‘It’s so common’: Former Married At First Sight star Jules Robinson opens up about a ‘taboo’ health issue she’s suffering from since falling pregnant
Married At First Sight’s Jules Robinson, 37, and Cam Merchant, 36, are expecting their first child together.
And, while they are sure to be busy prepping for the new arrival, Jules isn’t planning on slowing down anytime soon.
In fact, the soon-to-be mum has taken on the role as the face of Always Discreet’s campaign which aims to destigmatise views on bladder leakage.
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Jules Robinson, who is expecting her first child, has taken on the role as the face of Always Discreet’s campaign which aims to destigmatise views on bladder leakage.
Believe it or not, it’s an issue that can affect one in three woman, and almost half of the people who experience it never confide in anyone.
Jules hopes that by becoming involved in this campaign bladder leakage will no longer be considered an awkward or ‘taboo’ health topic to discuss.
‘Bladder leakage, it’s so common and I have empathy for women who are going at this alone and don’t feel comfortable to talk about it,’ she told nine.com.au
Bladder leakage hasn’t ‘restricted’ Jules in the past but pregnancy has brought the issue to the front of her mind. ‘With myself being pregnant I can feel it. I’m like ‘oh dear’, if I’ve got to go, I’ve got to go.’
While bladder leakage isn’t something that has ‘restricted’ Jules in the past, as she enters her third trimester of pregnancy the former reality star admits that it has been on her mind.
‘With myself being pregnant I can feel it. I’m like “oh dear”. If I’ve got to go, I’ve got to go,’ she said.
‘I’m not restricted in any way in my life with a leakage but I can definitely feel the changes going on.
Jules and Cam announced their first pregnancy two months ago with Jules admitting she thought falling pregnant would be harder given her age
‘Obviously after having a child this can get a lot worse so for me in my life right now it’s just taking precautions and seeing a female physio, but also not feeling like there’s something wrong with me.’
Jules and Cam announced their baby news in The Sunday Telegraph’s Stellar Magazine two months ago amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However Jules said at the time that she thought falling pregnant would be a lot more difficult given her age.
Jules reveals that she didn’t stress about falling pregnant. ‘I wasn’t obsessing over it. And for that, I’m so grateful,’ she said
‘I honestly thought it was going to come with a fight,’ she told the magazine.
‘Because of my age, I had done all the hormone testing, the egg count … so much is instilled that you’re going to struggle because of your age … On the flip side, I think my saving grace was because all my focus was on launching my Figur shapewear line, it wasn’t the centre of my universe.
‘I wasn’t obsessing over it. And for that, I’m so grateful.’
‘I’m not restricted in any way in my life with a leakage but I can definitely feel the changes going on,’ she explained