I had two sons 22 months apart and I was a SAHM. But I sewed all the time. My mother had sewed with us around as well, so it didn't seem unusual to me. The boys kept themselves entertained with coloring books, and toys right under my feet and sewing machine. I just learned to step high and carefully when I moved around. I could not have worked a full time job outside the home and still sewed. I went to work when the youngest was in kindergarden and stopped sewing then. Raising kids didn't make me overly tired, but spending a full day with petty adults wore me out.