hi -

I really can't get much variety here at all.  Also goat cheese (feta) is a definite avoid for me.  There is very little sheep cheese.  The only cheese I can get that is beneficial is parmesan.  None of the neutrals listed I can get.  REally, the selection is very limited here in Chile.  I mean there are lots of different cow cheeses, and local goats cheese, and that is about it.  Manchego is also an avoid for me.

Quoted from Jane

  Then again, pregnancy just makes you crave weird things sometimes.  When I was pregnant (I craved tomato soup and tuna fish sandwiches.  

My sister craved dairy during pregnancy and ended up with a child allergic to milk.

hmm, well, does that mean I should avoid it then?  Did she eat a lot of cheese in her pregnancy or something?

Conor - I can't put my finger on what it is exactly about cheese.  Only that I want to eat it and it is very tasty, and then if I eat it the next few days I don't want it, then on the third day I HAVE to have it again.  REally weird.

Sigh. Anybody else have any experiences?  I guess I am hoping that somebody will come on here and say yes I had a casein intolerance but now I am happily eating my Swami diamond cheeses without problem!

I think you should listen to your body and not over-think things. Make sure you get enough food and enough nutrition, and trust your body to crave what you need when you need it. If you eat a lot of cheese and then don't want any for the next few days, that sounds like self-limiting to me.

C_Sharp's sister was likely having an addictive-type craving for cheese when she was pregnant. If that was the case with you, you'd want it all the time, and not have those "I don't want anymore" days in between.

Thanks Ruth -

I think you are right.  It has been such a big issue for me because it was hell coming off dairy a few years ago so I wanted to be careful adding it back in.

I have it in the fridge so it is there if I want it.