Eating dates

From what I read, it doesn’t make the labor process faster. It claims to make the cervix softer! I ate 7 dates a day. I also drank raspberry leaf tea daily at 34 weeks. Online says you can actually start drinking from 30 weeks. I drank 1 cup a day. Then after 37 weeks I drank about 2-3 cups a day. Mostly 2 cups. I gave birth at 39 weeks and 6 days!