Cloth Diapers

About 2 weeks ago, I started researching cloth diapers. It was immediately after I discovered we were spending over $20/week on diapers. That's alot! It adds up fast! After hours and hours of research, I discovered (to my surprise) that CD'ing didn't seem so hard-breastfed babies don't even require their diapers to be pre-washed, as their stool is water-soluble: score! So I decided that the easiest way to go would be an All-In-One diaper. More expensive, yes, but easier. 
We went on the hunt the following day for cloth diapers. Sadly, they are terribly hard to find. The closest we got was gDiapers with disposable inserts. So it gave me a tiny taste of what CD'ing would be like, but not like I wanted. After using both (expensive!) gDiapers and still wanting to use cloth, I placed my order for 12 GroVia All-In-One Newborns and waited anxiously. I was determined that this was the way to go. My husband was not so convinced. He was angry at me for spending so much (the diapers were $161 and with the pail liner and travel bag I spent $184...I thought it was a good deal...). He also didn't want the hassle of cloth diapers and thought disposables weren't that expensive. Uh...does he not realize how fast we go through those suckers?! Probably not. He had only changed three diapers at that point and she was 6 weeks old...therefore I decided he had no say :D 
Now, however, I'm frustrated with my beloved diapers. I washed and dried them 5 times prior to the first use. But I don't think I got them completely dry between washings (Actually, I know I didn't get them completely dry...at all). They take a LONG time to dry! And each time I used them, K Jo had leaks out both legs and sometimes the top after only an hour! Talk about frustrating...

So after having a complete breakdown and almost admitting cloth diaper defeat, I have decided to RE-wash 5-6 times, drying COMPLETELY between each wash, and trying again. After some research, insufficient pre-washing/drying seemed to be a common problem. So I am currently on dry session #2...I'll keep you posted on how it goes after all these washes...hopefully better... I don't want to admit defeat to my always-right husband, but I also don't want to spend any more money on cloth-diapering if it's something that's always going to be a huge hassle. We'll see!