Connecticut twins born 10 days apart

CONNECTICUT (WVIT/NBC) - Modern medicine allows for some pretty amazing advancements.

A Connecticut woman pregnant with twins experienced a delivery few people would have ever imagined possible.

After years spent trying to get pregnant, Jessica Fruchtenicht finally has a baby girl.

"Oh, it's wonderful. It's absolutely wonderful," said Fruchtenicht.

Yet, it's been a long road to bringing this baby home.

Shortly after learning she was expecting, Fruchtenicht got the news she was carrying twins.

"I cried. I cried. I was a little stunned," said Fruchtenicht.

Joy turned to fear as the pregnancy brought various complications, the biggest of all happening at 23 weeks.

"My water broke, and I didn't want to recognize it or believe it," said Fruchtenicht.

Soon, she was in labor at a point in pregnancy when the chance of survival for babies is extremely low.

First, a baby girl, named Brook, was born. Then, to everyone's surprise, Fruchtenicht’s labor stopped.

"For the second baby, we knew that the baby was larger, so if we could buy some more time for that baby, the outcome would be much better," said obstetrician and Dr. Amy Johnson.

It's extremely rare, but Johnson said occasionally twins can be delivered at different times.

"When I called my husband to explain to him, I think he just about dropped the phone,” said Fruchtenicht. “He said, 'What do you mean? How can you deliver one without the other?'"

Baby brook survived less than a day, but Fruchtenicht kept hope alive for the baby still growing inside her.

"It's amazing how each day at that stage can make such a difference," said Johnson.

On Feb. 13, a whole 10 days later, a second baby girl arrived, named Addison. She weighed 1 pound 11 ounces.

"She just has been a total fighter from the day she was brought into this world," said Fruchtenicht.

Within hours, she was breathing on her own, and after a couple-month stay in the hospital, she's finally home.

"She's truly a miracle. The whole experience is a miracle," said Fruchtenicht.

It's a miracle that has changed Fruchtenicht's life.