Should I avoid cheese?

[Saf4Naz]

I just had a BFP and it is very early I know... but there is so much on the net about what to eat and what not to.. I wanted to eat a cheese and onion sandwich from Asda... but is it safe to eat this?

[Fredaflintstone]

If it’s hard cheese such as cheddar it’s ok x

[Saf4Naz in reply to Fredaflintstone]

It's cheddar cheese.. I didn't know how paranoid I was going to be about eating food x

[Fredaflintstone in reply to Saf4Naz]

Should have said cheddars ok. - blooming phone! X

[Saf4Naz in reply to Fredaflintstone]

I get ya thanks xx

[llc1987]

enjoy that sandwich while you can! at 10 weeks after a few weeks of relying on cheese sandwiches to get by i did a u turn and haven't been able to stomach cheese since-or cakes, sweets,biscuits,chocolate,jacket potatoes, tea for that matter. The list grows by the day lol (I'm 13 weeks now)x

[Saf4Naz in reply to llc1987]

Awwww bless ya... funny tastebuds eh I will very much eat that sarny and thanks for your reply xxx

[emmab178]

I just go by the nhs choices website for guidance. Happy they just allowed runny eggs (with lion stamp)

[Saf4Naz]

Thanks Emma x

[Lynnr54]

Cheese is one of those funny ones where “it depends”. Hard pasteurised cheeses such as cheddar tend to be ok but soft cheeses are a bit more iffy. Unpasteurised cheese and blue cheese are a definite no as is any type of mould ripened cheese like Brie. But then if you cook it it changes and some (but not all) of the cheeses that were nos become ok to have. Like the other ladies have said the nhs website is pretty useful for what you can and can’t have. I would say check labels before you buy as to whether or not stuff is pasteurised. I’ve been caught out by things like fresh Parmesan thinking it would be fine then it hasn’t been.

[Shanks_21]

I’ve been told to avoid pre-prepared sandwiches and salads by my midwife just be careful sweet. The main cheeses to avoid are soft cheeses, Stilton and Brie. Mind u I accidentally had some blue Stilton and it hasn’t done any harm but I’ll avoid it from now on x

[bluewanderlust]

Hi congrats by the way! Its ok but be careful if there is mayo on it as eggs have to be pasturized xx

[bluewanderlust in reply to bluewanderlust]

And there is a list of cheeses to avoid on the NHS website x

[lorraineb61]

I love the cheese and onion sandwiches out of Asda and I think the cheese is ok but is there not mayonnaise on these sandwiches? That would be a bigger worry than the cheese!! Congratulations on your BFP though!!

[Cyantist]

Just wondering as a couple of you have mentioned it - what's wrong with mayonnaise?!

[Lizzielizzielizzie in reply to Cyantist]

Mayonnaise is fine if made with pasteurized eggs (as all supermarket type will be) and even the proper fresh mayo that’s made with raw unpasteurized eggs is now ok as long as the eggs had the British lion mark. It’s basically the raw egg thing!