feta cheese

[wife&mommy]

can pg people eat feta cheese?

[mama_b]

I think you're only supposed to avoid soft cheeses. I'm pretty sure feta is semi-soft. I would eat it, but I don't tend to worry about things like that. With dd I ate soft and unpasteurized cheeses and had no problems.

[susanrc]

I was told not to w/ my first pg....Don't know exactly why. I just remember her saying that is one of the cheeses to stay away from. I like feta too:(

[molive]

I say eat it, just don't go crazy.

I think that's the general idea for all food restrictions during pregnancy.

[jdejong]

Not in your ddc, but my understanding was that the concern is with non-pasteurized cheeses, and those aren't even that easy to come by, especially in big-name grocery stores. I'm guessing that the brand you buy is already pasteurized anyways, and then it wouldn't be a concern.