Hmmm.... I was sorely tempted to just pass on it this time, and now I really wish I had, because it was positive, which means no homebirth, unless I can get a negative result this week. (please! Trying probiotics and garlic, thanks to Alan's suggestions.) My midwives gave me a free choice, but when I've had a regular doctor in the past, they just go ahead and do it - no options really. (I've always had a negative result before.)
Well, next pregnancy, most likely, I'll just pass on this test. My babies are very unlikely to be high-risk anyways - never had a pre-term birth, or a long labour with waters broken.
Kind of wish I could go back on it now.... I could, really, but I know my midwives would be putting their reputations at risk by supporting me in that, and they are having a hard enough time gaining credibility in the community. If by some very small chance my baby did become ill, I would feel terrible, they would feel terrible, and it would look very bad on them.