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“He was delivered at 37 weeks and six days. I had gestational diabetes and we knew he was going to be big.
“I ended up having an emergency C-section as I did not dilate past 6cm. I was induced on the Monday at 9am and I didn’t have him until 3am on the Thursday, which is quite a long labour.”
Della admitted it took a long time for it to sink in that she was a mum. She said: “It was hard to believe at the start.
“I said to Ryan in the hospital, ‘Can you believe he’s ours and we get to take him home?’
“It took a long time to sink in. It still seems surreal.
“He really is our miracle baby. With only one Fallopian tube and a history of ectopic pregnancy, IVF was our only hope and we feel so lucky to have been given such an incredible gift.
“The staff at GCRM Glasgow were amazing and supported us every step of the way.
“They were delighted when we took Callum over for a visit after he was born.”
She added: “We’ll never hide from Callum where he came from. We will be open and honest.
“That’s part of the reason I’ve been so open – if someone I know was having issues, they know there’s someone they can speak to.
“I’m still a member of an IVF support group.
“Some people leave when they have a baby but I’ve stayed on so I can be of whatever help I can be for those who are still struggling.”
Today will not only be low key due to the coronavirus crisis but because Della says she doesn’t need special days to remember how lucky she is.
She said: “I’m not the type to over-celebrate stuff for myself – Father’s Day in June will be a different matter.
“For me, every day spent with Callum is Mother’s Day. He is the happiest baby ever and everyone comments on it.
“He has his own wee character. He loves having a laugh and wants to be on his feet all the time.
“He wants to walk before he can stand on his own and run before he can walk.
“I can count on one hand the number of times he has properly cried.
“I think, perhaps, our happiness has rubbed off on him. It’s great that sometimes there is a happy ending and hopefully others will get that fairytale ending too.”
It took a long time to sink in. It still seems surreal