When queer folk want kids, we really have to plan. For us, there’s usually no straightforward “old-fashioned way.”

But as one couple learns, plans alone are sometimes not enough. Harriet and Meegan, a lesbian couple, have been trying for a baby for a long time. This is the story of how Plan A, became Plan B, became Plan C.

- NHS – LGBT paths to parenthood https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/gay-health-having-children/- Harriet and Meegan – @shecanicant- Pregnant Pause: a guide for lesbians on how to get pregnant developed by Stonewall- BBC Actionline – LGBT https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1nYWPTdMtKStFL2ztx1SV11/information-and-support-lgbt-issues- BBC Actionline – Pregnancy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1KhLYgXHRxyw67mkGRRXQ3R/information-and-support-pregnancy-related-issues

Presented by Freddy McConnell Produced by Dasha Lisitsina Assistant Producer: Arlie AdlingtonExecutive Producer: Russell FinchSound Design: Phoebe WangA Somethin’ Else Production for BBC Sounds