Sorry to hear that you are feeling that way My son may go either way. I do often tell him if I am feeling like I will explode, but sometimes it doesn't help. I don't think he would play up deliberately because I was feeling fragile but sometimes he just can't help himself. I think if I were you I would give it a try for sure. Also don't be afraid to take it easy a little bit. Let them watch some DVDs so you can have time out, or take them somewhere they can just go crazy like a play centre. I find that when I am feeling very stressed, planning my days with DS does help and especially planning activities where I know that I will be able to relax a little bit. For example we have a swimming pool here where it is shallow enough for DS to stand in and he will swim for hours if I let him, and I get a float around too. The days where we just stay home I often find very long.