One Pound, Twelve Ounces

Melissa Harriss dream of being a mother again shatters when a fertility doctor tells her she may never have another child due to a physical anomaly in her uterus. Determined to persevere, she undergoes nine surgeries and a year of fertility treatments until she finally gets a positive pregnancy testonly to miscarry both twins within the first fifteen weeks. When what shes decided will be her last attempt results in her finally becoming pregnant, shes told that this baby, Sam, is also at risk. While lying in a hospital bed for six days, trying to get to the golden standard twenty-four-week gestation mark, Melissa makes a decisionshe will give this baby every chance to live, no matter what it takes. One Pound, Twelve Ounces is the journey of one mothers determination to give her micro-preemie a fighting chance, and the story of that babys remarkable battle to survive.