Going back to work after having a baby triggers many emotions and, in her recent blog for iVillage.com, actress Katherine Heigl shares the feelings she experienced. While struggling with her decision whether to go back to work after adopting her daughter, Naleigh, she wondered if becoming a working mother was a selfish decision. Heigl was lucky enough to have the option of scaling back her workload and becoming a full-time mom for a while. But, in the end, she found what most of us have already concluded: " that work makes me a better person, a better woman, a better mother. Then I pray to God that (Naleigh) will understand one day and that my example will encourage her to find and follow her bliss as well … after I’ve paid for all the therapy, of course."

What emotions did you feel when you went back to work after having your child? Do you identify with Katherine's feelings?

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