Well, we do EC and CD. We never planned to EC, but when DD was born she was super sensitive to being in dirty diapers and we just kind of followed her lead. I have her in a diaper all the time and just put her on the potty after naps/eating, and when she signals. She used to go on the potty a lot, but now that she's mobile she doesn't seem to care as much if she goes in her diaper. I know doing full-time EC works for some people, but even when she was younger and if we were home all day we still missed a fair amount of pees. I change her immediately, but I like having her in a diaper so I don't have to worry if she doesn't signal and we don't get her to the potty on time.
I would say, if you're uncertain, go ahead and put your baby in cloth (coverless) and make sure you change her immediately if she wets in the diaper. That way if you don't catch everything, you won't have messes around the house. You probably won't need a ton of diapers if you are doing EC, so it won't be like you've invested a ton of money in cloth if you decide to go diaperless later.
And as far as dedication, no. It's really much easier than I ever would have thought. I change my daughter every time she goes in her diaper anyway, so it's just like a diaper change where I put her on the potty for a minute. I think it will pay off down the road when it's time to PL too, and a little more work now will mean less later on.
