I have never tried Raspberry Leaf Tea - I don't like tea so not sure I would like it but maybe I will look into getting the tablets if I make it a bit further along - right now it feels like another thing to tempt this DC to arrive early. If this one does the same as the others, my labour will not be dragging out - perhaps my uterus is already in excellent condition as I never have many contractions but the DDs arrived very quickly nonetheless.
Essex my birthday is the day after my DMum's. Even today I do have a slight feeling that my day is overlooked as we still take my DMum out on her birthday and then people tend to give me gifts 'for tomorrow' - although as a family we never really made much of a fuss about birthdays. TBH i would have preferred it if my birthday had been the day before her's 
My first day of ML has been a fairly easy one - although the school run was pretty tiring so I made sure to go slower on the pick up this afternoon. Five days a week might take some doing - it is only a 5-10 minute walk from home to school but I have to leave half an hour so that I am not exhausted. The return journey is pretty painful on my hips and calves - and bladder too, even if I 'go' just before leaving home!
And I saw the MW today and everything continues to be fine. Bump is growing pretty much according to gestation (I am 32+5 and it is measuring for 32 weeks so nothing to worry about - especially with regards to the diabetes and the risk of a large baby!
And we had a long chat about my aim to be successful at BFing this time - third time lucky 
It is lovely that my MW has been the same one since DD1 so she knows all the history and was really lovely. I got quite upset (which is odd as I never felt it meant that much to me) and she was very reassuring about saying there was no reason I shouldn't manage it this time as this DC may arrive later than the others and my milk may come in properly.
I am seeing a BF advisor next week and we are going to write a plan to sort things out - MW says there is really no reason why we cannot plan to be successful even if this DC ends up in NICU for a few weeks like DDs. OTOH, there is a hope that I can get to 36 weeks with this DC and start expressing early so I have a store built up - even if only tiny amounts.
So, feeling a bit happier about it - even though I didn't realise I was worried about it until I mentioned it!
Welcome to all the newbies, the new arrival (have seen on FB) and hello to everyone else.
Sorry for the mememe post - but try talking about BFing to DP and he finds anything else to do - I think he prefers the idea of FFing as it seems easier and less stressful...