As she gears up for her return to television, Katherine Heigl is taking time to reflect on the challenges of balancing parenthood with a high-profile career.

Heigl appeared on Mondays episode of The View to promote the second season of her Netflix series Firefly Lane . The Emmy-winning actor became visibly emotional early in the interview as she recalled feeling detached from her eldest daughter, Naleigh, shortly after adopting her in 2008.

Naleigh came to us at nine months, and three days later, I got on a plane and went to work in Atlanta, she said. At the time, becoming a new mother, I was just like: I got it, I got it. I can handle this.

Unfortunately, it wasnt long before Heigl got a startling reality check.

I never saw that baby, she explained. 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. She bonded with my husband [musician Josh Kelley ], 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 didnt love me.