No Drama First-Time Mama: A Practical Guide to Living Your Best Life as a New Mother

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By Emily Lammers ’06

Published Sept. 9, 2021

New mothers face a host of challenges in their postpartum transition, often placing the well-being of their baby above their own. Lammers’ optimistic book No Drama First-Time Mama (Emily Explains It All Press) pushes back against this tendency, showing mothers how to flourish in — not just survive — their first years of motherhood.

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