An Ohio couple welcomed a baby boy from an embryo frozen more than 30 years ago, before either of them had even started school. Lindsey and Tim Pierce, who live in Northeast Ohio, are now the proud parents of little Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born on July 26.
What makes his arrival so remarkable is the fact that he began his life as a frozen embryo in 1994. For 11,148 days, that’s just over 30 years, the embryo had been preserved in cryogenic storage.
It was originally created through IVF by a woman named Linda Archerd, who later chose to donate it to help another family grow. When Lindsey and Tim turned to embryo adoption after years of struggling with infertility, they never imagined their journey would make history.
According to The Sun, the previous record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a live birth stood at 10,905 days. Thaddeus’s embryo beat that by more than 240 days, an extraordinary milestone in the world of assisted reproduction.
With over 1.5 million frozen embryos currently stored across the United States, Thaddeus’s story is not just a medical marvel; it’s a reminder of what’s possible when science and hope walk hand in hand.