Bella: Ive had a couple of Hypnobirthing clients in the past (especially early on in my first births) where it completely fell apart as they thought they would feel no pain. They are stuck because they have no back-up plan in their heads, it was just not going to hurt. So it was incredibly hard to work with mentally and physically - I wasnt trained in hypnobirthing and had to use my normal language and skills to try and bring things back down. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I always tell my clients, if you want to learn hypnobirthing, great, but also do your normal birth classes too (I recommend a handful) so if hypnobirthing isnt going to work for them, they have a back-up plan. You cant go wrong having a swag of tools in your toolbox. So I see what you're saying there.