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1. jackie_j

   Here is a very simple list of hard and soft cheese and the ones you can not eat during pregnancy.
   Cheeses which are SAFE to eat in pregnancy
   Hard cheeses:
   Austrian smoked, Babybel, Caerphilly, Cheddar, Cheshire, Derby, Double Gloucester, Edam, Emmental, English goat’s cheddar, feta, Gouda, Gruyere, Halloumi, Havarti, Jarlsberg, Lancashire, Manchego, Orkney, paneer, Parmesan, Pecorino (hard), Provolone, Red Leicester.
   Soft and processed cheeses:
   Boursin, cottage cheese, cream cheese, feta, goat’s cheese without a white rind, mascarpone, mozzarella, Philadelphia, processed cheese (such as cheese spread), Quark, ricotta.
   Yoghurts (all varieties), probiotic drinks, fromage frais, soured cream and crème fraîche – any variety, including natural, flavoured and biologically active – are all safe to eat.
   Cheeses to AVOID in pregnancy
   Mould-ripened soft cheeses:
   Brie, Blue Brie, Cambozola, Camembert, Chaumes, chèvre (goats cheese with a white rind), Pont L’Eveque, Taleggio, Vacherin-Fribourgeois
   Blue-veined cheeses:
   Bergader, Bleu d’Auvergne, Blue Wensleydale, Shropshire Blue, Danish Blue, Dolcelatte, Gorgonzola, Roncal, Roquefort, Stilton, tomme, Wensleydale (blue).
   Soft, unpasteurised cheese, including goat and sheep’s cheeses:
   Chabichou, Pyramide, Torta del Cesar.

2. Ka W Its about time JB 4 life :D

   soft cheese is not aged for a long time hard cheese is
   soft cheese: cottage cheese, mozzerela, brie, feta I think is soft, colby, jack,
   Hard cheese:Gouda, cheddar (sharp) fondue cheese, parmesian, swiss CONGRATS and good luck
   I think it has to do with bacteria y the doc says soft not hard

3. Shotgun Tony

   Soft cheeses aren’t typically aged for very long.
   Cheddar is your typical hard cheese; Brie, your typical soft cheese.
   If I had to hazard a guess, I’d guess your doctor probably drew the line at Swiss. Am I right?