"His delivery broke the world record for the oldest known human embryo to result in a live birth. The achievement has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records because his embryo was frozen seven months before those of the previous record holders. Timothy and Lydia Ridgeway, of Vancouver, Washington, will celebrate their third birthday at the end of this month. They were conceived in April 1992 and their embryos were kept in storage for 29 years and 9 months before being transferred."
"Of course, our beautiful, bouncing boy is way more than a statistic. He is a long-awaited addition to our family after we spent eight frustrating years trying to have a child. He was born on July 26, 2025, when Tim, who works in data management in Columbus, Ohio, was 34, and I was 35. We got married in July 2015 after meeting at the non-denominational church we still attend."
An embryo created by IVF in May 1994 remained cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen for 30 years and four months before transfer. The resulting baby, Thaddeus Pierce, was born July 26, 2025, to Lindsey and Tim Pierce of London, Ohio. Guinness World Records recognized the birth as the oldest-known embryo to result in a live birth, surpassing a previous record by seven months. The couple had spent eight years trying to have a child and married in July 2015 after meeting at a non-denominational church. The family celebrates the long-awaited addition and notes the unusual conception age details of the embryos.
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