Usually twins are born minutes from each other, at most.
A Washington state couple is experiencing something totally different with their twins, as they are currently preparing for the birth of their second twin four months after the first twin was born in September, according to ABC News.
"It's very surreal to be post-partum and pre-partum," Holli Gorveatt, the mother, told ABC's Seattle affiliate KOMO-TV.
Baby Link was born prematurely while his brother, Logan, was kept in the womb in a rare procedure called “delayed interval delivery,” according to the NY Daily News. This could reportedly be the longest interval between twin births every documented, according to Dr. Martin Walker, the specialist behind the procedure.
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The interval in their time of birth will reportedly mean different appearances for a few years.
"Link will not grow quite as well in the nursery as his brother will in the uterus," Dr. Walker said.
"I think by the time they're young men, they'll be identical twins the way everyone else sees twins."
Currently, Link is so small that he cannot eat without specialized help and cannot be picked up by his parents.
"He's fighting for his life, waiting for the day he gets to meet his brother on the outside," stated Nick Gorveatt, the father.
The family’s GoFundMe page raised more than $3,000 in seven days. Logan is reportedly already doing well as Holli remains at the hospital until he is delivered, according to Walker.
“It's a huge win for her and her baby if she can make it," Dr. Walker said.
