Gwen Stefani: 'Balancing kids, career challenging'

Gwen Stefani has confessed that she struggles to balance her career with the demands of motherhood.

The No Doubt singer and fashion designer, who is parent to sons Kingston and Zuma with husband Gavin Rossdale, told Entertainment Weekly that she insists upon putting her children first and has found that their presence has changed her approach to showbiz.

"My day consists of waking up with babies, and then working out, my clothing lines and picking them up from school and then rolling into the studio at 4.30 - and you only have a few hours before you have to be up with the kids again," she explained. "And I can't do it five days a week. I have to be home with them for dinner."

Stefani also detailed the challenges of taking Zuma and Kingston on the road with her while touring, adding: "All of a sudden, these other humans joined in, little tiny ones that are really demanding. It's challenging, especially for me because I'm the mum. [My bandmates] are just the dads... They have their wives with them. I don't have my wife with me."

She recently insisted that her career as a solo artist is over, though she will reunite with her No Doubt bandmates for another album.

Stefani previously admitted that she felt "gross" and "disgusting" while pregnant with her two children.