A question for those newbie lucid dreamers who had lucid dreams but probably not more than 10 - 20 times.

Do you still do reality checks in your non-lucids before ascertaining that you're in a lucid? I did reality checks for my 1st two lucids, but subsequently after the 3rd lucid, I just sensed there is something weird and I told myself "I am dreaming". I'll gain lucidity after that, I no longer need reality checks.