Can't get MILD to work lately

I have chosen to practice MILD long-term (as I’ve had most success with this technique in the past). After the second day of trying it consistently, I had an LD, however that was last week and since then I haven’t been able to induce a DILD with it since.

I try it first thing at night AND after WBTB. But no success. What I try to do is this:

I imagine being in a dream lucid and repeating a mental mantra (“I know I’m dreaming”). I try to “wait” for it to happen because I don’t know exactly what else to do. The idea of setting an intention to me sounds a bit vague and I’m not fully sure how to go about that. Last time, I tired very hard after a 2 WBTBs but still just fell asleep and had normal dreams. I just can’t seem to get it to work again :/

I’m still determined to keep it up…I’m just not sure how to adjust the practice or know where I’m going wrong.

Would anyone have any advice? ^^

Just stick with it and give it more time. If it's been just a little over a week since you started and you already got one lucid dream, it sounds like you've actually been fairly successful so far. It takes a few weeks at least to become experienced with a lucid dreaming technique.

You set an intention by making an affirmation of this kind: "The next time X happens, I will do Y." The more specific and personal X and Y are, so much the better. Draw from your previous dreams - both lucid and not - for ideas on what a good X might be. That is why good dream recall and identifying dreamsigns are essential components to MILD. As for the Y, that comes from your list of tasks and goals that you want to achieve in lucid dreams.

Ok thanks guys, that does help!