Just told my boss at work. He's actually my very new boss - my reporting line changed about a week ago, so this was our second meeting. He was SO happy for me, it was lovely. I was the one trying to tell him all about my childcare plans, what it was and wasn't going to affect, etc., and he just wanted to talk about my holidays and how I was feeling! Very very nice.
He was sceptical about whether I'd really want to come back (I do not intend to take much maternity leave) and quoted a long list of other women he'd worked with who'd said much the same thing then taken ages off... I find this one impossible to answer as of course I can't provide any evidence against it. But I suppose it's better that I was feeling pressure to relax into the maternity rather than the other way around, even if it did feel a little patronising at the time. Feels great that I can finally 'come out' generally at work. Even better that I can stop wearing this ridiculous big jacket I've lived in for the past couple of weeks!
Regarding food choices: I am relaxed about trying cheese, but not gorging on the soft stuff, and also trying tiny bits of pate when it's on the table in front of me without making it my main source of food. Friends of ours from Paris visited at the weekend bringing loads of smelly cheese, pate and wine and I sampled all three, although only had a tiny fraction of what I would normally have had.
Nice tip on the Stilton, I'd forgotten about that. Must take some up to the in-laws so I can indulge over Christmas.