That's pretty much what we did with Jovi. I had intended on using cloth from the beginning but when I got her home she was just so tiny and I couldn't imagine how I was going to fold a cloth nappy so a) it wouldn't fall off and b) not be so bulky.

Ended up we had a HEAP of people give us boxes of nappies (good idea for presents!) so we had plenty for quite a while and I think Jovi was almost 2.5 months before we switched to cloth. Now DH won't touch a disposable ... it's like he's forgotten how to put them on!

But with the next one I think I will be the same ... I can handle poos in cloth nappies, but for those first few weeks/months when they can be quite scarey! I would rather not thanks! lol