Is there such a thing as too much stilton????

[LittleDonkin]

I'm 27 weeks and stilton and crackers has become my craving!!!!

Didn't think you were meant to eat blue cheese when you're pregnant?

Its soft blue cheese you shouldn't eat. The NHS info pages say stilton is fine as are all hard cheeses.

The varieties of traditional Stilton which are hard, non-veined and typically sold in a ceramic pot are fine. Blue veined not okay. (Per my GP - I checked the Christmas I was pregnant with DD1 as online advice so contradictory).

This is of no practical use whatsoever, but in my opinion there can never be too much Stilton... You've got me hankering after it now

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/are-hard-cheeses-safe-to-eat-during-pregnancy.aspx#close - hard stilton is on the list of ok cheeses

It says on the NHS choice page - You can eat hard cheese such as cheddar, parmesan and stilton even if they are made with un pasteurised milk. Hard cheeses don't contain as much water as soft cheeses so bacteria are less likely to grow in them. It is possible for hard cheese to contain listeria but the risk is considered to be low

BLOODY HELL!!!!!! I have just read the back of the packet and it says - Expectant mothers and those prone to infection are advised to avoid this type of cheese!!!!!! I trusted the NHS website!!!! It did not state certain types of stilton it just said stilton. I feel sick now that I have done something to my baby!!!!!!

They'll be putting that on the packaging to cover their own arses, don't worry.

PLEASE don't worry. The risk is really, really, really minuscule. I'm sure no harm has been done at all. Warnings are just a precaution.

I understand the worry though - I've eaten a load of 99 ice creams this summer then saw on here a couple of days ago soft ice cream is on the 'banned' list. I think these things are flagged but very rarely a problem.

Hoppus is spot on!

they will just be covering themselves as other websites also say what NHS says e.g. webMD for Boots also says:

Eating mould-ripened soft cheeses (brie, chevre, camembert) and soft mould ripened cheeses (Danish blue, gorgonzola) during pregnancy can be risky. They can harbour Listeria bacteria, which has been linked to miscarriage, premature delivery and death of the baby. You can eat hard cheeses such as cheddar, parmesan, blue Stilton even if it is unpasteurised as hard cheeses contain less water and listeria bacteria are less likely to multiply. Other cheeses such as feta and mozzarella are fine to eat as long as they are made from pasteurised milk. When in doubt or dining out, ask before you eat.

You're fine!

And in answer to your thread title... NEVER!!

Phew thank god for that! The stilton consumption can commence!!!!

enjoy :)

My craving was cured ham... tried really hard to avoid but by about 30 weeks I was demolishing av 2 packets a day

all i ate for about 3 months early preg was stilton...
stilton stirrred into various pasta with cream, stilton and crackers, stilton and french bread, stilton and creme fraise on medium/rare steak...
so naughty but so nice!
Its all i wanted to eat!!!

Ill probably get flamed butnindont have any restrictions ony cheese intake. There hasn't been a case of listeria in years, the evidence and advise is old. The French I know for instant don't have any restrictions on cheese.

I'm 33 weeks today I love Stilton and haven't touched it for 29 weeks. Mixed messages out there but I may dig in having read the links on here...

i've been dying for stilton, it's definitely been one of the things i'm missing the most. And to think I could have been eating it all this time! I thought we couldn't!

elBombero I'm pregnant in France and yes it is recommended not to eat soft cheeses here as well. (I still do though, listeria is very rare).

hoppus is right

there can never be too much stilton and red wine

(wave) Remembering it's def on the list of OK to eat on the HHS guidelines, munch away!!

*NHS

I eat stilton, and soft cheeses. But I don't live in the UK, where I live the 'no cheese' advice is considered bonkers! If there was a listeria outbreak you would know about it anyway - I'm pretty sure there have only been two in the last two decades or thereabouts.

Doing a Stilton jig!! Thanks Foof >waves back