World’s oldest ba? Ohio couple welcomes child born from embryo frozen in 1994

After seven long years of trying to conceive, Ohio couple Lindsey Pierce, 35, and Tim Pierce, 34, have finally welcomed their ba boy, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce. But this was not an ordinary birth. According to BBC News, the ba was born from an embryo frozen over 30 years ago, possibly setting a new world record. Ohio couple welcomes ba from a 30-year-old frozen embryo(Representational Image ) The embryo was originally created in 1994 Linda Archerd, now 62, and her then-husband through IVF. Of the four embryos formed, one became Archerd’s daughter. The remaining three were kept in storage until one was adopted the Pierces, bringing new life to a decades-old hope. Ba Thaddeus arrives 30 years after embryo creationFor nearly three decades, Linda Archerd preserved three embryos created during IVF, spending thousands each year to keep them frozen. Even after her split from her husband, she could not bring herself to destroy or anonymously donate them, as they shared a genetic link with her daughter. As reported BBC News, she eventually turned to Nightlight Chrian Adoptions and their “Snowflakes” program, which allows donors to select adoptive families based on values like religion and ethnicity. Archerd’s wish was clear: a married, Caucasian, Chrian couple from the US. Her decision led to the birth of ba Thaddeus Daniel Pierce. How the embryo found its familyReportedly, MS Pierce said she and her husband did not set out to “break any records,” but just “wanted to have a ba.” Through Nightlight’s “Snowflakes” embryo adoption program, they were matched with Ms Linda Archerd, who had preserved her embryos for three decades. Also read: Egg vs embryo freezing: What you need to know The IVF procedure took place at Rejoice Fertility in Tennessee, where doctors believe in giving every embryo a chance, regardless of age. Thaddeus was born from a 1994 embryo, possibly setting a new world record. Ms Archerd has not met him yet, but already notices a likeness to her daughter. For the Pierces, it is surreal, like something out of a science fiction movie, yet a very real gift of modern medicine, per the BBC. Case in point, Thaddeus’ birth may mark a new milestone in medical hory, as it likely breaks the previous record set twins born in 2022 from embryos frozen in 1992.