FROM ICE TO LIFE: IVF Baby Frozen for 30 Years Becomes a Miracle Birth in 2025.

FROM ICE TO LIFE: IVF Baby Frozen for 30 Years Becomes a Miracle Birth in 2025.

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In a groundbreaking story of science, faith, and family, baby Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born in 2025 from an embryo that had been frozen since 1994.

The embryo originally belonged to Linda Archerd, who created four through IVF with her husband.

One embryo became Linda’s daughter. The remaining three stayed frozen for decades.

Thaddeus’ story traces back to 1994 when Linda Archerd and her then-husband created four embryos via IVF.

Life moved on. The couple divorced. But Linda couldn’t bring herself to discard the remaining embryos.

She believed any future child from those embryos should be raised by a family she personally chose.

Enter Nightlight Christian Adoptions and the Snowflakes program, which matches embryo donors with adoptive families.

Linda specifically wanted a Christian, married, Caucasian couple based in the U.S.

That’s how she met Tim and Lindsey Pierce, who had struggled with infertility for seven years.

They weren’t seeking headlines—just a child to love. One embryo was transferred successfully, resulting in baby Thaddeus, now the record-holder for the longest frozen embryo to result in a live birth.

Two embryos from Linda’s original batch are still frozen, awaiting possible future adoption.

Thaddeus’ story bridges generations and proves that love, science, and destiny can converge in the most unexpected ways.