Katherine Heigl is trying again on her early days along with her daughter Naleigh — and the fears she had as a brand new mother.
Back in 2009, Katherine and her husband, Josh Kelley, adopted Naleigh as an toddler from South Korea.
In the months that adopted, Katherine says she had to return to work on the set of Grey’s Anatomy, and he or she fearful it will affect her bond along with her daughter.
“Naleigh came to us at 9 months, and three days later I got on a plane and went to work in Atlanta,” Katherine shared on The View.
She continued, “At the time, becoming a new mother, I was just like, ‘I got it! I can handle this.’ They’ve told us we can have it all. We can have careers and have families, and it’s all going to be great.”
Unfortunately, Katherine was left feeling as if she “never saw” her little woman.
“I never saw that baby. I was at work with three triplets who were playing my goddaughter, and I spent more time with them than I did with my new daughter,” Katherine admitted.
She continued, “She bonded with my husband, of course. He was with her. So, I was always afraid that I had missed that opportunity to really bond with her and that she didn’t love me.”
Coincidentally, it was one other look on The View practically a decade in the past that assist ease a few of her parenting fears.
During the 2012 interview, when Naleigh was only a toddler, the little woman ran onstage to be along with her mother — which helped Katherine see that they did share a bond.
Watching the clip again throughout her latest look, she teared up, acknowledging simply how significant it was.