Strange World: The Oldest Infant in the World Has Arrived

The “world’s oldest baby” is a boy born from a frozen embryo in 1994 who was “adopted” 30 years later.

Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born on July 26, is the son of Lindsey, 35, and Tim Pierce.

After eight years of infertility struggles, the couple from Ohio, USA, decided to “adopt” an embryo, which led to Thaddeus’ arrival.

Because they also had trouble conceiving naturally, Linda Archerd, 62, and her ex-husband underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) in May 1994, creating their embryo.

Four embryos were created by Linda and her ex-husband; one of them gave birth to their 30-year-old daughter, while the other three were frozen in case they wished to have more children.

Following their breakup, Linda was given custody of the embryos and subsequently placed them for adoption because she believed “it was the right thing to do.”

Since the embryos were deemed “hard to place,” Linda gave them to Nightlight Christian Adoptions, a Christian embryo adoption organization, and they were placed under its Snowflakes’ Open Hearts program.

After years, Lindsey and Tim registered for the Snowflakes’ Open Hears Scheme, and after IVF, their goal of parenthood came true.

According to the Daily Mail newspaper, Lindsey, who had the embryo implanted at the Rejoice Fertility facility in Tennessee, USA, said: “We are in awe that we have this precious baby.”

“We’re both doing well now, despite having a difficult birth.”