Is a regular sleep pattern a must??

I tend to have 1 or 2 lucid dreams a month and due to how I live my life I should be having 1 or 2 a week.Iv been meditating daily for over a year now....I record my dreams and reality check when I feel necessary yet I still have endless dreams where I wake up kicking myself that I didn't question the obvious things I saw in my dreams that should of made me lucid.
I work 3 waking night shifts a week.i sleep at night on my days off and I do get enough sleep but I have 2 sleep patterns
If I'm working I sleep in the day from 9am till 2pm then sometimes 6pm till 8pmm
On days off I sleep at normal times from let's say 11-1 till 9-10am.
There seems to be something holding back my ability to have more lucid dreams and never been able to figure it out....I'm sure I can relate to some people here? I assume that aslong as I get enough rem sleep and know roughly when I'm gonna have rem sleep or rem rebound then I should be ok? And just for the record I only have d.i.l.ds and cannot do w.i.l.ds due to how long it takes me to fall asleep...sorry for the rant and poor display of grammar =D

I personally think sleep pattern doesn't matter.

Perhaps have a look at the Gravity RC: https://www.dreamviews.com/induction...real-time.html
It's a step towards ADA (All Day Awareness). In fact, I'd say it's a form of ADA.

Keep up the meditation too! Meditation is a fantastically positive thing to do. It improves life in all regards.

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sorry for the rant and poor display of grammar

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Your grammar isn't even that bad.
But saying DILD like d.i.l.d just itches my eyeballs in the wrong way. xD

I think for getting lucid dreams the only real factor is the amount of time you spend in REM. The specific times at which you do have REM I wouldn't think would matter too much. However, professionals in the sleep medicine field as well as psychology will tell you that a regular sleep pattern is the best way to avoid any issues with your health and sleep quality. I can for sure tell a difference when I am following a sleep schedule and the quality of my dream recall and overall health during the day.