old and honestly while I've had good time periods and bad, and managed to have a fourth, it's only the last six months that I feel like I've regained what I lost to my medical condition to the point where I could consider such things. I did have a mooncup (and a silicone cervical cap until DP had the snip) until it oddly became painful to use post DS2 and so have now turned the inner cloth liners I had for those nappies into pads (completely for comfort sake, my skin did not agree with disposables though I have an emergency pack around). We do not and have never had a car - because neither of us can medically drive (and when I could, I did not enjoy it). I'm sure there are many things you have OP that many would raise an eyebrow to.
I feel this 'convenience is not an excuse' quite an insidious form of ableism and blaming the wrong people. My energy, time, and health are important - not just important, but vital. I do not need to sacrifice myself on some sort of a alter of environmentalism to be a good person or a good mother. We get thrown these messages that we as individuals have to save the environment at cost to ourselves, when our actions at home are a drop in the ocean compared to industries. We get told we need to ethically consume when that is frankly impossible. I will not feel guilty for doing what is best for our lives, and will allow what energy and time I do have to support those who are fighting the fight against those who are actually destroying the environment - and that's not the mum with her head barely above water. Use what you want, but saying the ease of use is not important ignores how for many people the alternative would leave them too drained to do much else - and their lives, energy, time, and health are just as important.
MurderofGoths we had a very similar problem. My DP a month ago got so sick the racks constantly being in the way (and falling down) that the took all the shelves off, bought a few very long bits of wood, put them together into a tall frame, and used screws and hooks to hang the racks on what is now our ridiculously tall air dryer that we can slide the convection heater underneath. It has worked marvelously even though only he is tall enough to reach the top shelf well (gone from being able to dry maybe a load every few days to being able to do two in twelve hours).