Can I have Brie ???

[himynameiss]

4 weeks preggo. Found out yesterday evening after eating half a Brie triangle to myself. Now all I want is Brie. Brie. Brie. Brie. Someone tell me I can have it!

Only if it's cooked through.

Nope, sorry.

Fine if cooked

It's it great being pregnant at Christmas but unable to tell anyone. Soft cheese and blue cheese only if cooked, not raw on crackers.

I'm so thrilled I chose the cheese board as my dessert at the work Xmas meal then.

Sorry OP, maybe look out for deep fried brie as a starter?

You can have hard cheeses

Congratulations!

I thought that brie made from pasteurised milk was fine?

Nope it's not. It is still moist which is why it's more prone to Listeria. Soft cheeses should be cooked even if pasteurised. Hard cheeses can be eaten as they are even if unpasteurised as they not moist

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/are-hard-cheeses-safe-to-eat-during-pregnancy.aspx

I was also under the impression that if it's made with pasteurised milk it's ok. I avoided though just in case. I did however slip up with sushi.

Sushi is ok too

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/foods-to-avoid-pregnant.aspx

Soft cheese and blue cheese only if cooked, not raw on crackers.

I think you can have stilton, can't you? With any luck your cheese board will be cheddar, stilton and a soft one and then you can eat two-thirds of it!

Curses!!

Well I ate a crapton on brie in my first pregnancy thinking it was ok! DD was fine although won't do it this time.

Thanks guys for your help. Such a shame to cook a nice cheese! Always preggo around the xmas season 🙃

You can if it’s pastuerised. Check the labels

When I was getting a real craving for a nice gooey cheese I picked up a Camembert and baked it, then had the whole thing to myself for dinner one night. Absolutely delicious and satisfied my cheese cravings for months. Didn't feel like it was "spoiled" by cooking because it's a normal way of serving it in any case.

But yes, I'm having will-power problems at the moment. Particularly with all the seasonal brie and cranberry baguettes!

My mom has also advised me not to eat Brie because they can contain listeria bacteria. A bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, which usually causes flu-like symptoms and diarrhoea. It is supposed to lead into serious problems such as miscarriage or stillbirth, or severe illness in a newborn baby.
Baked brie or deep-fried camembert are safe to eat.

You can if it’s pastuerised.

That's not the NHS advice - see the link a pp posted upthread.

You can have Camembert baked. I had one at the weekend and I love it. Never realised in my last pregnancy that you could have it! So this time I will definitely have it more :) As long as it's piping hot through (bubbling, steaming) then the cooking will have killed off all the potential bacteria.

Although once I've had this baby I'ma be feasting on brie and cured meats and red wine!!

President Brie is made with pasteurised milk.

Fill your boots!!!

Again, while people can make the decision they want (and my understanding is that the risk of listeria is a very, very small one) the NHS advice is that there are cheeses you can eat whether or not they're pasteurised, cheeses you can eat only if pasteurised, and cheeses you should never eat - and brie is in that last category. This is their list:

Cheeses that are safe to eat during pregnancy

Hard cheeses are safe to eat during pregnancy, even if they’re made with unpasteurised milk. These include:
cheddar
edam
emmental
gouda
gruyère
jarlsberg
parmesan
stilton
Other types of cheese are also safe to eat during pregnancy, but make sure they’re made from pasteurised milk. These include:
cottage cheese
mozzarella
feta
cream cheese including mascarpone
quark
paneer
ricotta
halloumi
some types of goats’ cheese
processed cheese, such as cheese spreads
Cheeses to avoid during pregnancy

Pregnant women should avoid eating mould-ripened soft cheeses and soft blue-veined cheeses as they can contain higher levels of listeria. Examples of these cheeses include:
brie and blue brie
camembert
chèvre (a type of goats’ cheese)
Danish blue
gorgonzola
roquefort

Sorry, that should have been that you never eat unless cooked - that was a very important omission!

Yeah as above, it doesn't matter if the pasteurised, you're not supposed to have it unless cooked because it's mould ripened.

The risk of Listeria is absolutely miniscule. I guarantee you do more risky things every day of your pregnancy. Obviously it's up to you though.