Alert – Married At First Sight’s Jules Robinson reveals the debilitating health condition she fears will return after she gives birth: ‘A ticking time bomb’

Married At First Sight bride Jules Robinson has lifted the lid on her debilitating battle with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as she prepares to welcome her second child with husband Cameron Merchant. 

The entrepreneur, 42, first spoke to the media about her experience with PMDD in October, after suffering from the condition since before she welcomed her first child Oliver three years ago. 

Now, speaking exclusively to Daily Mail , Jules has revealed her PMDD symptoms completely vanished after she fell pregnant earlier this year, but she still fears it may return after she gives birth.  

PMDD is an intense, occasionally debilitating, form of premenstrual syndrome characterised by extreme mood swings that can significantly disrupt women’s daily life and strain relationships.

‘It’s been the silver lining and the blessing of pregnancy that I don’t have PMDD anymore,’ said the reality star, who recently released her debut book Ask Jules.

Married At First Sight bride Jules Robinson, 42, has lifted the lid on her debilitating battle with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as she prepares to welcome her second child with husband Cameron Merchant. (L-R: Jules, Cameron and their son Ollie, four) 

While Jules noted that she does experience typical pregnancy mood swings ‘where you just sit and cry’, it hasn’t been anything close to what she experienced with PMDD. 

Jules admitted that she is concerned her PMDD will return once she gives birth, but still remains optimistic this time around. 

‘It is a little time ticking bomb that’s going off. How am I going to feel? But I just go into it knowing that I’ve got so much more education behind me,’ she said.

The entrepreneur first spoke to the media about her experience with PMDD in October, after suffering from the condition since before she welcomed her first child Oliver three years ago

She went on to credit attending events with the Gidget Foundation with helping her gain knowledge on how to cope if PMDD rears its head again.

The Gidget Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that offers educational tools for expectant and new parents to prevent and treat mental health issues.  

‘I went to a Gidget Foundation event a couple of weeks ago, and it was just so humbling. And I just felt in that safe network that if I’m feeling like that again, there’s people that you can call,’ she said. 

Now, speaking exclusively to Daily Mail , Jules has revealed her PMDD symptoms completely vanished after she fell pregnant earlier this year, but she still fears it may return after she gives birth 

It comes after The Figr shapewear owner wrote candidly about her experience of hitting ‘rock bottom’ with PMDD in her book Ask Jules.

‘I personally feel in these moments that I just can’t deal with life. It all just feels too hard and too much, until it miraculously passes and I’m back to my sparkly self, grabbing life by the horns. I feel like Jekyll and Hyde,’ she wrote. 

Jules explained that had suffered from PMDD for a long time, but only realised she needed to seek professional help after Oliver was born in April 2020.  

‘I fell into this very dark hole where everything felt really hard, and I couldn’t stop crying. Cam would come home to me lying on the sofa in tears every day,’ she wrote.

Last month, the reality star officially launched her debut book Ask Jules – in which she shares her personal experiences and expert tips on beauty, wellness and self-love