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I also lived and died on pate, soft cheeses and peanuts when I was preggers I also only had unpastuerised milk (straight from the farm in a jug ) but when my daughter was pregnant she could eat none of these,

Hello AHG ! Congratulations on your pregnancy !
You see, I'm half Italian and I can assure you that I ate lots of Parmesan during my pregnancy, as all Italian mammas do ... and my "baby" (who's now 31 !) grew beautifully well.
Now Parmesan is with no conservatives whatsoever, while Grana Padano may have some (according to the quality you can find). So if you feed organic, Parmesan is best.
Good luck !

thats what i thought - thanks for your help.

looks like the port and stilton will have to be put on hold a while!!

I think the normal thing they recommend for pregnant women is not to eat soft cheeses as they can harbour listeria. Also they say not to eat pate as it contains a lot of vitamin a (which you get from liver) as too much can be harmful to the baby. I bit of a bugger for me cos I really craved pate when I was pregnant!

As long as the cheese is pasturised - it's fine.