Overview

• Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on July 26 to Ohio parents Lindsey and Tim Pierce from an embryo frozen since 1994, making him the world’s oldest baby by embryo age.
• The embryo originated from a 1994 IVF cycle for donor Linda Archerd that yielded one birth and left three embryos in cryostorage.
• After her divorce, Archerd retained custody of her embryos and enrolled them in the Snowflakes adoption program run by Nightlight Christian Adoptions.
• Reproductive endocrinologist Dr. John Gordon’s Tennessee clinic found two of Archerd’s embryos viable and successfully implanted one in Lindsey Pierce’s uterus.
• The couple and Archerd have exchanged photos confirming Thaddeus’s health and milestone status, surpassing the previous 30-year record set by 2022 twins.